Climate Change Data

STAR7 S.p.A.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1016 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 and 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:696 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:320 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:3.0%
Total Energy Consumption:16770 GJ/year
Water Consumption:2.4 ML/year
Waste Generated:207.8 tons/year (non-hazardous, STAR7 Printing S.r.l. only)
Carbon Intensity:0.66 tCO2e per hour worked (2022)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced non-hazardous waste sent to landfill by 99% in 2022 (STAR7 Printing S.r.l. only)
  • 45.1% of paper purchases certified by FSC

Social Achievements

  • 60% increase in employees from 2020-2022
  • 45% of employees are women, 29% of managers are women
  • 16 hours of average training per employee in 2022
  • Reduction of non-conformities in Service Line Global Content by 51% from 2020 to 2022

Governance Achievements

  • Adoption of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 17100:2015/A1:2017, ISO 18587:2017, ISO 27001, and FSC-STD-40-004 V3.1 certifications
  • Implementation of Organization, Management, and Control Model (D.Lgs. 231/2001) and Code of Ethics
  • Obtained a 3-star rating (maximum score) in the Legality Rating in 2023

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Develop innovative solutions to improve service offerings and generate positive social and environmental impacts (2023-2025)
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase the share of energy from renewable sources (2023-2025)
  • Strengthen material usage and waste management processes (2023-2025)
  • Onboarding sessions for new resources (2023-2024)
  • Maintain high safety standards and minimize accident rates (2023-2024)
  • Adopt a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy (2023-2025)
  • Implement a new internal training process management system (2023-2025)
  • Improve quality and reliability standards (2023-2024)
  • Implement a Code of Conduct for suppliers (2023-2024)
  • Adopt policies on the protection of STAR7's intellectual property (2023-2025)

Environmental Challenges

  • Data unavailability for some subsidiaries (e.g., waste data for STAR Comunicação e Serviços LTDA)
  • Mapping GHG Scope 3 emissions along the value chain
Mitigation Strategies
  • Plans to map GHG Scope 3 emissions and increase renewable energy share
  • Plans to strengthen material usage and waste management processes according to circular economy models

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Reliability, timeliness of deliveries, and correctness are key criteria for supplier selection.
  • Contracts only with entities whose conduct is consistent with the Code of Ethics.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (with reference to the GRI Standards)

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 17100:2015/A1:2017, ISO 18587:2017, ISO 27001, FSC-STD-40-004 V3.1

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 9
  • Goal 10
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 13
  • Goal 16

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these SDGs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • AI-powered translation and content creation tools
  • Virtual and augmented reality solutions for product experience

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1270 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 + Scope 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:388 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:882 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:0.3%
Total Energy Consumption:19,778 GJ/year
Water Consumption:2.6 megalitres/year (limited data)
Waste Generated:208.2 tons/year (non-hazardous)
Carbon Intensity:Decreased in 2023

ESG Focus Areas

  • Human resources: talent attraction and retention
  • Quality and reliability of products and services
  • Innovation, R&D for the development of new products and services
  • Economic performance: generation and distribution of value
  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Transparency, ethics and integrity in the conduct of business
  • Development, training and enhancement of human resources
  • Health and safety in the workplace
  • Protection of privacy, IT security and data protection
  • Protection of intellectual property
  • Sustainability in the supply chain
  • Energy, emissions and climate change
  • Responsible use of natural resources

Environmental Achievements

  • 80% of paper purchases were FSC-certified in 2023
  • Over 99% of waste was sent for recovery

Social Achievements

  • Increased average training hours per employee from 16 in 2022 to 32 in 2023
  • 38.8% of employees are women (a slight decrease from 45% in 2022, attributed to the entry of expertise from the historically underrepresented engineering sector)
  • Share of managerial positions occupied by women increased to 31.8% (29% in 2022)

Governance Achievements

  • Achieved a three-star legality rating (maximum score)
  • Implemented a Compliance Programme as per Legislative Decree 231/2001
  • Established a whistleblowing channel

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase the proportion of energy derived from renewable sources and establish electricity supply agreements with a Guarantee of Origin (2023-2025)
  • Map GHG Scope 3 emissions along the value chain (2023-2025)
  • Improve the utilization of materials and management of waste in accordance with circular economy principles (2023-2025)
  • Group onboarding sessions (virtual and/or in-person) of new STAR7 resources (2023-2024)
  • Maintain an active communication network with schools and universities to attract young talent (2023-2025)
  • Adopt a Group-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy (2023-2025)
  • Maintain high safety standards and minimize accident rates (2023-2024)
  • Introduce new internal training process management tools (2023-2025)
  • Implement a performance evaluation system (2023-2025)
  • Adopt a Code of Conduct to be signed by suppliers (2023-2024)
  • Adopt STAR7 intellectual property protection policies (2023-2025)

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenges posed by the integration of business unit leasing, resulting in a temporary decrease in EBITDA
  • Slight increase in direct energy consumption and direct and indirect CO2 emissions, proportional to company growth
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of Conduct for suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards

Certifications: UNI EN ISO 9001:2015, UNI EN ISO 14001:2015, ISO 17100:2015/A1:2017, ISO 18587:2017, ISO 27001, FSC-STD-40-004 V3.1

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 7
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13
  • SDG 16

The report details how STAR7's initiatives contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Three-star legality rating