Kerv
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-23)
Reporting Period: 2022-23
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:8032 tonnes CO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:12 tonnes CO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:14 tonnes CO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:8020 tonnes CO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:61%
ESG Focus Areas
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Health, Wellbeing & Communities
- Climate Action
- Products, Services & Partnerships
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Completed a baseline analysis of full carbon impact
- 61% of total electricity consumption is on a 100% renewable tariff
- Working towards 100% renewable electricity and transitioning away from office locations with combustible heating
Social Achievements
- Officially recognized as A Great Place to Work in both the UK and India
- Launched an EDI survey to identify areas for improvement
- Developed a market-leading maternity and paternity policy
- Became a Disability Confident Employer
- Rolled out unconscious bias education and training to all staff
- Hosted three hackathons engaging 110 people from diverse backgrounds
- Invested over £300,000 in accelerators for non-profit clients
- Raised over £20,000 for good causes
Governance Achievements
- Appointed a Chief Sustainability Officer
- Updated Articles of Association to legally ensure consideration of stakeholder impact
- Signed the Better Business Act and joined Tech Zero
- Board now reviews Kerv’s sustainability performance
- Working towards B Corp Certification
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve net zero emissions as soon as practically possible
Short-term Goals:
- Increase work-life balance initiative engagement by 10%
- Increase positive community engagement by funding staff’s participation in 4 sustainability-focused events
- Require 95% of new and renewed supplier spend to align with leading ESG criteria
- Introduce program-level impact plans for 5% of all new revenue
- Donate 1% of cash profit to charitable causes
- Increase candidates from underrepresented groups by 10%
- Set up a candidate and employee accommodations concierge
- Supply 500 hours of support to individuals not in education, employment, or training
- Obtain and openly share an aggressive, SBTi-approved, science-based target
- Directly support 5 partners beginning their climate action journeys
- Motivate 20% of staff to join a climate-positive initiative
- Continue B Corp journey to certification
- Make 25 policies publicly available on website for open comment
- Create a quarterly view of 25 most important sustainable governance metrics
- Help people find more purpose through work by increasing staff time donation to charitable causes to 500 days
Environmental Challenges
- Collecting high-quality emissions data across many suppliers and business units
Mitigation Strategies
- Following a supplier engagement route to leverage purchasing power for emissions reduction in the supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Prioritizing sustainability-focused partnerships
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: ISO 14001, ISO 26000, B Corp’s B Impact Assessment (BIA), SBTi
Certifications: Great Place to Work® (UK and India)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 10 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals