Ascom Holding AG
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:65,325,679 kg CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:78 tons CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:2,273 tons CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:62,974 tons CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:100% in Gothenburg (Sweden)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environment
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Set a goal to strive to become carbon-neutral by the end of 2040.
- Achieved 100% use of renewable energy sources in Gothenburg (Sweden).
Social Achievements
- Launched a new talent platform to increase transparency and feedback.
- Completed 6,000 courses in Ascom Academy, averaging almost 5 courses per employee.
- Increased focus on employee engagement, training, and talent development.
Governance Achievements
- Ranked number 25 out of 171 listed Swiss companies on the zRating corporate governance survey.
- Implemented an information security management system (ISMS) with a global approach and ISO/IEC 27001 certification.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Strive to become carbon-neutral by the end of 2040.
Medium-term Goals:
- Achieve a top-tier ESG rating by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
- Increase the ratio of women in management positions to 25% by the end of 2023.
- Fill 18% of technical positions with female employees by the end of 2024.
Environmental Challenges
- Continued shortage of components.
- Geopolitical uncertainties and volatile market environment.
- Substantial increases in material, energy, and logistics costs.
- Inflationary cost increases.
Mitigation Strategies
- Launched several strategic and operational initiatives to drive transformation.
- Enhanced operating performance in the second half of 2022.
- Harmonization of software suites Digistat and Unite, resulting in the launch of the Ascom Healthcare Platform.
- Acquisition of Ofelia software solution.
- Improved go-to-market approach and development of a dedicated partner ecosystem.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Sustainability addendum in contracts with first-tier suppliers.
- Ascom Supplier Code of Conduct.
- Requirement for ISO 14001 or similar certification for Class 1 and Class 2 suppliers (93% of materials).
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 20000-1
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3
- SDG 4
- SDG 5
- SDG 8
- SDG 9
- SDG 10
- SDG 12
- SDG 13
Ascom's actions contribute to these goals through initiatives related to health and well-being, education, gender equality, economic growth, infrastructure, inequality reduction, responsible consumption and production, and climate action.
Awards & Recognition
- Klimabewusstes Unternehmen 2022 (Climate Conscious Company 2022)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:4801 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:988 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:466 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:3346 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:30% of Ascom-owned or rented buildings
ESG Focus Areas
- Carbon neutrality
- Strong ESG rating
- Employee engagement
- Environmental impact reduction
- Supply chain sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- Set a new baseline for calculating CO2 footprint (Scope 1 and 2) in 2023.
- Invested in emission-neutral cloud solutions and more energy-efficient facilities.
- Defined an ambitious roadmap to further reduce carbon footprint.
Social Achievements
- Measurable improvement in employee satisfaction.
- Improved EcoVadis rating to 71 points (from 68 in 2022).
- Employee turnover rate reduced to 8.4% (from 15.8% in 2022).
- Increased employee engagement survey participation rate to 74% (from 69% in 2021) and engagement score to 64% (from 55% in 2021).
Governance Achievements
- Good rankings in independent corporate governance surveys in 2023.
- Improved EcoVadis rating to 71 points (from 68 in 2022).
- Consistently rated among the top third of Swiss listed companies in the zRating Study 2023.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
Medium-term Goals:
- Achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
Short-term Goals:
- Increase remote support to 87% by 2024 and over 90% by 2026.
Environmental Challenges
- Most emissions generated through transport and mobility (75% from product transport and employee business travel).
- Data gaps in GHG accounting, particularly in Scope 3 emissions.
- Need to improve data quality and expand the scope of emissions reporting.
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed a new data collection and calculation process for GHG emissions.
- Centralized and combined transportation and flight systems to measure CO2 emissions in the supply chain.
- Aligned processes to increase remote service offers and reduce material consumption in product repairs.
- Implemented a 3-year replacement plan for IT equipment to migrate to more energy-efficient infrastructure.
- Planning to move from air transport to maritime transport where applicable.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Two specific environmental audits conducted in 2023, plus traditional audits of EMS suppliers. Expanded audit plan for 2024.
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Sustainability addendum in contracts with first-tier suppliers
- Requirement for ISO 14001 or similar certification for Class 1 and 2 suppliers (93% of materials).
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
- Migration to cloud services for energy efficiency improvements
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (Universal Standards 2021, General Disclosures 2021, and the 2016, 2018 and 2020 versions)
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 13485, MDR 2017/745, ISO 14001 (at select sites), ISO/IEC 27001 (at select sites)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 12
- 13
Ascom's actions related to these SDGs are described in the report.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Energy-efficient products
- Cloud-based solutions
Awards & Recognition
- Newsweek Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 (Ascom US)