StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:3,065 metric tons CO2e (2022)
Scope 1 Emissions:1,409 metric tons CO2e (2022)
Scope 2 Emissions:1,656.6 metric tons CO2e (2022)
Renewable Energy Share:38% (data center)
Total Energy Consumption:9,652,343 kWh (2023, renewable)
Carbon Intensity:0.86 metric tons CO2e per person (2022)
ESG Focus Areas
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Community Investment
- Environmental Sustainability
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Purchased 9,652,343 kilowatt hours of renewable clean wind energy to power offices.
- Company data center sources 38% of electricity from renewable resources and incorporates energy-efficient features.
- Company’s 2022 emissions are nearly 50% lower than 2008 levels.
Social Achievements
- 90% score on the 2023-2024 Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.
- 100% score on the Disability Equality Index and listed as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”.
- Launched partnership with American Corporate Partners to mentor veterans.
- Continued partnership with Black Insurance Industry Collective (BIIC).
- Employee Giving Campaign raised $5.5 million for 2,562 schools and nonprofits.
- Denim Impact Fund raised over $370,000 for youth behavioral health and crisis intervention.
Governance Achievements
- Incorporates ESG factors into credit underwriting and portfolio management.
- Uses three investment managers who are signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
- All employees complete annual training and certification on the Guide to Business Conduct.
- Executive compensation aligns with market and sustainable company goals.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Climate change and its indirect effects on business through asset portfolio and customer base.
- Increased emissions in 2022 due to increased activity in primarily owned facilities.
Mitigation Strategies
- Focused enterprise risk management program to identify and assess climate-related risks and opportunities.
- Reducing or resizing owned and leased office spaces to decrease emissions.
- Further aligning climate-related disclosures with recommendations of the IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Awards & Recognition
- Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion