Climate Change Data

Airties

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:400 t-CO2e (2018), 300 t-CO2e (2019), 200 t-CO2e (2020), 100 t-CO2e (2021)
Total Energy Consumption:733 MWh (2017), 726 MWh (2018), 704 MWh (2019), 685 MWh (2021)
Water Consumption:1,376 m3 (2021)
Waste Generated:2,435 kg of paper recycled (2021), 81 kg of batteries disposed of (2021), 1,128 kg of e-waste disposed of (2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 100% separation of recyclable waste and hazardous waste
  • Reduced natural gas consumption by 62% compared to the previous year
  • Achieved Silver EcoVadis Medal

Social Achievements

  • Organized online workshops and trainings for employees
  • Implemented AirtieStar reward and recognition program
  • Provided training in four different fields: Orientation, Second Language, Mandatory Training, and Technical Training

Governance Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive Information Security Management System (ISMS)
  • Developed Airties Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy, Airties Code of Conduct and Airties Whistleblowing Policy
  • Working towards ISO 27001 Information Security Management Certification

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Setting science-based targets and getting approval from SBTi
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve minimum B- rating in CDP, Silver category in ECOVADIS
Short-term Goals:
  • Decrease electricity consumption per employee by 3%/year until 2023
  • Decrease natural gas consumption per employee by 3%/year until 2023
  • Decrease paper towel consumption per employee by 3%/year until 2023
  • Decrease water consumption per employee by 5%/year until 2023
  • Decrease air travel related GHG emissions per employee by 5%/year until 2023

Environmental Challenges

  • Unstable geopolitical conditions and supply chain irregularities
  • Reducing the environmental impact of its operations and obliging all its suppliers and subcontractors to comply with environmental regulations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Active efforts to achieve green product certification from TUV
  • Measuring and taking action to reduce Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas emissions
  • Quarterly assessments of manufacturing partners’ sustainability performance

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) for existing manufacturers, annual audits for key suppliers

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • EcoVadis evaluation system
  • Quarterly risk review system for manufacturers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards Core option

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 1
  • SDG 2
  • SDG 3
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 16
  • SDG 17

Airties' contributions to social sustainable development goals

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Air 4960X & Air 4960XR (Green Product Certification)

Awards & Recognition

  • Silver EcoVadis Medal (2021)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:11.6%
Water Consumption:1483 m3 in 2022 (18% decrease per employee)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Social Sustainability
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 18% reduction in water consumption per employee
  • 11.6% of our electricity was sourced from renewable energy.
  • 14% decrease in CO2 intensity per employee
  • 100% of waste in the office, including recyclable and hazardous, was separated properly.
  • 95% of housing parts in our green products used recycled plastics.
  • 85% of our green product packaging is made of FSC-compliant craft cardboard from recycled fibers.
  • 90% of the plastics and metals in our green products are recyclable.
  • 90% of the housing material in our green products is made from post-consumer recycled content
  • 4.67% annual decrease in 2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions

Social Achievements

  • 22% were hired as full-time employees out of the 50 participants in bootcamp programs.
  • 181 technical trainings were conducted as part of the R&D training program
  • 0 incidents related to customer privacy were recorded this year.

Governance Achievements

  • Science-based targets approved by SBTi (42% decrease in CO2 emissions by 2030)
  • ISO 14001, ISO 27001 certifications
  • Airties Code of Conduct describes our values and commitments as an organization, as well as the ethical principles guiding our decisions and actions

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero carbon emissions and 100% renewable energy usage for its infrastructure
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2021 base year
Short-term Goals:
  • Decrease water consumption in office per employee by 5% in 2022 for Istanbul office

Environmental Challenges

  • Market: Changing customer behaviour; Not meeting the increasing demand for sustainable product options
  • Future cost implications of carbon regulation
  • Not meeting the requirements of Airties Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Insufficient performance evaluations
  • Carbon pricing mechanisms
  • Non-compliance with Airties sustainable standards
Mitigation Strategies
  • TUV Green product certification project
  • Detailed emission reduction roadmap
  • New LMS platform is in place
  • Green product initiatives for revenue growth
  • We have set our Science-based targets approved by SBTi
  • Decreasing our gross global scope 1+2 emissions
  • Shift to renewable energy for competitive edge
  • Regular sustainability-related trainings are in place
  • Collecting and incorporating suggestions from all participants to enhance improvements in environmental performance.
  • Sustainability Awareness level is located at the heart of Airties culture.
  • Publishing key policies in order to enhance the company reputation and sustainable growth
  • Using environmentally friendly cloud services could enable Airties to reduce its carbon footprint compared to traditional on-premises IT setups.
  • Development of new products or services through R&D and innovation
  • Use of low-emission sources of energy
  • Employee awareness
  • Airties code of conduct
  • Use of new technologies
  • Supplier management

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Transition Risks
  • Future cost implications of carbon regulation
  • Carbon pricing mechanisms
Opportunities
  • Green product initiatives for revenue growth
  • Shift to renewable energy for competitive edge
  • Use of environmentally friendly cloud services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards Core option

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 27001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 1
  • SDG 2
  • SDG 3
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 16
  • SDG 17

Airties' operations contribute to these SDGs through employment, health insurance, training, gender equality initiatives, and international collaborations.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Air 4960X
  • Air 4960XR
  • Air 4962

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution at Wi-Fi Now Awards 2021
  • Diamond award for RDK Easymesh in Wi-Fi Solution category at Broadband Technology Report Diamond Review (BTR) 2022
  • Silver medal in EcoVadis CSR Rating 2021
  • Silver performance Level (75%) in TIA Sustainability Assessment August 2022