Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-02-02 to 2020-01-31, 2021, 2023, FY24 (ending Feb. 2, 2024))
Reporting Period: 2019-02-02 to 2020-01-31
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Economic Performance
- Anti-Corruption
- Environmental Performance
- Energy Consumption
- Water and Effluents
- Emissions
- Waste
- Social Performance
- Labor/Management Relations
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Training and Education
- Diversity and Equal Opportunity
- Human Rights
- Local Communities
- Supplier Social Assessment
- Public Policy
- Customer Privacy
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced electrical energy consumption by approximately 17% from 2014 to 2018 (28,433,055 kWh reduced to 23,487,451 kWh).
Social Achievements
- Front-line leaders and program managers spent 3,329 hours in leadership development programs in fiscal year 2020.
- SAIC employees completed 74,123 hours of compliance and ethics training in fiscal year 2020.
- Employees participated in over 67,000 hours of voluntary learning in fiscal year 2020.
Governance Achievements
- Maintains a high-performing ethics program with enterprise-wide training, guidance, communications, and engagement.
- Maintains a robust ethics and compliance program, providing annual training, reporting, and resolution services.
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Reduce GHG emissions by 15% by 2025 over base year 2014 emissions.
Environmental Challenges
- Obtaining comprehensive and accurate energy consumption information from multi-tenant leased facilities.
- Measuring indirect GHG emissions (Scope 3).
Mitigation Strategies
- SAIC continues to identify consistent data given the complexity of our large portfolio of leased facilities.
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Weather events impacting employee ability to provide services
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards
Certifications: ISO 14001
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- #1 Women on Public Company Boards in Greater D.C.
- Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality
- America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2019
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from 2019 baseline in calendar year 2021.
- Reduced electricity consumption by 13% from 2019 baseline in calendar year 2021.
Social Achievements
- Donated equivalent of 3.8 million meals through Feeding America in 2021.
- Achieved a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign for LGBTQ+ equality for four consecutive years.
- Named a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity every year since 2019.
- Named a Forbes Best Large Employer every year since 2019.
- Ranked #5 on the 2021 Forbes America’s Best Employers for Veterans list.
Governance Achievements
- 64% of SAIC’s Board of Directors are female or people of color.
Climate Goals & Targets
- Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by an additional 15% by 2025 (from 2019 baseline).
Environmental Challenges
- Modest increase in Scope 1 emissions in 2021 attributed to a more severe winter.
Mitigation Strategies
- Ongoing efforts to find innovative ways to cut carbon footprint, including optimizing space utilization, retiring under-performing assets, deploying energy-efficient lighting, and implementing programs addressing after-hours setback and controls for heating and cooling.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2016, SASB, TCFD, UN SDGs
Certifications: ISO 14001
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Ethics and Compliance
- Cybersecurity, Data Security and Privacy
- Corporate Culture
- Employee Well-being and Talent Management
- Corporate Governance
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Achievements
- 36% decrease in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions since 2019 baseline
- 10% reduction in electrical energy consumption from 2021 levels in 2022
- 22% decrease in electricity use from 2019 baseline in 2022
Social Achievements
- Achieved parity for women in leadership roles (28%) ahead of the 2026 goal
- Improved leadership parity for people of color by four percentage points over the past two years
- Women make up 32% and people of color make up 57% of job candidates
- Donated 13 homes through Building Homes for Heroes partnership
- Raised $353,000 (equivalent of 3.5 million meals) for Feeding America
- Employees logged more than 26,000 volunteer hours (20% increase over previous year)
Governance Achievements
- 100% of employees completed ethics training
- 70% of SAIC’s Board of Directors are female or people of color
- 71% of SAIC’s Executive Leadership Team are women or people of color
- Exceeded all benchmarks for companies in a similar market and of a similar size in ethics program survey
Climate Goals & Targets
- Attain parity between leaders and non-leaders and our customers for women and people of color
- Ensure pay equity for equal work on a role-to-role basis
- Reskill and upskill our workforce
- Foster employee connections, engagement and business impact
- Develop, mentor and partner with diverse suppliers
