Iver Group AB
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:40,586 tCO2e/year (market based), 44,781 tCO2e/year (location based)
Scope 1 Emissions:8 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:176 tCO2e/year (market based), 4113 tCO2e/year (location based)
Scope 3 Emissions:30,084 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:16,691 MWh/year
Carbon Intensity:13 tonnes CO2e/MSEK (2023)
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainable services
- Security and privacy
- Our employees
Environmental Achievements
- Iver's climate targets were validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
- Continued development of circular IT offering, including standardization and centralization of hardware management in a new recycling, logistics, and configuration center.
- Awarded a silver medal in EcoVadis' annual sustainability review 2023 (top 25%).
- Reduced climate impact in Scope 3 emissions.
Social Achievements
- Launched a new onboarding program for all new employees.
- Named as Karriärföretag (Career Company) 2024.
- Increased focus on sustainability with a new Sustainability Business Partner.
- Employee engagement index rose from 67% to 74%.
Governance Achievements
- No legal violations reported for 2023.
- Group-wide Code of Conduct training with 80% of employees passing the test.
- Updated Group-wide Code of Conduct.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Climate neutral throughout the value chain by 2030/2035.
Medium-term Goals:
- 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 29.4% by 2027 (2021 as base year).
- By 2025, calculate CO2e emissions per product category.
Environmental Challenges
- High energy prices, high inflation, and currency effects squeezing margins.
- Increased demands for stable, secure, and high-performing infrastructure.
- Need to improve documentation for clarity and transparency in sustainability actions.
- Need to carefully evaluate targets in focus areas for effective integration into business strategy.
- Need to improve providing more detailed and transparent information to stakeholders.
- Need to review and strengthen policies and guidelines to ensure full compliance with international standards.
- Significant risks of human rights violations in the early stages of the supply chain due to subcontracting in high-risk areas.
- Risks of unethical business practices and inappropriate business relationships with suppliers and customers.
Mitigation Strategies
- Continued to drive sustainability efforts to further strengthen the business model.
- Developed circular IT offering with a new logistics center.
- Strengthened sustainability team.
- Implemented a new onboarding process.
- Initiated extended partnerships with ten prioritized suppliers to proactively manage environmental and social impacts along the value chain.
- Annual review of supplier contracts and sustainability performance.
- Systematic evaluation of suppliers.
- Continuous focus on promoting an ethical business culture and transparency.
- Recurrent training on code of conduct, whistleblowing function.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Annual review of supplier contracts; annual self-assessment survey; require suppliers to be members of or operate in accordance with the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI).
Responsible Procurement
- Code of conduct for suppliers; Purchasing policy; sustainable sourcing based on internal and external standards such as the UN Guiding Principles for Business.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient cloud services
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Global Compact Ten Principles, Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 5
- SDG 7
- SDG 8
- SDG 12
- SDG 13
- SDG 16
The company's work supports these SDGs through its focus areas on sustainable services, security and privacy, and employee well-being.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Iver Cloud offering
Awards & Recognition
- Silver medal in EcoVadis' annual sustainability review 2023
- Karriärföretag (Career Company) 2024