DATA

In the previous sections of the Sustainability Report, Tecan’s management of material topics is described. The management of material topics generates data that can indicate if a revised approach or new business activities are needed: the data is used in business decisions. For material topics that generate a significant amount of data, such as management of environmental impact and Tecan’s role as an employer, the data related to these topics is shared here.

Tecan calculates greenhouse gas emissions and progress towards our emissions reduction targets annually. 2022 was chosen as the baseline year for reasons of total global footprint data availability and quality. In 2025, Tecan worked to improve data quality related to environmental impact, particularly regarding data associated with purchased materials; these efforts will continue in 2026. Further assessment of suppliers’ environmental impact is also in plan for 2026. Follow up activities to the energy audits Tecan conducted in 2025 are planned, and Tecan has set an energy use reduction target as described in the Climate Impact section of this report. Energy use at Tecan sites is not closely connected to the volume of products produced. Energy consumption, water use and waste data continue to be reported annually. 

1. Emissions are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and represented in tCO2e (tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent).

Tecan’s total greenhouse gas emissions decreased by TK% in 2025 compared to 2024, and by TK% compared to our 2022 baseline. Purchasing 100% renewable electricity accounted for some of this decrease, and we are committed to continuing to source renewable electricity, as well as pursue other renewable energy options where possible. As previously, a decrease in emissions associated with logistics can be attributed partly to increasingly localized production, but also unfortunately to slightly decreased sales volume. This also accounts for the reduction in emissions attributable to “use of sold products”. More positively, our lower “purchased goods and services” emissions result from better data – we were able to calculate emissions based on weight of materials rather than estimate based on spend. This improved data availability is a prerequisite to pursuing emissions reduction through supplier engagement and purchasing choices, which is a key pathway for achievement of our science based emissions reduction targets.

In 2026, Tecan will continue to pursue the emissions reduction and environmental management activities described in the Climate Impact section of this report. Emissions are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and represented in tCO₂e. There are no biogenic CO₂ emissions. GWP (global warming potential) used is from the IPCC Report 2024 AR6 whenever possible, emissions factors used are mainly DEFRA BEIS 2024, IEA 2024, Ecoinvent V3.11 and CEDA 2025. The scope 2 data in the table above is market-based. The emissions consolidation approach used is operational control. Calculations are based on activity so far as possible and otherwise on spend data. Spend data was either converted into activity data through estimations or directly calculated through spend-based emission factors. Any data gaps were filled through extrapolations based on averages per either number of full-time employees or square meters surface.

Waste is monitored and managed locally and waste data is collected from local site managers by Tecan’s Global Head of EHS (Environment, Health and Safety).

This data is headcount data unless indicated otherwise and reflects the period January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025. Employees may have permanent or temporary contracts. Unless otherwise indicated, the data refers to all Tecan employees. Certain Tecan employee benefits programs are specific to countries and/or influenced by local law. Tecan’s benefits always meet and may exceed legal requirements. Examples of benefits include life insurance, health care, disability and invalidity coverage, parental leave, other paid leave, retirement provision, stock ownership, global travel insurance, commuting subsidies, and company cars. Offer and acceptance of benefits is tracked internally but not reported, for reasons of business confidentiality. Analysis regarding the ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men is also carried out per country and reported where completed. 

All employee data for Tecan entities worldwide is now centrally maintained within Employee Central, part of the SuccessFactors suite. This unified platform enables direct querying and ensures consistency across all locations. With the full global rollout completed, Employee Central serves as the single source of truth for HR data.

Non-employees are individuals who work for Tecan but are not regular employees. This group includes third party vendors (including individuals with occasional IT access and minimal activity), temporary workers hired through agencies, and Board Members. Tecan hires these workers either indirectly, through agencies or third party vendors, or directly as contractors. These non-employees help support Tecan’s everyday business activities, even though they are not officially employed by the company.

For additional information see the Social Impact section of the report. Included in the Learning and Development section of this report is information about the type and scope of programs implemented and assistance provided to upgrade employee skills. Transition assistance programs provided to facilitate continued employability and the management of career endings resulting from retirement or termination of employment are included in the general description of the other learning and development offerings provided. Line managers are advised to once a year at minimum have a conversation with their team members about each member’s personal development plan. The management of career endings is handled case-by-case depending on local legal requirements and the circumstances.

Tecan’s employee performance review process is offered to all (100%) employees.

Tecan’s Health and Safety program is set out in the  section of this report. Below is the data related to the Health and Safety program.

1. Due to a technical error, in 2024 the "rate of recordable work-related injuries" was reported as 6.71; the correct rate is 5.51. The error resulted from the total sum of effective hours worked not containing the working hours of Switzerland. 

   *TRIR – Total recordable incident rate; LTIR – Lost time incident rate

Tecan’s Quality and Regulatory Affairs teams follow long-established and strictly controlled internal processes, as described in the Product Quality and Safety section of this report. Key data points are reported below.

*The Good Manufacturing Practices Health Authority/Regulatory Inspections were all passed with no observations. The recall did not reveal any repeating issues; in 2025 the grounds were a software issue related to Fluent Control V3.7. As in previous years, in 2025 Tecan did not receive any FDA warning letters or Consent Degrees.

Tecan’s Responsible Sourcing program tracks the results of program activities at every step of the process set out in the Responsible Sourcing section of this report. The metrics shown below in bold are included in the data shared in this report:

Percentage and number of suppliers annually that: 

• Have their sustainability performance assessed during the supplier qualification process
• Sign Tecan’s Supplier Code of Conduct
• Complete an EcoVadis assessment
• Implement a corrective action plan
• Were inspected or visited
• Were further assessed via Tecan’s responsible sourcing escalation process
• Tecan terminates a relationship with because of their poor sustainability practices 

In 2025, all new suppliers were screened as described in the Responsible Sourcing section of this report. Screening is carriedout simultaneously for impacts relating to Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. Suppliers representing 85% of production-related spend for Tecan's main production sites have now committed to the standards set out in our Supplier Code of Conduct. In addition, 81% of such suppliers have had their ESG performance further assessed. We are in the process of implementing improvement action plans with selected suppliers. In 2025, no (0) suppliers had completed a corrective action plan. One (1) supplier relationship was terminated because of poor supplier sustainability practices.

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