Climate Change Data

Tech Networks of Boston (TNB)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018, 2019)

Reporting Period: 2018

Environmental Metrics

Waste Generated:75 pounds diverted from landfills (upcycling)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Community Engagement
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Workforce Diversity and Inclusion

Environmental Achievements

  • Expanded composting service to include cardboard, creating soil for community gardens
  • Implemented upcycling service diverting almost 75 pounds of waste from landfills
  • Saved 5,010 plastic bottles through water dispensing machine and reduced bottled drink consumption
  • Encouraged green transportation options (SmartCar, Hubway, ZipCar, MBTA Pass Incentive Program)
  • Implemented a home recycling program for employees

Social Achievements

  • Provided internships and employment opportunities through partnerships with educational institutions
  • Invested $21,000 in professional development for staff
  • Organized 123 free Roundtable events for the nonprofit community
  • Advertised 505 charity events on BostonCharityEvents.org
  • Donated $25,000 to nonprofit clients and community partners
  • Engaged over 900 participants in Activist Afternoons, logging over 3,500 volunteer hours

Governance Achievements

  • Became a B Corporation, achieving a high score on the B Impact Assessment
  • Selected as a 2018 Best for the World honoree by B Lab
  • Sustainability Coordinator serves on the B Local Boston Board

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Provide one million hours of mission-focused training and services by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Establish a carbon emissions tracking and offsetting system

Environmental Challenges

  • Lack of system to track carbon emissions and offsets
  • Limited web content accessibility for people with disabilities
Mitigation Strategies
  • Committed to establishing a carbon emissions tracking and offsetting system
  • Working with Kalman Gacs to assess and improve website accessibility

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Impact Assessment

Certifications: B Corporation

Third-party Assurance: B Lab

Awards & Recognition

  • 2018 Best for the World honoree

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:100% (electricity)
Waste Generated:4434 pounds of food waste composted, 300+ pounds of waste upcycled, 115 pounds of electronics recycled

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Social Impact
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Expanded composting and recycling services, composting 4,434 pounds of food scraps and creating 2,217 pounds of finished compost.
  • Upcycled over 300 pounds of waste.
  • Recycled 115 pounds of electronics, diverting an estimated 24.25 pounds of lead from landfills.
  • Switched to a renewable energy provider.
  • Reduced plastic water bottle usage by approximately 14,210 bottles through the use of a Bevi water dispensing machine.

Social Achievements

  • Provided internships and employment opportunities through partnerships with local educational institutions.
  • Invested $18,019 in professional development for staff.
  • Hosted 9 free roundtable and webinar events.
  • Staff volunteered 2,869 hours in the community.
  • Advertised 335 events for free on their charity events site.

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained B Corp certification (score pending for 2019, previously scored 146 in 2016).
  • Signed the Boston Women’s Workforce Council’s 100% Talent Compact.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Monitor energy consumption and carbon emissions to set reduction targets
  • Establish a system to track and monitor emissions with the goal of offsetting them each year
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce waste production
  • Improve employee wellbeing

Environmental Challenges

  • Recruiting and retaining skilled technology resources with long-term commitments to the nonprofit sector.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Spearheaded the development of an IT Community of Practice to provide clients with access to professionals with nonprofit experience.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: Certified B Corp™, Woman Business Enterprise (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Best for the World honoree (three years)