Climate Change Data

1Spatial plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:41.53 tCO2e/year (UK office)
Scope 1 Emissions:18,102 kWh/year (UK office)
Scope 2 Emissions:172,378 kWh/year (UK office)
Scope 3 Emissions:3,870 kWh/year (UK office)
Total Energy Consumption:194,350 kWh/year (UK office)
Carbon Intensity:0.40 tCO2e/FTE (UK office)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Website is climate neutral, with a fully traceable scheme that offsets carbon emissions through a project in the DR Congo.
  • Recycling initiatives across offices, including recycling computer equipment.
  • Actively source and choose recycled stationery and other office supplies wherever possible.
  • Electric car charging points in some office car parks; considering hybrid vehicles for lease car renewals.
  • Paris and Vienna offices are energy-efficient “green” buildings.
  • Donations to the Woodland Trust to offset travel.

Social Achievements

  • Launched new 1Spatial values: We Respect, We Innovate, We Collaborate, We Trust and We Care.
  • Rolled out wellbeing initiatives such as wellbeing months, mental health awareness training, mental health first aiders and internal events.
  • Celebrated International Women’s Day, World Food Day, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Mental Health Awareness Week, Earth Day and Health and Happiness month.
  • Flexible working for staff, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and menopause support for women.
  • Established social and community committees to facilitate various activities and events.
  • Donations to various charities including MapAction, the Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre and other local charities.

Governance Achievements

  • Updated core Group governance policies.
  • Adherence to the Code for Corporate Governance for Small and Mid-Sized Quoted Companies (QCA).
  • Established governance committee to support various ESG objectives.
  • ISO 9001:2015 (UK) and Cyber Essentials Plus (UK) certifications.
  • Working towards ISO 27001:2013 certification (UK).

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero goals
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Pandemic disruptions to business operations.
  • Macro-economic or political changes impacting customer spending and operations.
  • Potential loss of key management and employees.
  • Reliance on key customers.
  • Growth management challenges.
  • Risks associated with inorganic growth.
  • Major technology failure.
  • Data breach.
  • Legal or regulatory breaches.
  • Reliance on key software partners.
  • Loss of intellectual property.
  • Managing inflationary cost pressures.
  • Currency fluctuation.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Successful transition to remote working and hybrid approach.
  • Diversification of industry sectors and geographies.
  • Creating a rewarding working environment with competitive salaries, benefits, and training.
  • 1Spatial employee share plan.
  • Diversifying customer base and transitioning to subscription-based revenues.
  • Investing in core solutions and cloud-based applications.
  • Investing in resources to enhance site resilience and defences, improving network monitoring and reviewing incident response processes.
  • Regularly reviewing information security policies and procedures.
  • Maintaining good relationships with key partners.
  • Protecting intellectual property through patents and confidentiality agreements.
  • Reviewing charge-out rates, product and solution prices, and amending sales contract terms to include RPI increases.
  • Using spot and forward currency contracts to offset currency exposure.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Actively source and choose recycled stationery and other office supplies wherever possible.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: QCA Code, ISO 14001:2015 (UK), Cyber Essentials Plus (UK)

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 (US/UK), Working towards ISO 27001:2013 (UK)

Awards & Recognition

  • Esri Utility Network Speciality Designation
  • Web GIS Transformation Award

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:744.7 tCO2e (2023 baseline, including Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:1.47 tCO2e (FY2024)
Scope 2 Emissions:29.67 tCO2e (FY2024)
Scope 3 Emissions:13.52 tCO2e (FY2024)
Renewable Energy Share:100% REGO backed renewable energy for electricity (Scope 2)
Total Energy Consumption:208,779 kWh (FY2024)
Carbon Intensity:0.36 tCO2e per full-time employee (FY2024)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental stewardship
  • Employee experience
  • Nurturing and developing talent
  • Data privacy and security
  • Community impact
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Digital capabilities
  • Supply chain management
  • Compliance and regulation
  • Leadership and business ethics
  • Health and safety
  • Material use and waste
  • Energy and climate impact

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced carbon emissions by 10.56% in Scope 1 and 8.11% in Scope 2 compared to the previous year.
  • Developed a sustainable travel policy globally.
  • Created awareness about waste reduction and recycling across all offices.
  • Maintained compliance with ISO 14001-2015.
  • Undertook a Scope 3 carbon emissions analysis.
  • Implemented energy-saving works in the UK head office.

