Climate Change Data

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3315.074 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:1,060.819 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2,254.255 tCO2e/year
Waste Generated:62.25 mt/year (total waste at Boston Foundry)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Platform Governance
  • Ownership and Control
  • Climate Change Risks and Mitigation Opportunities

Environmental Achievements

  • Completed first greenhouse gas emissions inventory, showing Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions at Boston and Cambridge facilities equivalent to carbon sequestered by less than 25 acres of preserved U.S. cropland annually.
  • Partnerships enabling customers to produce products with 50-90% less emissions than traditional petrochemical approaches.
  • Partner saw over 99% reduction in carbon, land, and water footprint using bio-based fermentation.

Social Achievements

  • Hosted six apprentices from the MassBioEd Apprenticeship Program.
  • 33% of Ginkgo’s US spend was with diverse suppliers in 2022.
  • Launched first pay equity audit, showing unadjusted pay gap for female Bioworkers at 10.7% (better than the national average of 16.3%).
  • Launched first comprehensive Early Talent program.
  • Continued commitment to $1M investment in building a more equitable company, technology, and society.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a multi-class stock structure allowing all employees to hold high-vote common stock.
  • Established a Caring Committee to assess societal benefits and risks of new programs.
  • Developed Cost, Caring, and Risk Assessment (CCRA) process for program launches.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Assessing the societal benefits and risks of new programs and mitigating risks beyond Ginkgo's scope or longer timescales.
  • Ensuring equitable distribution of benefits from the platform globally.
  • Addressing potential unintended consequences and harms of biosecurity programs.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Collaborating with advisors and partners to address challenges.
  • Adding guardrails to contracts to address risks.
  • Facilitating conversations with project teams and customers to address concerns.
  • Developing frameworks for caring considerations in business development.
  • Regular review and updating of processes.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Biomanufacturing of chemicals, materials, and fuels using sustainable feedstocks.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics