Wilmington plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1436.45 tCO2e/year

Scope 1 Emissions:32.21 tCO2e/year

Scope 2 Emissions:28.80 tCO2e/year

Scope 3 Emissions:1399.51 tCO2e/year

Total Energy Consumption:570,049 kWh/year

ESG Focus Areas

Cultural Positivity
Customer Empowerment
Proactive Assurance
Environmental Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

Transitioned to renewable energy supplies across all occupied UK sites.
Performed Scope 3 gap analysis and set net-zero targets in line with 1.5°C ambition.
Committed to carbon neutrality through verified high-quality offsets.
Reduced the proportion of waste going to landfill from 10% to 6%.

Social Achievements

Diversity data collected for 75% of employees globally.
Improved employee engagement scores against the baseline year in key areas of focus.
Launched people leaders programme to promote internal progression and strong mentorship and support for our teams.
Delivered bespoke sales and product academies to support our Group strategy.
Launched personal career development platform with substantial upskilling resource portfolio.
Expanded our network of mental health first aiders.
Created wellbeing champions network to promote a culture of balance, health and fulfilment.
Continued to offer extensive wellbeing-orientated benefits including global employee assistance programme, digital GP and healthcare support.
Introduced a community and charity policy including volunteer leave allowance for all employees.
Comprehensively reviewed our reward strategy.
Became an accredited Real Living Wage employer.
Introduced global gender pay gap reporting to inform our strategy for closing the gap.
Eight-week digital accessibility awareness and upskilling campaign delivered.
Revised digital accessibility statements published by all brands.
Clear roadmap to WCAG 2.1 AA standard developed.

Governance Achievements

>98% acceptance of cyber security policy.
0 phishing incidents resulting in the loss of data.
100% of products subject to continuous pentesting.
Added five policies to the mandatory policy acceptance process.
Achieved >98% target for policy acceptance rate.
Expanded the scope of content included in mandatory compliance training.
Integrated the requirement to demonstrate a commitment to responsible behaviour more comprehensively into our supplier onboarding process.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:

Scope 3 emissions: Net zero by 2045

Short-term Goals:

Scope 1 and 2 emissions: Absolute zero by 2028
Scope 3 emissions: Reduce by 52% from baseline by 2030

Environmental Challenges

Managing emissions from Scope 3 sources not directly controlled.
Increased emissions from travel compared to 2021 due to reduced Covid-19 restrictions.

Mitigation Strategies

Developed a carbon reduction plan to progress against net-zero goals.
Set ambitious reduction targets for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Working on initiatives to adapt our approach to travel to minimize the associated carbon footprint.
Committed to reducing waste and minimizing the carbon footprint associated with waste disposal.
Working with landlords to set future targets to ensure 0% of waste from our offices goes to landfill.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

Commitment to responsible behaviour integrated into supplier onboarding process

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Science Based Targets initiative, TCFD

Third-party Assurance: Reputable third-party carbon assessment analyst

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3
SDG 5
SDG 8
SDG 10
SDG 12
SDG 13
SDG 16

Initiatives contribute to various SDGs as detailed in the report.

Reporting Period: 2024