BTS Group AB
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:7,003 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:1,746 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:7,003 tCO2e
Carbon Intensity:7.6 tCO2e per employee
ESG Focus Areas
- High business ethics
- Equal and developing workplace
- Positive climate impact
- Social responsibility
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced air travel for employees
- More efficient energy usage (CO2 per m2) through reduced data storage on own servers
- Decreased environmental impact through waste sorting
- Lower paper consumption
- Donation of $10,000 to Rainforest Trust protecting 20 square kilometers of rainforest and absorbing 737,500 tons of CO2
Social Achievements
- 89% of employees reported enjoying working at the company (Employee Survey)
- 20% of employees took a career step to the next level
- 10,440 hours invested in virtual, personal health support via TaskHuman
- 22,922 hours allocated for consultant training and development
- 3,488 leaders in schools, colleges, and universities coached through BTS Spark’s programs
Governance Achievements
- Implementation of a whistleblower policy and reporting function
- One incident of violation against rules reported and resolved successfully
- All employees to undergo virtual training on bribery and corruption in the first half of 2024
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Achieve a score of at least 50 out of 100 in the EcoVadis scorecard in 2024
Environmental Challenges
- Flights as transport to internal and external meetings
- Quality deficiencies with suppliers of software systems
- Flights as transport to geographical locations where clients wish to conduct physical programs
- Physical meetings require rented computers
- Energy-intensive data storage for digital programs
- Continued usage of training materials in paper format
- Potential human rights violations among suppliers
Mitigation Strategies
- Virtual meetings rather than physical, as much as possible
- Only hire certified suppliers of software with high security services
- Strive to increase the proportion of virtual meetings over physical ones, as far as possible
- Use global providers of cloud services with better conditions for more energy-efficient data storage
- Avoid materials in paper format in favor of digital material
- Focus on other factors where the company has greater possibilities to make an impact regarding supplier human rights
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Hire certified suppliers of software with high security services
- Work began in 2023 to develop a BTS Code of Business Conduct for suppliers
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Reduced air travel
- More efficient energy usage
- Offering digital learning platforms to reduce travel needs for clients
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN's Agenda 2030, Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG)
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Digital learning platforms