Climate Change Data

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2020-03-31 to 2024-03-31, 2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:81,300 MTCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:negligible
Scope 2 Emissions:15,100 MTCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:66,200 MTCO2e

ESG Focus Areas

  • Ethics & Integrity
  • Mission & Innovation
  • Employee Experience
  • Community Engagement
  • Global Resilience
  • Information Security

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 2 emissions by 15% from 2014 baseline, both per square foot and per employee (ahead of 2026 goal).

Social Achievements

  • Supported employees' generosity through a matching gift campaign.
  • Issued 478 volunteer grants, supporting 1,300+ organizations.
  • Achieved 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for 10 consecutive years.
  • Launched a $1 million Innovation Fund to address COVID-19 challenges.
  • Unstoppable Together program reached more than 3,000 employees, increasing sense of belonging.

Governance Achievements

  • Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.
  • Board diversity: 45% women and/or people of color; 10 of 11 directors independent.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Set new Science Based Targets aligned with SBTi principles within 2 years.

Environmental Challenges

  • Unpredictable weather patterns affecting employee productivity.
  • Managing corruption risks in global operations.
  • Cybersecurity threats in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Swift adoption of telework practices.
  • Robust due diligence of third parties, anti-corruption training.
  • Comprehensive threat detection program, continuous training, and a robust enterprise risk management program.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Unpredictable weather patterns
Opportunities
  • Supporting clients in developing adaptation and mitigation solutions.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core option, SASB, , Culture of Health for Business, U.N. Guiding Principles Reporting Framework

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015

Third-party Assurance: Apex Companies, LLC (limited assurance for GHG emissions)

Awards & Recognition

  • World’s Most Ethical Companies (Ethisphere)
  • Mental Health Corporate Excellence award (Mental Health America)

Reporting Period: 2020-03-31 to 2024-03-31

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:10638.4 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:192.6 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:10445.8 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:327573.18 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:0%
Total Energy Consumption:34506.02 MWh/year
Carbon Intensity:0.000001 tCO2e/unit currency total revenue

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced overall emissions by 14.9% from the previous year (Scope 2)

Governance Achievements

  • Established a cross-functional Climate Impact Initiative
  • SBTi approved near- and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero emissions by 2050
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce overall emissions by 50.4% by 2032 from a 2020 baseline

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased scrutiny and changing expectations from stakeholders regarding ESG practices, potentially impacting reputation, talent attraction, and business acquisition.
  • Exposure to physical risks related to climate change, including extreme weather events, potentially disrupting operations and increasing costs.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Improved monitoring of direct operations
  • Increased geographic diversity of facilities
  • Proactive telework strategy
  • Enhanced Crisis Management (CM) and Business Continuity (BC) capabilities using automated planning systems and Emergency Alert Systems.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Heavy precipitation
  • Rising temperatures and sea levels
  • Extreme heat
  • Other extreme weather events
  • Hurricanes
  • Typhoons
  • Tsunamis
  • Floods
  • Earthquakes
  • Fires
  • Water shortages
  • Prolonged drought
Transition Risks
  • Changes to national legislation
  • Increased scrutiny from stakeholders on ESG issues
Opportunities
  • Increased sales of existing products and services related to climate adaptation and resilience support

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, TCFD, SASB, UNGP, WEF, SBTi

Certifications: ISO 14001

Third-party Assurance: Apex Companies, LLC; IEC GHGi

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Climate Intelligence
  • Advanced Transportation and Aviation
  • Advanced Energy Technologies and Innovation

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:23,700 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:13,800 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:9,900 tCO2e/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Ethics & Integrity
  • Mission & Innovation
  • Employee Experience
  • Community Engagement
  • Global Resilience
  • Information Security

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced total greenhouse gas emissions to 23,700 metric tons CO2e (down from 96,400 in FY20)
  • Achieved 2015 goals to reduce Scope 2 emissions by 15% ahead of schedule
  • Committed to setting science-based targets through the Science Based Targets initiative

Social Achievements

  • 89% of executive Leadership Team are women and/or people of color
  • Employees engaged in >180,000 performance-related discussions
  • Engaged communities with >$3M in charitable contributions and >$1.7M in pro bono client service

Governance Achievements

  • 73% of Board of Directors are women and/or people of color
  • ESG/Sustainability performance considered a factor in executive compensation
  • Board Diversity policy ensures diverse candidates among new director pools

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting stakeholder engagement and operations
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Cybersecurity threats
Mitigation Strategies
  • Pivoted to virtual stakeholder engagement
  • Implemented robust business continuity plans
  • Strengthened cybersecurity measures and incident response capabilities

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Sustainable procurement practices
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Heat impacts
  • Drought
  • Energy demand
  • Land deregulation
  • Riverine flooding
  • Wildfire
  • Coastal flooding
  • Historical extremes
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
Opportunities
  • Development of climate-resilient solutions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD, World Economic Forum Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Reporting Framework

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015

Third-party Assurance: Apex Companies, LLC (limited assurance for GHG emissions)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • DoD Climate Assessment Tool (DCAT)

Awards & Recognition

  • World's Most Ethical Company (Ethisphere)
  • Nunn-Perry Award
  • Champions of Veterans Enterprise Award
  • Cogswell Award (Colorado Springs facility)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:33,611.16 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:40.54 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:14,298.82 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:19,312.34 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:0.51 MTCO2e/FTE employee; 0.0054 MTCO2e/square foot (Scope 2 only)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Empower Diverse Talent
  • Make Innovation Accessible to All
  • Drive Community Resilience

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 65% compared to FY20 emissions

Social Achievements

  • Introduced a medical plan option with zero employee premiums to make healthcare more affordable and attainable for employees
  • Facilitated a 13% increase in employee charitable giving through firmwide giving campaigns and the Booz Allen Cares donation platform
  • Maintained a 99% completion rate of firmwide mandatory annual Ethics & Compliance training

Governance Achievements

  • 73% of the Board of Directors are Women, Asian, Hispanic, and/or African American; 45% are Women
  • Tied executive compensation to progress on the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • The report mentions complex and dynamic challenges such as healthcare issues, climate change, and geopolitical conflicts, and systemic inequities creating uneven impacts.
  • Increasing our pipeline of diverse senior leaders by 10% requires strengthening existing practices and partnerships.
Mitigation Strategies
  • The VoLT growth strategy (Velocity, Leadership, and Technology) is used to drive progress towards a better future.
  • Executing a comprehensive DEI action plan and increasing transparency in workforce demographics.
  • Building strategic partnerships to enable inclusive innovation.
  • Investing in ESG efforts relevant to the business and important to stakeholders.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGP, WEF Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 22301:2019

Third-party Assurance: Apex Companies, LLC

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
  • Corporate Equality Index Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
  • Military Spouse Friendly Employers
  • Best for Vets
  • Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
  • Forbes Best Employers for Diversity