Tetra Tech
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023, 2024)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:48,188 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:9,418 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:15,204 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:23,566 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:54% of operations
Water Consumption:2,600 gallons/employee
Carbon Intensity:2.08 MT CO2e per employee
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Water Security
- Biodiversity
- Renewable Energy
- Social Responsibility
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Governance
- Ethics and Compliance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced GHG emissions by 25% per employee for Scope 1 and 2; 16% decrease for all employees (Scope 1 and 2)
- Reduced office footprint per employee by 26%
- Increased percentage of operations using renewable energy to 54%
- Increased percentage of enterprise and project data stored in the cloud to 65%
Social Achievements
- Improved employee engagement by 77% through global networking and professional development activities
- Increased number of employees of color by 11%
- Implemented a company-wide flexible workplace policy
- 545 million people's lives improved through projects (1 Billion People Challenge)
Governance Achievements
- Established a Sustainability Council to coordinate and track the Sustainability Program
- Included responsibility for ESG oversight in the charter of the Strategic Planning and Enterprise Risk Committee
- Maintained a 24-hour hotline for anonymous, confidential submission of employee and whistleblower complaints
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Achieve 100% renewable energy for operations by 2030
- Reduce GHG emissions by 50% from 2021 baseline by 2030
- Reduce office footprint to 150 square feet per employee by 2030
- Improve lives of 1 billion people by 2030
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce water consumption by 10% from baseline
Environmental Challenges
- Water insecurity in Egypt due to climate change impacts and outdated infrastructure
- Illegal logging and landscape degradation in Peru leading to deforestation
- Underrepresentation of women in the global workforce
Mitigation Strategies
- Partnering with Egypt's Holding Company for Water and Wastewater to improve business practices and modernize systems
- Leveraging forest monitoring technologies and partnerships to reduce deforestation in Peru
- Supporting companies to advance workforce gender equality through the USAID's Engendering Industries Program
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Vendor Code of Conduct
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI, SBTi, UN SDGs
Certifications: ISO 14001
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 6
- SDG 7
- SDG 8
- SDG 9
- SDG 11
- SDG 13
- SDG 14
- SDG 15
- SDG 16
- SDG 17
The company's projects contribute to these goals through improved water supplies, renewable energy generation, ecosystem restoration, GHG emission reductions, and social and governance programs.
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Human Rights
- Labor Standards
- Environmental Sustainability
- Business Ethics
- Anti-Corruption
- Compliance
Governance Achievements
- Established a Vendor Code of Conduct outlining ethical business practices and compliance requirements.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Ensuring vendor compliance with ESG standards across global operations.
- Preventing human rights violations and labor abuses within the supply chain.
Mitigation Strategies
- Implementation of a Vendor Code of Conduct with reporting mechanisms.
- Regular audits and monitoring of vendors.
- Training programs for employees and vendors on ethical conduct and compliance.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Vendor Code of Conduct
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2024
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Governance Achievements
- ESG policies, procedures, and reporting, including its Climate Policy, are overseen by the Board of Directors and Strategic Planning and Enterprise Risk Committee.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Physical risks of climate change (extreme weather, fires, flooding, drought) impacting project activities and operational security.
- Transition risks from current and emerging climate-related regulations.
- Potential impact of climate transition on client spending priorities, services needed, and geopolitical stability.
Mitigation Strategies
- Business continuity planning to address acute impacts to operations, including remote working capabilities.
- Strong information technology infrastructure and cloud-based systems to facilitate remote working and data access.
- Monitoring and review of climate-related regulations and their impact on activities.
- Climate, environmental, and ethical policies and procedures.
- Annual strategic planning process addressing near-term and long-term business planning and scenario analysis.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- extreme weather, fires, flooding, prolonged drought conditions
Transition Risks
- Current and emerging climate-related regulation
- Changes in client spending priorities and resources, types of services needed, and geopolitical stability
Opportunities
- Increased demand for climate-related services (forecasting, mitigation, adaptation, remediation)
- Rising demand for post-disaster response services
- Development of new technology to support climate-related services
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- software solutions for building emissions reductions, greenhouse gas calculations, enhanced remote working and data collection solutions for land, riverine, and coastal regions