Trifork Holding AG (changed to Trifork Group AG)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
Renewable Energy Share:90-95% (electricity)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environment
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Around 90-95% of power consumption from green electricity in 2020
- Installation of a real-time monitoring system for power, heating, and water consumption in 5% of office space in 2020 (planned expansion to 50% in 2021 and 100% by 2025)
- EUR 1 million investment in tree planting to offset emissions
- Construction of Trifork Smart Building One (TSBOne), a sustainable office building using wood and minimizing concrete/steel
Social Achievements
- Implementation of a Teal organizational model promoting employee autonomy and work-life balance
- GOTO universe reaching around 100,000 software professionals with over 20 million YouTube views
- Diversity initiatives aiming to increase female representation in leadership
Governance Achievements
- Commitment to good corporate governance with Board and Executive Management oversight of sustainability
- Planned establishment of ESG boards in all business units in 2021
- High level of competence and awareness regarding Data Privacy policy, with training and compliance measures in place
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Reach 30% female representation in business unit leadership by 2025
- Set realistic and ambitious 2030 goals for overall CO2 reduction
Short-term Goals:
- Carbon footprint and water consumption added to all Trifork invoices by end of 2022
Environmental Challenges
- High employee churn (14.9% in 2020)
- Need to improve data collection and reporting on environmental metrics
Mitigation Strategies
- Strive to reduce employee churn to around 7%
- Implementation of a real-time monitoring system for resource consumption
- Setting out realistic and ambitious 2030 goals for CO2 reduction once metrics are in place
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact, UN Sustainable Development Goals
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:9,425 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:154 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:234 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:9,207 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:87.6%
Water Consumption:6,207 m3/year
ESG Focus Areas
- Lowering carbon emission
- Reducing waste of resources due to turnover of hardware
- Support green transition through thought leadership
- Decrease employee turnover rate
- Ensuring a healthy and safe working environment for all Trifork employees
- Prioritising diversity and inclusion from our employees to executive management and board level
- Continous development of employees and supporting talent
- Continously contributing to society through thought leadership
- Enhancing business partner and supplier responsibility
- Maintaining a robust data ethics setup
- Enhancing CSR awareness within Trifork
Environmental Achievements
- Improved methodologies for calculating carbon emissions using the three scopes under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
- Purchased 108 acres of forest to preserve the value chain for future Trifork Smart Buildings and contribute to CO2 capture.
- Developed the product Otto, which monitors electricity, heat, and water consumption in office buildings.
Social Achievements
- Slight decrease in employee turnover rate (15.4% in 2022 vs 15.6% in 2021).
- Achieved an equal distribution of genders in the Board of Directors (50% female, 50% male).
- Implemented initiatives to support future talent, including hackerdays, software conferences, and student programs.
Governance Achievements
- Updated CSR Policy and Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
- Enhanced business partner and supplier responsibility by updating the approach in the CSR Policy and Code of Conduct.
- Maintained a whistleblower channel for reporting potential non-compliance.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Achieve taxonomy alignment by 2023 by gathering required documentation.
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce total Scope 1 emissions by phasing out fossil fuel cars and purchasing/leasing electric vehicles.
- Increase renewable energy sources for electricity and heat.
- Optimize indoor climate to reduce energy and water consumption.
- Invest in solar panels for office buildings where possible.
- Implement Otto system to monitor energy and water consumption in more office buildings.
- Achieve 30% female representation in Business Unit Leaders by 2025.
Environmental Challenges
- Carbon footprint related to servers, data centers, and company cars.
- Turnover of hardware used to deliver software solutions to customers.
- Mental health risks for employees in fast-paced working environments.
- Gender diversity gap in the industry.
- Risk of business partners not recognizing the same level of ethical standards.
- Cyber risks and potential human rights harm from advanced AI and algorithms.
Mitigation Strategies
- Initiatives to incentivize employees to work remotely and use electric cars.
- Re-evaluating ESG strategy and efforts.
- Close relationship with leaders in teal organization model to address issues promptly.
- Stress response program with stress coaches.
- Tracking employee happiness and sick days.
- Exploring initiatives to increase gender diversity.
- Whistleblower channel for reporting non-compliance.
- Assessing risks and protecting data in accordance with Data Ethics Policy.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Code of Conduct for business partners and suppliers.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products and smart buildings.
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol, UN Global Compact
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 4 (Quality Education)
- SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
- SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
- SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
Various initiatives related to employee development, gender diversity, ethical business practices, and environmental responsibility.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Otto (energy and water consumption monitoring system)
- Trifork Smart Buildings
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Governance
- Social Impact
Environmental Achievements
- Committed to Science Based Targets and the Danish local initiative 'Klimaalliancen Aarhus', working towards climate neutrality
- Improved method and data quality for largest Scope 3 contributor
- Contributed to impactful AI projects within biodiversity and beach clean-up
Social Achievements
- Updated DEI policy to include ‘Equity’
- Participation in events aimed at getting young people interested in software technologies (e.g., Women in Tech Career Fair)
- 1,210 employees with more than 50 nationalities
Governance Achievements
- Preparing for CSRD by initiating the Double Materiality Assessment, involving stakeholder interviews
- Continuous awareness training (e.g., NIS2 training)
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Climate neutrality (mentioned in relation to Klimaalliancen Aarhus)
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Employee churn rate of 15.8%
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: CSRD
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed