Alfio Bardolla Training Group S.P.A.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (1H2022, 2020, 2021-01 to 2021-06)
Reporting Period: 1H2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- limit the use of plastic
- differentiate waste
- use the card responsibly
Social Achievements
- Financial education
- The management of human resources
- Wake Up Call (WUP): three-day online course attended by 5000 people from 22 countries. During 2021, 8100 online courses were held.
- In 2021, there were no accidents at work, no illness and no discrimination against employees.
- 92 human resources are employed, of which 37% are women.
Governance Achievements
- Fight corruption
- In 2021, the Company had no sanctions and no personal data breaches were recorded.
- The Company has appointed a DPO (Data Protection Officer) for the planning and management of all operations concerning the processing of personal data.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Reduction in online courses (-20%) offset by increase in coaching revenues (+103%), reflecting market trend towards live courses.
- Increased production costs (32% compared to 2H2021) due to changes in accounting treatment for lead generation costs, hiring of new resources, and expansion of marketing and events.
- Risks related to the international expansion strategy due to lower brand awareness and possible regulatory differences
- Dependence on key figures including founder Alfio Bardolla
- Services quality highly dependent on qualified coaches and trainers
- Possible data breaches could impact the Group’s reputation
Mitigation Strategies
- Structuring for gradual evolution of organizing events in hybrid mode (upcoming Wake Up Call in October 2022 will be held in both livestream and presence mode).
- Launched a control and time reporting system for all coaches and strengthened digital marketing tools and content to serve the sales network.
- Began renovation work on its new headquarters, planning to relocate the Group's offices by early 2023.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:5.0 tCO2e/year (Scope 2)
Scope 2 Emissions:5.0 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:70 GJ/year
Carbon Intensity:0.909 GJ/employee in 2020
ESG Focus Areas
- Governance
- People (Employees and collaborators)
- Business Model
- Environment
- Financial Performance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced CO2 emissions (GHG Scope 2) from 6.2 tCO2e in 2019 to 5.0 tCO2e in 2020. Reduction in energy consumption due to smart working.
Social Achievements
- Increased percentage of female employees and collaborators from 42% in 2019 to 44% in 2020.
- No work-related accidents or occupational illnesses reported in 2020.
- Implemented smart working to ensure employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Partnership with Charity Stars and Endeavor.
Governance Achievements
- No cases of violation of laws and/or regulations related to social, economic, and fiscal provisions in 2020.
- No cases of active or passive corruption involving administrators or employees of ABTG in 2020.
- Strong privacy policy implemented and compliant with GDPR, with no data breaches reported.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Negative revenue trend in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift to a lower-priced online business model.
- Inability to hold in-person WakeUp Call events in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Mitigation Strategies
- Successfully transitioned to an online business model, increasing online product offerings and anticipating the release of new courses.
- Successfully held the first online WakeUp Call LiveStream in February 2021 with 5000 participants.
- Repurposed event staff into a video editing team.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI
Reporting Period: 2021-01 to 2021-06
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:5,0 tCO2e (Scope 2, 2020)
Scope 2 Emissions:5,0 tCO2e (2020)
Total Energy Consumption:70 Gjoule (2020)
Carbon Intensity:0,909 Gj/no. employee (2020)
ESG Focus Areas
- Governance
- Economic
- People
- Environment
Environmental Achievements
- Reduction in CO2/GHG emissions due to smart working implementation
Social Achievements
- 42% of workforce is female
- Implementation of strict security protocols and smart working to prevent COVID-19 spread
- Training on the job path adopted for junior figures
Governance Achievements
- Implementation of solid organization to guarantee high compliance with national and international privacy regulations
- Nomination of a DPO (Data Protection Officer)
- Plans to provide education and training activities for employees and collaborators regarding Data Protection Policy
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Consolidation of the Group’s position in the Italian market and international expansion
- Further development of online business model and M&A
- Customers’ database capitalization in order to product additional revenues streams with activities such as advertisement
- Commercial Partnerships created by leveraging on the proprietary database
- Dependence on key figures including founder Alfio Bardolla
- Services quality highly dependent on qualified coaches and trainers
- Possible data breaches
- Risks related to the international expansion strategy
Mitigation Strategies
- Increasing brand awareness through marketing and commercial activities
- Exploiting cross-selling opportunities and decline the current courses offer in Spanish and English-speaking countries