WiseTech Global Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-07 to 2021-06, 2021-07 to 2022-06, 2022-07 to 2023-06, 2023-07 to 2024-06)
Reporting Period: 2020-07 to 2021-06
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:8,537.04 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:119.24 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:8,417.80 tCO2e
Total Energy Consumption:13,115.92 MWh
Waste Generated:207.84 tons
ESG Focus Areas
- Our People
- Community
- Environment
- Marketplace
Environmental Achievements
- 207.84kg of used electronic equipment recycled in FY21
- GHG emissions inventory completed for the first time
- Data centre efficiencies implemented in FY21 to reduce energy consumption
Social Achievements
- Launched Emerging Leaders Program in FY21
- Amplifying our Culture sessions introduced bi-weekly in FY21
- 95%+ of our global workforce has transitioned to a hybrid working model
- 7,100+ external course commencements in WiseTech Academy up 325% on FY20
Governance Achievements
- Established a Sustainability working group
- Consolidated ESG data and established a sustainability framework broadly guided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards (Core option)
- Undertook a pay equity analysis as part of our remuneration review process
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Commitment to Net-zero emissions
Environmental Challenges
- Supply chain disruption, capacity constraints, and the outbreak of new COVID-19 strains in key markets impacting global trade
- Increasing regulation, margin pressure, geo-political tensions, and demand for faster throughput
Mitigation Strategies
- Organisation-wide efficiency and acquisition synergy extraction program to streamline processes and teams, maximise operating leverage, and ensure appropriate allocation of resources
- Accelerated native customs and cross-border compliance builds in key markets
- Continued investment in R&D and product innovation
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- CargoWise software updates that streamline logistics routes
Reporting Period: 2021-07 to 2022-06
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:10.84 MWh / $M revenue (AUD)
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:5.26 tCO2e / $M revenue (AUD)
ESG Focus Areas
- Energy Consumption
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Waste Management
- Employment
- Training and Education
- Diversity and Equal Opportunity
- Customer Privacy
- Data Security
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced energy consumption (details not quantified in provided text)
- Reduced GHG emissions (details not quantified in provided text)
Social Achievements
- 33 men and 28 women took parental leave, representing 3% of the workforce.
- Global employee survey conducted and program underway to address feedback.
Governance Achievements
- No material non-compliance with laws and regulations; no material fines or sanctions.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB Software & IT Services Standard
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2022-07 to 2023-06
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:3,381 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:234 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:3,146 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:4,585 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:10%
Total Energy Consumption:7,542 MWh/year
Waste Generated:~6,000 kg e-waste recycled/year
Carbon Intensity:4.14 tCO2e per $M AUD revenue
ESG Focus Areas
- Tech education
- People & culture
- Net zero carbon
Environmental Achievements
- Offset 100% of Scope 1 and 2 emissions
- Completed first Scope 3 emissions inventory
- Recycled ~6,000kg of e-waste
Social Achievements
- Launched Earn & Learn Scholarship Program with 30 students
- 78% growth in number of students accessing Grok Academy
- Spent $64,000 with social enterprises for office catering
- Employee turnover rate decreased to 7.8% (from 11.8%)
- Maintained ISO 27001 and achieved SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestations
Governance Achievements
- Developed new Sustainability and ESG Principles
- Maintained ISO 27001 Information Security Management
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net zero global operations
Environmental Challenges
- Attracting and retaining key personnel
- Execution of integration of acquired businesses
- Regulatory and compliance complexities
- Competition in the logistics software market
- Retaining existing and attracting new customers
- Decline in trade volumes and economic conditions
- Impact of foreign currency on financial results
- Disruption or failure of technology systems
- Security breach and data privacy
- Protecting intellectual property
Mitigation Strategies
- Significant investment in workforce and systems
- Three-phased integration framework
- Continuous monitoring of regulatory requirements
- Relentless investment in product development and acquisitions
- Open access platform, innovation, and low customer attrition
- Integrated logistics execution solution
- Hedging currency risks
- Separate data centers, global support, business continuity framework
- Layered approach to data protection, ISO 27001 compliance
- Active program of monitoring and registering intellectual property
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Social enterprise procurement
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB Software and IT services Sector Standard
Certifications: ISO 27001
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- CargoWise platform (reduces emissions through efficiency)
Reporting Period: 2023-07 to 2024-06
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:3649 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:348 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:3301 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:22557 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:13%
Total Energy Consumption:7658 MWh
Waste Generated:3833 kg e-waste recycled and refurbished
Carbon Intensity:3.50 tCO2e per AUD $m revenue
ESG Focus Areas
- Education
- People and culture
- Net zero carbon
Environmental Achievements
- Offset 100% of Scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions from global operations
Social Achievements
- Expanded Earn & Learn program to 78 participants (31% women)
- Increased employee training hours to over 57,000 (more than double FY23)
- Reduced employee turnover to 7.5% (below industry average)
Governance Achievements
- Increased female representation on the Board to 43%
- Completed independent Board performance review
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net zero carbon emissions
Environmental Challenges
- Attracting and retaining key personnel, especially software engineers
- Integrating acquired businesses
- Navigating regulatory and compliance complexities
- Competition in the logistics software industry
- Retaining existing and attracting new customers
- Impact of foreign currency exchange rates
- Disruption or failure of technology systems
- Security breaches and data privacy
- Protecting intellectual property
- Decline in trade volumes and economic conditions
Mitigation Strategies
- Significant investment in workforce and knowledge management systems
- Three-phased integration framework
- Continuous monitoring of regulatory requirements and ethical standards
- Deeply integrated CargoWise platform and continued investment in R&D
- Innovation and addition of modules and functionality to CargoWise
- Foreign exchange contracts to hedge currency risks
- Multiple data centers, global support centers, business continuity management framework
- Layered approach to data protection, penetration testing, ISO 27001 compliance
- Active program of monitoring and registering patents and intellectual property
- Resilient business model and focus on efficiency gains for customers
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, SASB Software and IT services Sector Standard
Certifications: ISO 45001 (in progress)
Third-party Assurance: KPMG
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 4 (Quality Education)
- Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
- Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
Details available on WiseTech website
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- CargoWise Next (includes GHG Emissions calculator)
Awards & Recognition
- 2024 Global Equity Organization award for Best Plan Effectiveness