- Improve strategic alignment and engagement in philanthropic efforts
- Continue best-in-class reputation for integrity, ethics and governance practices
- Increase disclosure transparency
- Reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, data security and privacy
- Leverage ethical culture to drive innovation and facilitate change
- Reduce carbon footprint, energy consumption and waste
- Engage with customers to address climate change challenges
Environmental Challenges
- Scope 3 emissions contribute significantly to carbon footprint (business travel and leased assets)
Mitigation Strategies
- Reporting Scope 3 emissions for business travel and leased assets for the first time
- Partnering with suppliers and customers for greater data on upstream and downstream Scope 3 emissions
- Setting a new carbon target based on 2022 data
- Setting a portfolio-wide energy reduction target
- Establishing a formal waste management program aligned with LEED standards
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Partnerships with diverse small businesses and suppliers
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, SASB, TCFD, UN Sustainable Development Goals
Certifications: ISO 14001
Awards & Recognition
- Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award
- Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2022 and 2023)
- Forbes 500 Best Employers for Diversity (every year since 2019)
- DiversityInc Top Regional Companies for Diversity (2022 and 2023)
- DiversityInc Top Companies for Veterans (2022 and 2023)
- Forbes Best Employers for Veterans (2021 and 2022)
- LATINA Style 50 Best Companies for Latinas (2022)
- 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index
Reporting Period: FY24 (ending Feb. 2, 2024)
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Ethics and Compliance
- Cybersecurity, Data Security and Privacy
- Corporate Culture
- Employee Well-being and Talent Management
- Corporate Governance
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 41% since 2019 baseline year
- Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 8.76% in 2023 over 2022
- Reduced electricity use by 7.14% in 2023 over 2022
Social Achievements
- Maintained parity for women in leadership
- Achieved FY24 goal for people of color leadership parity
- Reported gender pay equity with a less than 1% pay gap
- Employee Resource Group membership grew by 14.4% over the previous year
- Employees volunteered 29,000 hours in FY24 (10% increase over FY23 and almost 40% over FY22)
- Donated just over $3.2 million in FY23 to causes important to their mission
Governance Achievements
- Launched ESG Council for clear governance and strategic engagement
- Sustained outstanding governance rating from external rating agencies
- Launched SAIC’s Human Rights Policy
- Updated Supplier Code of Conduct
Climate Goals & Targets
- 20% reduction in GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) by 2030
- 12% reduction in electrical energy use by 2030
- 50% waste diverted from landfill by 2025
- Evaluate opportunities for on-site renewable energy for owned property by 2025
- 20% reduction in GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) by 2030
- 12% reduction in electrical energy use by 2030
Environmental Challenges
- Rising climate change
- Need for greater data on upstream and downstream Scope 3 emissions
- Evolving government regulations on contractor sustainability
Mitigation Strategies
- Expanding greenhouse gas emissions reporting to include more Scope 3 emissions categories
- Partnering with suppliers and customers for greater data on Scope 3 emissions
- Setting new carbon and energy reduction targets (20% reduction in GHG emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) by 2030 and 12% reduction in electrical energy use by 2030)
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Updated Supplier Code of Conduct with clearer expectations around human rights, ethics, and the environment
- Sustainable procurement program
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, SASB, TCFD, UN Sustainable Development Goals
Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 27001
Third-party Assurance: Type 2 moderate assurance in adherence to the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AS v3)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
- SDG 13 (Climate Action)
SAIC's work with NASA, NOAA, and FDA supports SDG 3; its climate change mitigation efforts support SDG 13.
Awards & Recognition
- Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
- IDC MarketScape: U.S. Federal Government Cloud Professional Services 2024 Vendor Assessment
- 2022, 2023 and 2024 SAIC ranks 46 for Fortune Sector Leaders
- Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women for Technology among Fortune 1000 companies (2024)
- 2024 Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women
- 2023 BIG Innovation Award Winner for SAIC’s Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) solution
- Forbes Best Employers for Diversity
- IDC MarketScape: U.S. National Civilian Government Professional Security Services 2024 Vendor Assessment