Climate Change Data

Outnordic

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Significantly reduced the number of countries where air transport is used (Outnorth)
  • Stopped using air transport for outbound shipments except Svalbard (Fjellsport in 2022)
  • Improved transportation solutions for Svalbard to be more sustainable (Fjellsport)

Social Achievements

  • Made “Sustainability the Outnordic Way” part of the onboarding process
  • Specified in travel policy that plane travel is not allowed for journeys under 5 hours
  • Specified recommended hotels and transportation for business trips from a sustainability perspective
  • Introduced a system for whistleblowing (2022/2023)
  • Included non-binary option in onboarding system

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented ESG contract for all suppliers
  • Implemented EBIT before and after climate compensation by 2023 (internal reporting)
  • Implemented a solution for tracking climate-compensated partners

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 75% of suppliers reporting CO2e emissions by 2027
  • 100% of suppliers reporting CO2e emissions by 2028
Medium-term Goals:
  • 50% of suppliers reporting CO2e emissions by 2026
  • Fossil free inbound deliveries by 2026
Short-term Goals:
  • Fossil free outbound transports by 2025
  • 25% of suppliers reporting CO2e emissions by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing CO2e emissions per unit revenue
  • Improving waste management
  • Lowering emissions from packaging
  • Reducing electricity and heating use
  • Reducing emissions from food
  • Fossil free inbound and outbound transports
  • Preventing product returns
  • Ensuring all suppliers work according to Outnordic’s code of conduct and ESG contract
  • Reducing physical documents and moving to digital solutions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Improved packaging & air transport through improved training
  • Optimized packaging & air transport
  • Strengthened Fjellsport’s policy about donating unsellable products to charity
  • Phasing out single-use products
  • Actively participating in sustainability discussions within the industry
  • No new suppliers approved without signing the ESG contract
  • Implementing digital solutions

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • ESG contract

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities