Climate Change Data

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Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019, 2020)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:714 tonnes CO2e (2018: 715 tonnes)
Scope 1 Emissions:12 tonnes CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:26 tonnes CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:565 tonnes CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:99.3%

ESG Focus Areas

  • Customer well-being
  • Sustainable sports and society
  • Attractive and inclusive workplace
  • Good business ethics
  • Sustainable supply chain
  • Resource-smart and climate-efficient

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced electricity consumption in internal data centers
  • Used eco-labelled electricity and district heating to heat offices
  • Climate compensated a number of campaigns (23.16 tonnes CO2)

Social Achievements

  • Introduced proactive conversations with players demonstrating elevated risk behaviour
  • Increased active and registered customers from approximately 1 million to 1.3 million
  • Employee survey showed an outcome of 79 (78), which is over the benchmark of 75
  • Contributed MSEK 72 to projects that contribute to an inclusive society

Governance Achievements

  • Established Cybersecurity division
  • Reinforced customer service with responsible gambling specialists
  • Implemented new training on anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Gambling without paper by 2030
  • Fossil-free operations by 2030
  • Climate-neutral by 2045
Medium-term Goals:
  • Identify ATG’s top 30 risk suppliers by 2022
  • Achieve a top 3 industry ranking for gambling companies (SBI)
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase share of green turnover
  • Increase share of green customers
  • Increase share of priority target groups that perceive ATG to be a fair company
  • Improve Net Promoter Score (NPS)

Environmental Challenges

  • Decline in horse betting turnover
  • Increased competition for live games
  • Higher expenses for new gambling areas and for horse betting
  • Gambling tax was higher than calculated
  • Expenses for regulatory compliance were higher than budgeted
  • Registration requirement extended to betting at racetracks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed new betting products and forms of betting
  • Invested in new racetrack terminals
  • Worked to develop responsible gambling agenda
  • Reinforced customer service with responsible gambling specialists
  • Focused on efficiency and increased profitability
  • Developed alternative sourcing strategies

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 9 suppliers responded to a self-assessment survey in 2019

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Purchasing Policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core Option, UN Global Compact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3
  • Goal 5
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 10
  • Goal 11
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 13
  • Goal 16

See page 46 for details

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:530 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:100% (electricity in offices)
Waste Generated:357 tons/year (paper)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Responsible gambling
  • Horse welfare

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2e emissions by 184 tonnes (-26%)
  • Reduced paper use by 30 tonnes (-8%)

Social Achievements

  • Launched ATG Drömfond, supporting projects combating social exclusion and ill health using sport and exercise
  • Increased NPS (Net Promoter Score) from 2 to 15, indicating improved customer satisfaction
  • Increased e-NPS (Employee Net Promoter Score) to 43, showing high employee engagement

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a mandatory loss limit for online casino customers
  • Strengthened collaboration with the Swedish Gambling Authority and other regulatory bodies
  • Continued work to improve internal control and governance

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve climate neutrality by 2045
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve fossil-free operations by 2030
  • Offer paperless betting by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce emissions by 20% between 2018 and 2022

Environmental Challenges

  • Covid-19 pandemic impacting sport betting offerings and creating uncertainty in the market
  • Increased competition in the gambling market
  • Stricter regulations and potential for higher gambling tax
Mitigation Strategies
  • Rapid adaptation of operations to continue horse racing activities during the pandemic
  • Continuous development of customer offerings and new betting products
  • Proactive engagement with regulatory bodies and participation in industry dialogues

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Four suppliers assessed in 2020 using a sustainability questionnaire

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core Option, UN Global Compact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3
  • Goal 5
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 10
  • Goal 11
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 13
  • Goal 16

See Note 9 for details on how ATG's initiatives contribute to these goals.