Climate Change Data

WPP Scangroup Plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • People
  • Partnerships
  • Governance
  • Planet
  • Communities

Environmental Achievements

  • Developed a Green Claims Guide to help make effective environmental claims and avoid greenwashing.
  • Collecting carbon emission data since 2020 and analyzing correlation between revenue growth, headcount, and emissions.

Social Achievements

  • Launched a Mental Health Allies program.
  • Increased the overall proportion of women in the workforce from 44% in 2020 to 52% in 2022.
  • Launched health and safety ambassadors program across all eight offices. No work-related injuries or deaths recorded.
  • Various pro bono work supporting communities (e.g., school feeding programs, library initiatives, women empowerment).

Governance Achievements

  • Enhanced tax function by increasing resourcing and hiring a full-time tax manager.
  • Implemented a revised Assignment Acceptance Policy and Framework.
  • Appointed chief counsel as Data Protection Officer.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Developing targets to reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions (to be published in 2024).

Environmental Challenges

  • Data quality and coverage needs improvement.
  • Complex regulatory and tax requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Increasing importance of data privacy compliance.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Working to improve data quality and coverage over time.
  • Enhanced tax function with increased resourcing and a full-time tax manager.
  • Appointed a Data Protection Officer and runs a data privacy champions program.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of vendors completed vendor due diligence in 2022; 99% signed the vendor code of conduct.

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor risk assessment based on country, industry, goods/services, and individual suppliers.
  • Pre-engagement supplier due diligence questionnaire.
  • Business Code of Conduct – Supplier Version.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Nairobi Securities Exchange ESG Disclosures Guidance Manual, International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Framework, Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Standards, Advertising Marketing Sustainability Accounting Standard Board (SASB), WPP Sustainability Reporting Criteria 2022, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), FTSE4Good Index Series

Awards & Recognition

  • 23 awards in 2022 (listed in the report)