Climate Change Data

Atkore Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-10 to 2023-09)

Reporting Period: 2022-10 to 2023-09

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:55.8 metric tons CO2e/million USD (2023)
Scope 1 Emissions:23.9 thousand metric tons CO2e (2023)
Scope 2 Emissions:98 thousand metric tons CO2e (2023)
Renewable Energy Share:0.24% (2023)
Total Energy Consumption:1.38 million Gigajoules (GJ) (2023)
Water Consumption:848 ML (2023)
Waste Generated:2.4 thousand metric tons (hazardous waste) (2023)
Carbon Intensity:55.8 metric tons CO2e/million USD (2023)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Carbon Emissions
  • Energy
  • Product Life Cycle
  • Sustainable Products
  • Waste
  • Water
  • Community Engagement
  • Corporate Philanthropy
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
  • Employee Attraction, Development, and Retention
  • Employee Engagement and Culture
  • Employee Well-Being
  • Health and Safety
  • Human Rights
  • Business Continuity and Resilience
  • Corporate Governance
  • Cybersecurity
  • Ethics and Compliance
  • Materials Sourcing and Supply Chain
  • Product Quality and Safety
  • R&D and Innovation

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved significant natural gas savings at Harvey, Illinois plant (17% reduction from 2021)
  • Implemented energy efficiency projects in New Bedford, Massachusetts facility, leading to significant energy savings
  • Phoenix, Arizona facility began installing solar carports with EV charging stations and solar panels
  • Hobart, Indiana facility utilizes leading technology in air emissions, energy, and water management systems to minimize environmental impact (zero wastewater discharge)

Social Achievements

  • Achieved Health and Safety goal and Employee Attraction, Development, and Retention goal two years ahead of 2025 target
  • Received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (HRC CEI)
  • Expanded community engagement and corporate philanthropy efforts through partnerships with various organizations
  • Designated over 60 DEI Champions across sites to coordinate DEI initiatives
  • Embedded mandatory DEI awareness trainings into onboarding

Governance Achievements

  • Increased Board diversity to 44%
  • Began development of a Supplier ESG Assessment program (expected to launch in 2024)
  • Achieved a 100% supplier response rate to the Responsible Minerals Initiative Conflict Minerals Reporting Template
  • Achieved a 96% completion rate for anti-corruption training

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 30% diversity across the Senior Leadership Team by 2025
  • Increase participation in Employee Engagement and Alignment Survey to 80% by 2025
  • Increase percentage of sites meeting their annual Team-Based Safety Observation (TBSO) targets to 80% by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG intensity by 10% by 2025 vs. 2020 baseline

Environmental Challenges

  • Impact of recent acquisitions, organic growth expansion initiatives, and a fire-related incident on emissions reduction
  • Potential for increased risks from climate change impacting physical assets, employee health and safety, suppliers, and transportation/distribution networks
  • Transition risks associated with a lower carbon future, including increased operational costs from carbon pricing policies and increased costs for key input materials
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continued development of climate risk management strategy, leveraging TCFD-aligned scenario analysis
  • Launched internal emissions reduction targets at highest emitting sites
  • Onboarded an Energy Manager at Harvey, Illinois headquarters
  • Implemented strong flood prevention and mitigation measures at high-risk sites
  • Efforts to reduce operational GHG emissions, reuse and recycle raw materials

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier ESG Assessment program (to launch in 2024)
  • Responsible Minerals Initiative Conflict Minerals Reporting Template

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Flooding
  • Water stress
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hurricanes
  • Wildfires
Transition Risks
  • Carbon pricing policies
  • Regulatory obligations
  • Changes in renewable energy and energy-efficient technology
  • Market risks
  • Changing customer preferences and stakeholder concerns
Opportunities
  • Market expansion opportunities for electrical products in a low-carbon future
  • Increased demand for electrical products due to climate-resilient infrastructure

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB Standard for Electrical & Electronic Equipment, TCFD Index

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Solar products

Awards & Recognition

  • Great Place to Work® Certified
  • Ecovadis Bronze Sustainability Rating
  • America’s Climate Leaders
  • Top Workplaces Award
  • America’s Most Responsible Companies
  • America’s Greenest Companies
  • EY Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest Award
  • RoSPA Industry Sector Health & Safety Award
  • MSCI ESG Ratings assessment (AA)
  • Forbes’ Top 100 Midsize Companies
  • Two tED magazine “30 Under 35” winners
  • Five Top Workplaces cultural excellence subcategory awards
  • RoSPA Silver Award for Health & Safety