Siemens 2014 Annual Report Download - page 109

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1 Continuing operations.
2 Average number of employees in fiscal year.
3 Number of inventions reported by the Business
Units in an internal report.
4 First filings as part of inventions submitted
to patent offices.
5 Commonwealth of Independent States.
6 Continuing and discontinued operations.
7 Employee turnover rate is defined as the ratio of
voluntary and involuntary exits from Siemens during
the fiscal year to the average number of employees.
8 Employees in management positions include
all managers with disciplinary responsibility,
plus project managers.
9 Without travel expenses.
Employees
Sep. , Sep. , Further
information 
Total employees – continuing operations in thousands 343 348 Page 
Europe, C.I.S.,  Africa, Middle East in thousands 211 215 Page 
therein Germany in thousands 115 117
Asia, Australia in thousands 62 61 Page 
Americas in thousands 70 72 Page 
Total employees – continuing and discontinued operations in thousands 357 367
Further
informationFY  FY 
Employee turnover rate ,  in % 9.1 10.8 Page 
Female employees in management positions (percentage of all management positions) ,  in % 15.6 15.6 Page 
Expenses for continuing education ,  in millions of € 276 265 Page 
Expenses per employee for continuing education ,  in € 769 670 Page 
Environment
Further
informationFY  FY 
Accumulated annual customer reductions of carbon dioxide emissions
generated by elements from the Environmental Portfolio 
in millions of
metric tons 428 369 Page 
Energy efficiency improvement compared to baseline in fiscal   in % 11 5 Page 
Waste efficiency improvement compared to baseline in fiscal   in % 12 8 Page 
Waste for disposal reduction compared to baseline in fiscal   in % 810 Page 
Carbon dioxide emission efficiency improvement compared to baseline in fiscal   in % 20 14 Page 
Customers and Innovation
Further
informationFY  FY 
Revenue generated by the Environmental Portfolio  in billions of € 33.0 31.9 Page 
in % of revenue from continuing operations in % 46 43
Research and development expenses  in billions of € 4.1 4.0 Page 
in % of revenue from continuing operations in % 5.7 5.5
Research and development employees ,  in thousands 28.8 28.1 Page 
Inventions ,  in thousands 8.6 8.3 Page 
Patent first filings ,  in thousands 4.3 4.0 Page 