Millennium Services Group Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-07 to 2022-06, 2022-07 to 2023-06)
Reporting Period: 2021-07 to 2022-06
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Economic Growth
- Our People
- Community & Environment
Environmental Achievements
- Diverting tonnes of food waste from landfill and reducing greenhouse gases by partnering with clients and investing in waste dehydrators.
- Increasingly focussed on using safe and environmentally friendly cleaning products, including chemical-free solutions.
Social Achievements
- Developed first formal Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to improve inclusion, respect, and development pathways for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Entered a working partnership agreement with Codee Cleaning Services, an Indigenous owned and operated cleaning business, providing meaningful employment opportunities for Australia’s First People.
- Improved labour roster management resulting in a 1% increase in gross margin percentage.
Governance Achievements
- Board led governance program ensuring the business meets its legal, social and ethical obligations.
- Maintained accreditation to ISO 45001:2018 for Safety Management Systems, ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems, and ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems.
- Reinforced prevention of Modern Slavery commitment by joining the Property Council’s informed 365 tech platform.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Underlying revenue declined by 4.8% to $260.6 million due to a major contract expiry.
- EBITDA declined by $16.7m or 64.8% to $9.1m compared to the prior year, partly due to a decrease in COVID-19 government grant income.
Mitigation Strategies
- Secured several large blue-chip client contract renewals, strengthening market position.
- Welcomed several new clients and renewed and expanded contracts in various sectors.
- Improved labour roster management and consumable management strategies, increasing gross margin percentage from 14.3% to 15.3%.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct ensuring sustainable procurement standards in relation to anti-corruption, labour management, the Modern Slavery Act and environmental impact
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Reducing greenhouse gases through waste management initiatives.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Waste dehydrators for converting organic waste into fertilizer.
Reporting Period: 2022-07 to 2023-06
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Responsibility
- Social Responsibility
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Recycled waste volumes more than doubled in one month at a Perth shopping centre (from 429kg to over 1000kg).
- Diverted approximately 80,000 kilograms of food waste across two Victorian sites, saving 170 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Used Tersano Aqueous Water chemical-free cleaning systems at multiple sites across Australia and New Zealand since 2017.
Social Achievements
- Millennium’s lost time injury frequency rate continues to outperform average industry rates significantly (8.61% vs 14.2% for Cleaning and 24.6% for Security).
- Reconciliation Australia endorsed Millennium’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan in March 2023.
- Partnership with Codee Cleaning Services, an indigenous-owned cleaning company, continues to evolve.
Governance Achievements
- Maintained accreditation to ISO 45001:2018 for Safety Management Systems, ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems, and ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems.
- Wage Compliance Audit conducted by Intertek with no systemic issues identified.
- Lodged its Third Modern Slavery Statement with the Australian Border Force, identifying no specific examples of Modern Slavery.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Develop a framework to measure and manage environmental impacts (direct and indirect), risks, and opportunities through a formal corporate carbon accounting process to measure and develop strategies to reduce emissions.
Environmental Challenges
- Continued labor shortages in the first half of FY23.
- Inflationary cost pressures in the second half of FY23.
- Completion of a major COVID-related government contract in the Security segment impacting earnings and gross profit.
Mitigation Strategies
- Corrective labor cost management initiatives improved gross profit margins from the second quarter of FY23.
- Successfully won new long-term contracts with ISPT, Newcastle Airport, and JVL Investment Group, among others.
- Continued organic growth strategy and diversification into new sectors.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct addressing anti-corruption, labor management, environment, and Modern Slavery Act compliance.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Tersano Aqueous Water chemical-free cleaning systems