Matterport, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:14,078.7 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:22.36 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:77.42 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:13,978.92 tCO2e/year
Carbon Intensity:126.64 tCO2e/$M Revenue
ESG Focus Areas
- Human Capital Management
- Business Ethics
- Product Responsibility
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Climate Change Strategy
Environmental Achievements
- Launched a social impact program, Exploration to Equity, to increase community inclusion and resilience by creating equitable access to spaces.
- Partnered with a specialist carbon accounting firm to gather data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and calculate GHG footprint.
- Partnered with an environmentally responsible manufacturer for next-generation camera (Pro3), eliminating much of the trans-Pacific transportation and significantly shortening freight forwarding distances.
Social Achievements
- Launched Exploration to Equity program, providing free access to the Matterport platform and support to qualifying US-based non-profit organizations, K-12 public schools, and public universities.
- Launched EMERGE talent development program for underrepresented groups.
- Audited hiring practices to ensure fairness, transparency, objectivity, and inclusivity.
- Implemented Courageous Discussions forum for employees to discuss important social issues.
- Established six Employee Resource Groups.
Governance Achievements
- Revised Global Code of Conduct and Ethics to incorporate views on environmental operational compliance and sustainability.
- Implemented an anonymous and multilingual ethics hotline.
- Implemented a company-wide compliance training program.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Achieve an AA WCAG 2.1 rating for 2023.
Environmental Challenges
- Scope 3 emissions in the value chain, including purchased goods and services, distribution, and employee commuting (more than 99% of total emissions).
- Carbon cost of high-precision cameras.
- End-of-life phase considerations for professional cameras.
Mitigation Strategies
- Partnered with an environmentally responsible manufacturer for next-generation camera (Pro3) to reduce transportation emissions.
- Working with third-party specialists to explore ways to increase recycled content in packaging.
- Exploring ways to enable customers to change batteries in products themselves to reduce repair service submissions.
- Favoring suppliers that collect and disclose their emissions data.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Revised Global Code of Conduct and Ethics to include commitment to build resilience and use natural resources efficiently; asking suppliers to consider their impact on the environment; favoring suppliers that collect and disclose their emissions data.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
Certifications: SOC 2 Type II Attestation
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:11,669.28 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:17.33 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:62.26 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:11,589.69 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:71.43%
Total Energy Consumption:1,304.68 GJ/year
Water Consumption:1.01 m3/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:85.72 tCO2e / M.USD
ESG Focus Areas
- Human Capital Management
- Business Ethics
- Product Responsibility
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
- Climate Change
Environmental Achievements
- Closed Kansas facility in August 2022 to increase efficiency.
- Diverted more waste to recycling.
- Responsibly disposed of e-waste.
- Encouraged email usage rather than in-person meetings.
- Reassessed and changed the Pro3 camera supply chain to minimize logistics carbon footprint and utilize an ISO 9000 certified facility manufacturing 100% RoHS compliant components.
- Sent 100% of electronic waste to a certified specialist recycling firm in 2022.
Social Achievements
- Launched EMERGE talent development program for underrepresented groups.
- Held 9 companywide events by Matterport ERGs.
- 100% of Matterpeeps completed Unconscious Bias training.
- Launched Matterport Cares Week with 83 participants and 214 volunteer hours.
Governance Achievements
- Revised Global Code of Conduct and Ethics to incorporate environmental operational compliance and sustainability.
- Implemented a Supplier Code of Conduct and Supplier Qualification Process.
- Matterport Cloud achieved SOC2 Type 2 attestation.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Expand repair and recycling services globally by the end of 2023.
- Beta launch Carbon Calculator to Tier-1 enterprise customers by Q1 2024.
Environmental Challenges
- Increase in expenditures on third-party services leading to a 37% increase in total emissions from 2021 to 2022.
- Evolving climate risks and uncertainties.
- Lack of consistency and harmonization among countries regarding data privacy regulations.
Mitigation Strategies
- Further consolidating facilities to reduce environmental impacts and increase cost efficiency.
- Optimizing opportunities to act in an environmentally responsible way and prioritizing potential areas of climate risk exposure.
- Closely monitoring the legal and regulatory landscape and diligently addressing privacy-related policies and programs as appropriate.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Supplier Qualification Process
- Environmental policy alignment and commitments to reducing environmental impact
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: SASB, UN Global Compact, UN Sustainable Development Goals
Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3
- SDG 4
- SDG 7
- SDG 9
- SDG 10
- SDG 11
- SDG 12
- SDG 13
See Appendix for details.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Pro3 camera with removable battery
Awards & Recognition
- Comparably Awards