Climate Change Data

Crawford & Company

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2017, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2017

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Risk Management

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Global Third Party Risk Management Policy to identify, measure, monitor, and report third-party supplier risk.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Risks associated with using third parties, including disruptions, delays, denigration of transaction processing, customer service, IT & physical security, and data privacy.
  • Managing risks associated with complex third-party relationships, including foreign-based third parties and subcontractors.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Phased implementation of the TPRM Policy.
  • Risk rating framework (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3) to determine due diligence, documentation, monitoring, and off-boarding processes.
  • Due diligence on all potential third parties before contracting.
  • Oversight and performance monitoring of Tier 1 and Tier 2 third parties.
  • Periodic risk reassessments for Tier 1 and Tier 2 third parties.
  • Procedures for off-boarding third-party suppliers.
  • Succession plans for Tier 1 third parties providing critical services.
  • Annual policy review and risk assessment.
  • Policy exception process.
  • Training and awareness programs for personnel.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Competitive pricing
  • Contracts addressing relevant risks
  • Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
  • Employee Well-being
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Responsibility
  • Governance
  • Compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • Developed a new soil management policy called Zero to Landfill in the UK to promote sustainable soil management.
  • Developed sustainability approach with objectives to measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, consume resources responsibly, be a good steward of nature, and collaborate with partners to achieve a nature positive position.

Social Achievements

  • Continued to offer employee assistance programs and free access to the mental wellbeing platform Headspace.
  • Offered managers training and tools to destigmatize mental health struggles of employees.
  • Introduced the ABILITY! employee resource group for individuals with disabilities and their allies.
  • Conducted employee Pulse surveys with a 75% response rate, showing favorable scores on empowerment and customer-centricity.
  • Offered Manager Acceleration Program (MAP) and Emerging Leaders Program.
  • Supported various community projects through Global Day of Service and Crawford Cares.
  • Broadspire Charity Golf Tournament donated over $200,000 to Kids' Chance and SOS Children's Villages.

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained 45% representation of women and minorities on its eleven-member board.
  • Achieved close to 100% completion of annual global compliance training across the entire global workforce.
  • Implemented global information security policies and procedures to protect data.
  • Published Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Conflict of Interest Disclosure.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Expand workforce and management development offerings.
  • Spread diversity, equity and inclusion efforts globally.
  • Weave ESG into the fabric of the organization.

Environmental Challenges

  • Addressing materiality, compliance and stakeholder expectations in sustainability.
  • Reducing carbon footprint.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Identified a carbon reporting software to assist with data capture, carbon benchmarking and sustainability targets.
  • Emphasizing technology-based solutions, decreasing real estate space, monitoring impact on fleet usage and minimizing work commute by promoting agile working programs.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Procuring goods and services in ethical, sustainable and socially responsible ways that reduce the environmental footprint of our operations and supply chain

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • NU PropertyCasualty360 Luminaries 2022
  • Insurance Business 5-Star Diversity, Equity & Inclusion