JLT Mobile Computers AB (publ)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental responsibility
- Social sustainability
- Economic sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- All JLT’s freight transports are climate compensated as of 2020.
Social Achievements
- Internal guidelines to ensure that personnel training remains a key priority.
- Developing a policy for annual contributions to charity, selected by staff.
Governance Achievements
- Applies the Swedish Corporate Governance Code (except for not having a remuneration committee).
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Gain additional insight into environmental, social, and economic impact and establish measurements to reduce overall impact.
Environmental Challenges
- COVID-19 pandemic with lockdowns, travel restrictions, and working from home impacting operations.
- Reduced ability to prospect and meet customers due to travel and meeting restrictions.
- Supply disruptions due to the pandemic.
Mitigation Strategies
- Implemented proactive measures to ensure stability (supplier management, inventory control).
- Cost savings through reprioritization of projects, reduced working hours, and staff reductions.
- Increased online communication, including hosting a webinar.
- Close collaboration with partners to secure delivery capacity.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: BFNAR 2012:1
Third-party Assurance: KPMG AB
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Development of a new Android-based vehicle-mount computer.
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental responsibility
- Social sustainability
- Economic sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- All JLT’s freight transport has been climate neutral since 2020.
- High quality and durability of JLT’s products minimizes maintenance requirements and reduces total waste.
Social Achievements
- Established JLT Software Solutions AB to drive investment in software development and expand service offerings.
- Acquired French sales partner ID Work, establishing JLT France to improve service and pursue growth in the French market.
- Internal guidelines to ensure that personnel training remains a key priority.
- Respect for different cultures and a common set of values are essential factors for successful cooperation.
Governance Achievements
- Applies the Swedish Corporate Governance Code (except for not having a remuneration committee).
- Eight Board meetings held during the year, with fixed agenda items for monitoring key business aspects.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Maintain an operating margin of 10% over a business cycle and keep net debt below 50% of consolidated equity after deductions for intangible assets.
Medium-term Goals:
- Build up a complementary software business and establish a strong software development team over the next few years.
Short-term Goals:
- Roll out first software products from JLT Software in 2022.
Environmental Challenges
- Global component shortage generated higher procurement costs and negatively affected gross margin.
- COVID-19 pandemic caused closed borders, delivery disruptions, and home working.
- Uncertainty in global component supply.
Mitigation Strategies
- Increased component stock and certain product manufacturing adjustments to limit the impact of the component shortage on customer deliveries.
- Increased product prices to compensate for higher component costs.
- Proactive work in management of safety stocks and continuous efforts to find alternative suppliers to limit the impact on deliveries.
- Investments in safety stocks of critical components to secure delivery capacity.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Continuous efforts to find alternative suppliers
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Swedish Annual Accounts Act, BFNAR 2012:1 Annual accounts and consolidated financial statements (K3)
Third-party Assurance: KPMG AB
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- JLT6012A Android-based vehicle-mounted computer
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental responsibility
- Social sustainability
- Economic sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- All JLT’s freight transport has been climate neutral since 2020.
Social Achievements
- Increased market activities, participating in three major warehouse and logistics fairs.
- Established wholly owned subsidiary JLT France.
Governance Achievements
- JLT applies the Swedish Corporate Governance Code.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- In 2023, we will focus on understanding where we are now, with the goal of establishing measurements and a matrix that we can use to evaluate, monitor, and reduce our overall impact in the future.
- In 2023, we plan to investigate other areas in which we may be able to reduce or compensate for our emissions.
Environmental Challenges
- Global component shortage leading to increased costs and affecting margins.
- Higher proportion of strategic volume deals with lower margins.
Mitigation Strategies
- Increased component stocks.
- Adapted product design.
- Redesigned products to work around component shortages.
- Investment in safety stocks of critical components (SEK 19.4 million).
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- JLT Insights™ software
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Social sustainability
- Environmental sustainability
- Economic sustainability
- Corporate governance
Environmental Achievements
- All JLT’s freight transport has been climate neutral since 2020.
Social Achievements
- Continued positive development of French subsidiary with 22% growth.
- Acquisition of a minority stake in Australian partner, Control Synergy Pty Ltd.
- Centralized management function for more effective control and better resource use.
- Acquired the property in Växjö, enabling future development based on operational needs and eventual cost reduction.
- Developing a policy for annual contributions to charity, selected by staff.
Governance Achievements
- JLT applies the Swedish Corporate Governance Code.
- Board of Directors comprises a broad representation of ownership, with just over 33 percent of all shares represented on the Board.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve long-term growth and profitability targets.
Medium-term Goals:
- Maintain an operating margin of 10% over a business cycle and to keep net debt below 50% of consolidated equity after deductions for intangible assets.
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce inventories gradually.
Environmental Challenges
- Declining demand in the warehouse and logistics segment.
- High inventories due to proactive component purchases during a previous shortage.
- Bankruptcy of a major US transportation company, resulting in approximately MSEK 15 in lost sales.
Mitigation Strategies
- Measures taken to reduce the cost base in the second half of the year to adapt to lower revenues.
- Actively working to gradually reduce inventory levels.
- Expanding into several geographies and industrial sectors to compensate for weak macroeconomic environment.
- Related service agreements from the bankrupt customer recognized as profit.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- JLT6012A (Android computer)
- JLT Insights (cloud service)