Social Achievements

  • Positive feedback from global employee engagement survey showing strong manager-employee connections, supportive environment, and growth opportunities.
  • Introduced mental health and wellbeing working group in the UK, increasing mental health first aiders and champions.
  • Global wellbeing month with various initiatives.
  • Involvement in Resurgo's Spear Programme to tackle youth unemployment.
  • Employee volunteering days in the UK and charitable events across global locations.
  • Women currently make up 36% of leadership roles.

Governance Achievements

  • Launched Company Code of Conduct and ensured briefing of all employees and Directors.
  • UK operations achieved ISO 27001:2022 accreditation.
  • Launched new supplier assessment process.
  • Published policy statements for anti-bribery, public interest disclosure, Modern Slavery Act, equality and diversity, environmental management, quality management, and health and safety.
  • All employees completed cyber security awareness training.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Short-term Goals:
  • Roll out detailed action plan for 100% awareness of ESG strategy.
  • Create and roll out stakeholder engagement plans.
  • Implement sustainability champions within the business.
  • Run Lunch & Learn sessions with employees.
  • Re-enforce awareness around waste reduction and recycling.
  • Establish short-term carbon reduction initiatives in the UK.
  • Develop a strategy to address, reduce and compensate for unavoidable emissions.
  • Improve procedures for recording and analysing carbon data.
  • Improve processes on environmental data gathering to support Scopes 1, 2 and 3.
  • Undertake employee satisfaction assessment with at least 85% participation globally.
  • Establish formal learning and development plans for at least 80% of employees.
  • Create opportunities for employees to participate in volunteering days.
  • Maintain a 30% target for women in leadership roles over a three-year period.
  • Continue to evolve product suite.
  • Take a ‘cloud first’ approach to product development.
  • Simplify and minimise data-handling.
  • Maintain ‘privacy and security by design’ in products.
  • Aim to achieve ISO 27001 industry certification in all offices.
  • 100% of global staff to complete cyber security staff awareness training every six months.
  • Undertake an assessment of critical suppliers.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased carbon usage due to a return to normal business travel.
  • Inflationary cost pressures.
  • Managing expansion effectively.
  • Potential delays in revenue and cash flows from new SaaS solutions.
  • Risks associated with inorganic growth.
  • Potential for major technology failure or data breach.
  • Reliance on key software partners.
  • Risk of loss of intellectual property.
  • Potential disruption from another pandemic.
  • Currency fluctuations.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Clear list of actions to reduce carbon emissions to Net Zero by 2050.
  • Reviewed charge-out rates, product and solution prices, and amended sales contract terms to include RPI increases.
  • Undertaken salary benchmark reviews.
  • Secured long-term contracts for core software solutions.
  • Restructured the European business.
  • Closely monitored business development strategy.
  • Investment in core solutions and cloud-based applications.
  • Sufficient liquidity to manage delays in sales and cash flow.
  • Rigorous due diligence for potential acquisitions.
  • Investment in resources to enhance site resilience and defences.
  • Regular review of information security policies and procedures.
  • Maintaining good relationships with key partners.
  • Protecting intellectual property through patents and confidentiality agreements.
  • Successful facilitation of remote working.
  • Using spot and forward currency contracts to offset currency exposure.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier standards relating to regulatory requirements, Code of Business Conduct, information security arrangements, supply chain management and carbon emissions information.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting Requirements (SECR), UK Government Procurement Policy Note 06/21

Certifications: ISO 14001-2015, ISO 27001:2022 (UK operations)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • 1Streetworks
  • NG-9-1-1
  • 1Integrate v4.0
  • 1Data Gateway

Awards & Recognition

  • Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies by Geoawesomeness (three years running)