Climate Change Data

Almawave S.p.A.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:174 metric tons of CO2e (location-based)
Scope 1 Emissions:98.8 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:75.2 tCO2e (location-based), 130.7 tCO2e (market-based)
Renewable Energy Share:80% (in 2022, target 100% by 2025)
Total Energy Consumption:2,325 GJ

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance
  • Responsible Digital Transition
  • People
  • Environment

Environmental Achievements

  • Defined environmental strategy with metrics and targets for 2023, 2025, and 2030
  • Migrated approximately 80% of business processes to Azure’s Green Cloud

Social Achievements

  • Established ESG Committee within the Board of Directors and Managerial ESG Committees
  • Achieved SA8000 certification in H1 2022
  • Launched “Become” People Strategy focusing on employee well-being and flexible work
  • Provided 3,699 hours of training in 2022 (average 9.76 hours per employee)

Governance Achievements

  • Established Sustainability Committee on November 9, 2022
  • Achieved ISO 27001 certification for Information Security in H1 2022
  • Plans to define and incorporate ESG topics into Top Management remuneration policies in 2023

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 100% renewable electricity consumed by 2030
  • Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase female board membership to 33% by 2025
  • Widen the range of innovative solutions contributing to customers’ ESG impacts to 100% of the portfolio by 2025
  • Standardize quality and satisfaction assessment systems by 2025
  • Extend ISO 27001 certification to all relevant Group Companies by 2025
  • Scale up partnerships with research institutions/universities by 2025
  • Standardize the supplier evaluation system through ESG criteria for the entire Group by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce service interruptions in software and IT services to negligible levels in 2023
  • No substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy in 2023
  • Increase the number of innovative projects contributing to ESG impacts in 2023
  • Provide an average of 15 hours of training per person by 2025
  • 100% separate waste collection Group-wide in 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased energy consumption and emissions in 2022 due to company growth and post-pandemic activities
  • Persistent gender gap in the ICT sector
  • Supply chain disruptions (temporarily suspended social audits of suppliers due to COVID-19)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing energy efficiency measures and aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2030 and Net Zero Emissions by 2030
  • Promoting diversity and inclusion initiatives, including targeting women in STEM education
  • Developing a responsible supply chain with ESG criteria for supplier evaluation by 2025

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 89% of new suppliers evaluated according to social and environmental criteria in 2022

Responsible Procurement
  • Social Accountability, Environmental Sustainability, and Energy Efficiency Questionnaire
  • Signed commitment to legal, ethical, social, and environmental standards

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (2021)

Certifications: ISO 9001, SA8000, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: EY S.p.A. (limited assurance)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 12 of the 17 SDGs

Detailed in section 1.4.3 Outcomes and sustainability benefits

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • AIWave platform
  • Sister Smart Water Management System
  • SITGas Smart Gas Management system
  • Data Appeal Studio platform

Awards & Recognition

  • AssoNEXT Best ESG Identity award (2022)