Climbing Trees
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:146.0 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:0.0 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:0.9 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:145.1 tCO2e/year
ESG Focus Areas
- Diversity
- Societal Impact
- Client Impact
- Sustainability
- Gender Equality
- Decent work and economic growth
- Reduced inequality
- Climate action
Environmental Achievements
- Funded climate impact projects including avoiding methane emissions from landfill in Brazil and protection of the Matavén forest in eastern Colombia
Social Achievements
- Donated £5,349 to charities
- Supported 21 charities with digital marketing support (over 180 hours)
- Team members volunteered over 80 hours for various causes (e.g., encouraging girls into the digital industry, local Eco Festival, Surfers Against Sewage)
- 100% of staff received training and development
- No gender pay gap at any level
Governance Achievements
- Established a senior leadership team with 40% women
- Conducted a focused review of company policies on well-being, maternity, paternity, bereavement, and miscarriage
- Implemented transparent pay bands
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve a B Corp score over 95 points by 2025
Medium-term Goals:
- Maximize impact in local area (Essex, UK) through environmental and community initiatives.
Short-term Goals:
- Improve diversity of team to align with national average
- Improve clarity around job pay bands
Environmental Challenges
- Initial carbon footprint calculations excluded pensions and client media spend, resulting in an underestimated footprint.
- Difficulty in decoupling business growth from environmental impact.
- Limited success in engaging with major ad platforms (Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn) on carbon footprint measurement of ad campaigns.
Mitigation Strategies
- Corrected carbon footprint calculations to include pensions and media spend.
- Engaged with Google's sustainability team to advocate for better carbon footprint data for ad campaigns.
- Engaging with supply chain to understand and encourage their sustainability efforts; exploring supplier changes if necessary.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Engaging with suppliers to understand and encourage their sustainability efforts
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 5. Gender equality
- 8. Decent work and economic growth
- 10. Reduced inequalities
- 13. Climate action