Climate Change Data

Arcese Trasporti SpA

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:32,753 tCO2e/year (Scope 1)
Scope 1 Emissions:32,753 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2,274 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:265,841 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:7.3% (photovoltaic)
Total Energy Consumption:434,845 GJ/year
Waste Generated:2,463.3 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.851 tCO2eq/km (truck fleet)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance & Ethics
  • People
  • Environment
  • Quality and Innovation

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased LNG vehicles in fleet in line with Scope 1 emission improvement objectives
  • Switched to bio-LNG supplies, reducing tCO2eq by more than 99% compared to traditional LNG
  • Reduced total energy consumption by 5.1% compared to 2020
  • Reduced truck fleet fuel consumption by 5.5% compared to 2020
  • 50% of sites upgraded to LED lamps in 2021

Social Achievements

  • Launched ‘Birthday day off’ initiative
  • Improved inclusion of all employees through employee-driven communication and surveys
  • Deployed People Strategy, including new smart working policy and onboarding program
  • Implemented exit interview process
  • Increased training activity with 10,054 hours completed (68% increase from 2020)

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained high level of surveillance and updated Organization Management and Control Model
  • Improved network security
  • Developed Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Implemented cloud platform DocuSign for contract management, reducing paper consumption
  • Implemented a digital process for delivery documentation (POD and eCRM) in UK, Sweden, and Germany

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero emissions
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase intermodal share in production setup and open new intermodal connections
  • Increase collaboration with clients to customize more sustainable solutions
  • Finalize and share Sustainability parameters with suppliers
  • Develop internal policies to facilitate more sustainable commuting solutions for employees
  • Implement the Supplier Portal platform
Short-term Goals:
  • Implement the “Flexibility and Responsibility” policy
  • Extend the “plastic-free water dispenser” solution to other Italian offices
  • Complete the implementation of the CO2 emissions calculation tool
  • Implement environmental requirements into the assessment process for supplier selection
  • Implement new CO2 emission calculation tool

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Cyberattack on December 15, 2021
  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • Shortage of drivers
  • General increase in fuel costs
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed alternative sourcing strategies
  • Shut down all systems to prevent malware spreading after cyberattack; rebuilt core IT infrastructure in less than 48 hours
  • Implemented MFA, advanced MDR Cybersecurity solution, and multi-tier architecture to prevent future cyberattacks
  • Implemented smart working modality for white-collar workers
  • Improved packaging procedures, handling methods, and cargo stowage criteria to reduce damage events

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Auditing of the most important carriers, turnover related

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Qualification process for suppliers
  • DocuSign platform for contract management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services
  • Development of intermodal transport solutions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Intermodal transport solutions
  • Bio-LNG fuel

Awards & Recognition

  • EcoVadis Gold Medal

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:32,107 tCO2eq
Scope 1 Emissions:32,107 tCO2eq
Scope 2 Emissions:2,379.13 tCO2eq
Scope 3 Emissions:262,722.12 tCO2eq
Renewable Energy Share:6.7%
Total Energy Consumption:430,098.79 GJ
Water Consumption:4511 ML
Waste Generated:2,481.04 tons
Carbon Intensity:0.857 tCO2eq/km (2022)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Integrity
  • People
  • Environment
  • Quality and Innovation

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy consumption by 1.09% compared to 2021
  • Reduced truck fleet fuel consumption by 4.49% compared to 2021
  • Increased share of LNG-powered vehicles in the fleet
  • 99.9% of non-hazardous waste sent to recycling

Social Achievements

  • Launched the first Arcese Academy, training 9 participants for LTL operations
  • Reduced employee injuries by 36.8% compared to 2021
  • Implemented a new smart working policy
  • Launched "Arcese for women in Ukraine" fundraising project

Governance Achievements

  • Improved EcoVadis rating to Gold Medal, ranking in the top 2% of companies in its sector
  • 100% of governance members received e-training on anti-corruption
  • No incidents of corruption reported in the last three years
  • No legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour recorded

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase intermodal share in the production set-up
  • Implement and test new sustainable fuels
  • Increase the share of Arcese sites with “plastic-free water dispenser” solution
  • Implement the Supplier Portal platform
Short-term Goals:
  • Finalize the new CO2 emissions calculation tool
  • Implement Green Router for FTL and LTL transport activities
  • Finalize HR department organization to support the People Strategy
  • Implement Supplier Code of Conduct

Environmental Challenges

  • Automotive industry slowdown due to electronic chip shortage
  • Intermodal network infrastructure issues reducing capacity
  • Lack of drivers from subcontractors due to the war in Ukraine
  • Energy crisis increasing cost of alternative fuels
  • Lack of customer willingness to invest in premium fuels
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementation of a Vendor Lifecycle Management (VLM) platform
  • Development of a new CO2 emissions calculation tool
  • Implementation of Green Router for emission monitoring
  • Introduction of Hybrid vehicles in the car fleet
  • Testing of BEV vehicles and HVO fuel agreements

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Auditing of the most important carriers, turnover related

Responsible Procurement
  • Compliance with Arcese Code of Ethics and applicable laws
  • Development of a Supplier Code of Conduct (to be shared in 2023)
  • Qualification process for suppliers
  • Use of Enterprise Content Management software (ARXivar)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • EcoVadis Gold Medal

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:29.142 tCO2eq/year (Scope 1)
Scope 1 Emissions:29.142 tCO2eq/year
Scope 2 Emissions:3.338 tCO2eq/year
Scope 3 Emissions:292.900 tCO2eq/year
Renewable Energy Share:5% of total energy use
Total Energy Consumption:400.180 GJ/year
Waste Generated:2.188 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.840 tCO2eq/km (truck fleet)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Consistent reduction in employee injuries
  • Investment in alternative fuels, electric mobility, and long-haul intermodal transport
  • Switch to Bio-LNG supplies
  • Start of HVO supply
  • Progressive upload to LED warehouse lighting
  • Photovoltaic system in main branches installed

Social Achievements

  • Launched global Diversity and Inclusion task force
  • Introduced People Academy, a digital learning platform
  • Extended Global Employee Survey at global level

Governance Achievements

  • Implementation of an automatic system response when the SOC (Security Operation Centre) identifies a possible threat
  • Implementation of supplier code of conduct
  • All application/software moved to cloud solution
  • Updated procedure and instruction about Whistleblowing

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutrality by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • Decarbonization strategy
  • Increase intermodal production share up to 3%
Short-term Goals:
  • Corporate Carbon Footprint in 2024
  • Implement by Q4 WAVE 2 of VLM Project
  • Increase waste sorting disposal at the branches with environmental certification
  • Proceed with the implementation of water dispenser at least on additional three branches

Environmental Challenges

  • Escalating costs alongside declining rates and volumes in the logistics industry due to global geopolitical landscape
  • Supply chain disruptions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Defined Strategic Sustainability Roadmap
  • Investment in alternative fuels, electric mobility and long-haul intermodal transport
  • Vendor Lifecycle Management (VLM) platform for partners
  • Global Employee Survey for feedback and action
  • Development of alternative sourcing strategies (implied)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Audits on site are carried out as well. Transport Purchasing department is responsible for auditing the most important carriers.

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of Conduct for Business Partners
  • Supplier assessment on sustainability issues
  • VLM (Vendor Lifecycle Management) platform

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products (implied)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, TAPA

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Various SDGs mentioned throughout the report

Initiatives aligned with various UN SDGs, as detailed in the report.

Awards & Recognition

  • EcoVadis Gold Medal