Climate Change Data

TCG

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1.5 mtCO2e

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Carbon Footprint Reduction
  • Food Insecurity

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 34.5% from 2019 to 2021 (1.5 mtCO2e in 2021 from 2.3 mtCO2e in 2019)
  • Saved 63,695.45 gallons of gas through telecommuting

Social Achievements

  • Donated $10,000+ to fight food insecurity
  • Named Washington Post Top Workplace for the 7th time
  • Received the Real Leaders Impact Award for the first time
  • Named Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek for the first time
  • Averaged an Excellent rating in client reviews
  • Implemented Employee Volunteer Program with paid leave for IT-related volunteering
  • Adopted Petworth Meditation Garden

Governance Achievements

  • Appointed a Director of Diversity, Justice, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Developed an Outplacement Services Program

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce emissions intensity by 10% per FTE employee by 2025 (2% per year)

Environmental Challenges

  • Implicit bias in job descriptions
  • Need to increase awareness about B Corps in the industry
Mitigation Strategies
  • Goal to identify and remove implicit bias in job descriptions (for 2022)
  • Plan to establish connections and increase awareness about B Corps in the industry

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Awards & Recognition

  • Washington Post Top Workplace (7 times)
  • Real Leaders Impact Award
  • Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1.4 mtCO2e

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 39.1% from 2019 (2.3 mtCO2e in 2019 to 1.4 mtCO2e in 2022)
  • Purchased 748 Metric Tons of carbon offsets from TerraPass

Social Achievements

  • Donated $8,000+ to Living with Dignity causes
  • Provided $9K in student loan repayment assistance
  • Planted 6,095 trees in US National Parks
  • Offered more paid days off for vacation and parental leave
  • Employee Volunteer Program with over 40 volunteer hours contributed

Governance Achievements

  • Improved anti-corruption training
  • Implemented processes to ensure job descriptions are free of implicit bias
  • Developed an Outplacement Services Program to support employees leaving the company

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce emissions intensity by 10% by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing carbon footprint further
  • Continuously improving diversity, justice, equity, and inclusion
Mitigation Strategies
  • Setting a greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal of a 10% emissions intensity (2% per year) per FTE employee by 2025
  • Creating a Power Management Policy
  • Continuing solar panels and other energy efficiency measures
  • Bi-monthly newsletter with DJE&I updates, speaker series, and inclusive hiring practices

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: Certified B Corp

Awards & Recognition

  • Washington Post Top Workplace for Eighth Consecutive Year
  • Best and Brightest for Fifth Consecutive Year
  • Top Workplace Leadership Award
  • ICIC Inner City 100 for 13 Years
  • Top Workplace USA

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:0.9 mtCO2e (2023)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Diversity, Justice, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Environment
  • Community

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 61% since 2019 and 36% since 2022 at their Washington D.C. office. Office emissions decreased from 2.3 mtCO2e in 2019 to 0.9 mtCO2e in 2023.

Social Achievements

  • Added a Socially Responsible Investing option to the retirement plan.
  • Medical plans now cover transgender-inclusive healthcare.
  • Developed an Outplacement Services Program to support employees leaving the company.
  • Volunteered at Mobile Hope’s Holiday Village, serving over 2,500 kids.
  • Donated $1,000 to Mobile Hope.
  • Implemented processes to ensure job descriptions are free of implicit bias.
  • Partnered with Circa for inclusive hiring practices.
  • Donated $33,183 (1% of corporate profits) to environmental and other charitable organizations.

Governance Achievements

  • Developed the Conflict of Interest Notification System (COINS) for the USITC to streamline conflict of interest identification.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 10% per FTE employee by 2025 (2% per year).

Environmental Challenges

  • Maintaining high B Corp score with upcoming recertification in 2026 and changes to the B Corp certification.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continued work on expanding diversity, justice, equity, and inclusion, and finding new ways to address climate impact.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: B Corp

Awards & Recognition

  • SECAF Award of Excellence
  • Washington Post Top Workplace for 9th Consecutive Year
  • Dave Thomas Top 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace for 9th consecutive year
  • Top Impact Company