Climate Change Data

Axway

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1597 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:242 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:1195 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:159 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:1238 MWh/year (La Défense site)
Waste Generated:nearly 4 tons/year (France)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Employer commitment
  • Societal commitment
  • Environmental commitment

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions by 13% (241 T eq. CO2) between 2019 and 2020 (likely due to employees working from home during lockdowns).

Social Achievements

  • Increased employee engagement from 58% in 2019 to 69% in 2020 (11-point improvement).
  • Improved Net Promoter Score (NPS) by 38 points since its creation 4 years ago.
  • Maintained low absenteeism.

Governance Achievements

  • Renewed commitment to the United Nations Global Compact.
  • Maintained EcoVadis Silver label rating with an improved score of 60/100.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Study the possibility of supporting offsetting initiatives for air travel.
  • Achieve zero plastic consumption on premises.
  • Continue analyzing the indirect impact of activities on the environment.
Short-term Goals:
  • Further improve employee engagement.
  • Boost Axway’s appeal as an employer.

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting resource consumption indicators and societal support projects.
  • Gender imbalance in the IT sector.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented a business support system enabling employees to work from home.
  • Deployed various employee support measures in response to the pandemic.
  • Partnered with the Professional Women’s Network to promote women in the digital sector.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of purchase agreements reviewed by the Legal Department and including social responsibility clauses

Responsible Procurement
  • Ethics charter integrated into contracts with suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC2 Type II audit, EcoVadis Silver

Third-party Assurance: Finexfi

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 11
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13
  • SDG 15
  • SDG 16
  • SDG 17

Axway's three commitments align with these SDGs.

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:10,288 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:326 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:956 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:9,006 tCO2e/year
Carbon Intensity:32.3 tCO2e/€M of revenue

ESG Focus Areas

  • Employer commitment
  • Societal commitment
  • Environmental commitment

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved EcoVadis rating from 61/100 in 2022 to 70/100 in 2023
  • Organized two cyber clean-up days

Social Achievements

  • Increased customer satisfaction (NPS) from 35 to 37
  • Maintained employee engagement score above 65% (69%)
  • Increased percentage of women in the workforce to 31% (target was 33%)
  • Exceeded target for increasing the number of employees with disabilities in France (25% target exceeded)

Governance Achievements

  • Compliance with the Middlenext Code of Corporate Governance
  • Improved EthiFinance ESG rating from 58 to 67

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Contribute to carbon neutrality by reducing and offsetting scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2028
Short-term Goals:
  • Maintain an Employee Engagement Score ≥ 65 in 2024
  • Achieve 33% female representation in the workforce in 2024
  • Achieve an NPS of 46 in 2024
  • Improve EcoVadis and CDP ratings in 2024

Environmental Challenges

  • Attracting and retaining talent in a competitive market
  • Meeting the target of 33% female representation in the workforce
  • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2 emissions increased due to expanded measurement scope)
  • Measuring the full environmental impact of Axway's products used by clients
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strengthened recruitment and retention processes
  • Implemented various initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion
  • Improved emission measurement procedures and implemented initiatives to reduce emissions
  • Working with largest suppliers to obtain accurate emission data, implementing a Supplier & Partner Charter

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier & Partner Charter

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol, EcoVadis, EthiFinance ESG Ratings, CDP, UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 27001, AICPA/SOC2 Type II, Common Criteria, ISO 9001

Third-party Assurance: Nexia S&A