Climate Change Data

Cognita

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable Learning Environments
  • Nurturing Responsible Learners
  • Fair & Sustainable Workplaces
  • Impacting Global Education
  • Leading Responsibly

Environmental Achievements

  • 80% of lights in Spanish schools updated to high-efficiency LED fixtures; improved insulation and smart sensors installed; 17 buildings across seven schools have solar installations generating 739 kWp, saving €85,000 annually and reducing GHG footprint by 164,000 kg annually
  • 30% less organic waste (mostly food) in January 2023 compared to September 2022 at Hastings School

Social Achievements

  • Cognita schools supported over 500 unique causes, devoting over 1,600,000 hours to charitable work and raising over £400,000 for charities
  • Launched employee engagement surveys with key inclusion indicators across the group; conducted a review of reward and benefits policies from a DEI lens in Europe and the US

Governance Achievements

  • Established a formal ESG program with dedicated responsibilities; launched group-wide compliance policies such as Anti-Bribery and Corruption and Whistleblowing

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Expand Sustainability at School program across the network
  • Develop sustainability content for school curriculum
  • Expand partnership with The Sparkle Foundation
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water usage
  • Reduce GHG emissions
  • Launch Sustainability Action Framework
  • Rollout of Sustainability at School programme

Environmental Challenges

  • Diverse global community of schools with varying levels of sustainability maturity; managing GHG emissions and energy usage effectively while the group continues to expand
Mitigation Strategies
  • Decentralized approach to sustainability, adapting strategies to each school's context; partnership with Sustainability at School; annual global GHG emissions and water usage tracking; launching Sustainability Action Framework to provide practical guidance on implementing sustainability actions at the school level

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 7
  • 6
  • 13
  • 15
  • 4
  • 2
  • 3
  • 8
  • 10
  • 5

See Annex for details

Awards & Recognition

  • 50% of Cognita schools received awards and accreditations for their sustainability work