Huron Consulting Group Inc. and affiliates
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-2022, 2021)
Reporting Period: 2019-2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:8829 tCO2e (2022)
Scope 1 Emissions:539 tCO2e (2022)
Scope 2 Emissions:740 tCO2e (2022)
Scope 3 Emissions:7551 tCO2e (2022)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Sustainability
- Governance
- Social Responsibility
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced GHG emissions from Scope 1 and Scope 2 by neutralizing 2022 emissions through Climate Vault
- Reduced client travel since 2019, decreasing carbon emissions from air, rail, car, and hotel.
- Implemented various initiatives to reduce energy consumption and waste generation in local operations (e.g., two-sided printing, recycling programs, elimination of single-use plastics, transition to cloud data centers).
Social Achievements
- Established Green Teams to implement sustainability changes in offices, client sites, and communities.
- Provided financial donations to nonprofit organizations promoting sustainability.
- Developed programming for employee participation in community service activities related to environmental stewardship.
Governance Achievements
- The Huron board of directors’ Nominating and Corporate Governance (N&CG) Committee provides direct oversight of the companywide ESG strategy.
- The ELT reviews and approves commitments made under the environmental policy.
- The ERM Committee monitors environmental and sustainability-related risks.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Neutralize Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions annually.
Environmental Challenges
- Carbon emissions related to travel
- Energy consumption and waste generation from local operations
Mitigation Strategies
- Reduced client travel through remote technology and video conferencing.
- Implemented energy efficiency measures and waste reduction programs in offices.
- Neutralized Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions through Climate Vault.
- Encouraging use of public transportation and ride-sharing services for commuting.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Responsibility
Environmental Achievements
- Rolled out programs facilitating client work through remote technology, decreasing carbon emissions from travel and saving client costs.
- Invested in global video conferencing technologies (Zoom, Microsoft Teams) to reduce in-person meetings and travel.
- Deployed flexible work arrangements to reduce employee travel.
- Provided opportunities for employees to obtain tax savings for using public transportation or ride-sharing.
Social Achievements
- Established a Sustainability Council and leveraged Green Teams to implement changes reducing environmental footprint.
- Provided financial donations to nonprofit organizations promoting sustainability.
- Developed programming for employee participation in community service activities (park cleanup, community gardens).
Governance Achievements
- The Huron board of directors’ Corporate Governance and Nominating (CG&N) Committee provides oversight of our companywide corporate responsibility strategy, including environmental sustainability.
- Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Committee monitors environmental and sustainability-related risks.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Gather baseline data to set objectives and establish goals and targets in 2021.
Environmental Challenges
- Carbon emissions related to travel.
Mitigation Strategies
- Monitoring and improving operations to reduce travel-related environmental impact; developing strategies to reduce emissions.
- Implementing remote work, video conferencing, and flexible work arrangements.
- Encouraging use of public transportation and ride-sharing.