Climate Change Data

PageGroup plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021, 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30, 2024-01 to 2024-06)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:5287 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:2023 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:3264 tCO2e/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced carbon emissions by 18% compared to 2019 (5,287 tonnes CO2e)
  • Offset 100% of reported CO2 emissions
  • 81% reduction in paper usage in the UK (2018-2020)
  • 77% reduction in paper consumption in Brazil (EcoPage initiative)

Social Achievements

  • 68,000+ people placed into decent work through PageGroup placements
  • 54,000+ people accessed social impact programmes
  • Launched Hidden Talent initiative to reduce barriers for people with disabilities
  • Supported Joblinge in Germany, coaching over 1,000 young adults
  • Various community investment initiatives globally (e.g., charity runs, donations)

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Committee
  • Submitted application to the UN Global Compact
  • Achieved ISO 27001 accreditation for email

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Positively change over 1 million lives in the ten years to 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Become carbon net-zero by 2026
  • Increase gender diversity in senior management to 50/50 by 2030
  • Establish a meaningful global sustainability business by 2026
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase transparency of environmental impact by reporting industry-appropriate scope 3 carbon emissions data
  • Analyse business against climate-related scenarios and prepare for TCFD reporting and science-based targets

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting social impact initiatives and business travel
  • Need to increase transparency of environmental impact and reporting
Mitigation Strategies
  • Transitioned coaching and mock interviews to virtual sessions
  • Increased GHG reporting from 2021, including business travel
  • Engaging with CDP and preparing for TCFD reporting

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Ethical trading with suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Severe weather events

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol Corporate Reporting Standard, UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 27001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 5: Gender equality
  • SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
  • SDG 13: Climate action

Focus on SDGs where PageGroup can have the biggest impact through its business activities.

Awards & Recognition

  • The Times Top 50 for Women 2020
  • FT Diversity Leaders 2021

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:8,396 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:52 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2,756 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:5,590 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:53%
Total Energy Consumption:14,718 MWh/year
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:1.12 tonnes of CO2e per employee

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Gender Equality
  • Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Reduced Inequalities
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Social Impact

Environmental Achievements

  • Converted 57 offices to renewable energy, bringing the total to 68 (53% of offices) powered by renewables.
  • Reduced scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 22% year-on-year.
  • Reduced total scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 17% year-on-year (from 10,131 tCO2e to 8,396 tCO2e).
  • Offset 100% of reported emissions.

Social Achievements

  • Positively impacted 114,000 lives through social impact programs.
  • Placed 101,000 individuals into roles.
  • Donated £197,000 in corporate donations and employees donated a further £193,000.
  • Partnered with various charities to support disadvantaged groups.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Committee.
  • Linked 5% of CEO and CFO bonuses to sustainability targets.
  • Linked debt facility to sustainability targets.
  • Achieved ISO 27001 accreditation for information security.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Positively change over one million lives by 2030.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Become Carbon Net Zero with the ambition of becoming carbon positive by 2026.
  • Increase gender diversity within senior management to 50/50 by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Continue to engage with suppliers and customers on reducing supply chain carbon emissions.
  • Increase the transparency of our environmental impact by reporting industry-appropriate scope 3 carbon emissions data.

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing supply chain carbon emissions.
  • Transitioning entire workforces to a greener economy.
  • Addressing inequalities exacerbated by Covid-19.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Engaging with suppliers and customers on emissions reduction.
  • Partnering with clients to support workforce transition to green economy.
  • Investing in initiatives targeting social disadvantage.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Severe weather events
Transition Risks
  • Workforce transition to green economy
Opportunities
  • Recruitment of sustainability professionals

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 5 (Gender Equality)
  • Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
  • Goal 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)

Initiatives contribute to these goals through various programs and partnerships.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • FT Diversity Leaders 2021 Top 100

Reporting Period: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:64,518 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:1,034 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:1,500 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:61,984 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:63%
Total Energy Consumption:32,347 MWh/year
Water Consumption:77,550 m3/year
Waste Generated:303 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Social Impact
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 61% of offices powered by renewable energy
  • Scope 1 & 2 emissions decreased by 15%
  • Achieved a B CDP score for the second year running

Social Achievements

  • 133,575 lives positively changed
  • 45% female representation in leadership roles (2% increase)
  • Launched several social impact initiatives (Hidden Talent, Empowering Talent), partnering with various charities

Governance Achievements

  • Established a meaningful global sustainability business with 78% y-o-y growth in net fees
  • Submitted science-based targets to achieve Net Zero across the full value chain by 2050
  • Implemented EcoVadis supplier platform for ESG risk and compliance management

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 95% reduction in absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 2050
  • 90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 emissions by 2050
  • Net Zero across full value chain by 2050
Short-term Goals:
  • 60% reduction in absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 2030
  • 25% reduction in absolute Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and business travel by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Increases in business travel and commuting offsetting emission reductions
  • Need to further reduce Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and business travel
Mitigation Strategies
  • Updated global guidance on necessary business travel and permitted modes of travel
  • Launched a global Commuting Survey to understand employee commuting habits and develop a strategy to support low-carbon commuting
  • Collaboration with suppliers to reduce emissions from products and services

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 45% of key suppliers reviewed annually using EcoVadis

Responsible Procurement
  • Implementation of EcoVadis supplier platform

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UNGC, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: ERM Certification and Verification Services Limited

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 12
  • 13
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17

PageGroup's activities contribute to these SDGs through core business and sustainability initiatives.

Reporting Period: 2024-01 to 2024-06

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:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Changing lives through placements and social impact programs
  • Increasing the proportion of women in leadership roles
  • Decreasing Scope 1 & 2 emissions
  • Increasing net fees from sustainability business

Environmental Achievements

  • Decreased Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 15% vs 2022 (as of 2023)
  • Science Based Targets initiative approved near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets, including verification of our net-zero science-based target by 2050

Social Achievements

  • Changed 134,000 lives in 2023 through placements and social impact programs
  • Increased the proportion of women in leadership roles to 45%
  • Changed over 60,000 lives in the year to date (H1 2024) and increased the number of people accessing our social impact programmes

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenging market conditions across all regions with softening in activity levels, particularly in new jobs registered and number of interviews undertaken
  • Low conversion rate of interviews to accepted offers due to subdued candidate and client confidence
  • Permanent recruitment impacted more than temporary due to client preference for flexible options and candidate reluctance to change jobs
  • Tougher trading conditions in 2024 leading to decreased conversion rate
Mitigation Strategies
  • Reduced headcount throughout last year
  • Intention to broadly hold fee earners at existing levels to capitalize on future opportunities
  • Continuous review of cost base
  • Investments in innovation and technology (Customer Connect, Page Insights, AI and automation tools)

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: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed