Climate Change Data

Kahoot! ASA

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Lifelong learning
  • Awesome workplace
  • Responsible operations
  • Greener future

Environmental Achievements

  • Embedded environmental considerations in assessment and decision-making processes, focusing on energy usage, travel, recycling, and work environment.
  • Partnered with cloud-based providers prioritizing renewable energy sources.

Social Achievements

  • Launched Kahoot! EDU Support Program, offering free site licenses to schools impacted by teacher shortages and the war in Ukraine.
  • Participated in LEGO Foundation’s Play for All Accelerator to support neurodivergent children.
  • Maintained no breaches of customer data.
  • Implemented several security controls throughout the development process, including secure development with automated and manual code testing, penetration testing, and testing the security of the code when it is live.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a Whistleblowing policy and channel for employees to voice concerns.
  • Attained ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 report.
  • No reported incidents of non-compliance with Code of Conduct.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Become an attractive employer in the global talent market.
  • Ensure balanced gender equality across all functions.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Further develop vendor policies and guidelines with regards to sustainability.
  • Maintain efforts to minimize environmental impact.
Short-term Goals:
  • Continue to promote and encourage inclusive attitudes in the workplace.
  • Continue focus on facilitating for all applicants to apply for open positions.
  • Strengthening mentoring and coaching programs.

Environmental Challenges

  • Gender pay gap
  • Attracting and retaining top talent across all departments.
  • Work-life balance in a high-performing environment with ambitious targets.
  • Risks relating to GDPR and privacy issues.
  • Risks associated with using independent contractors abroad (Sri Lanka and the Philippines).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Regular due diligence to ensure equal pay for equal work.
  • Focus on attracting top talent irrespective of gender, culture, age, and background.
  • Prioritizing employee well-being by offering flexible schedules, remote work options, and social activities.
  • Stringent requirements for subcontractors to ensure compliance with data security standards.
  • Audit of independent contractor salaries and working conditions, ensuring market-level salaries.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Focus on human rights and decent working conditions in procurement of office supplies, hardware, electronics etc.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact, Norwegian Accounting Act section 3-3c, Chapter 4 of the Gender Equality and Discriminatory Act, Norwegian Transparency Act

Certifications: ISO 27001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 4 (Quality Education)
  • SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
  • SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)

Kahoot!'s platform and initiatives contribute to quality education, digital infrastructure development, and sustainable community building.