Climate Change Data

TomTom NV

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:51% of electricity from renewable sources
Waste Generated:Recycled waste: 799 tons in 2020 (WEEE, battery, and packaging)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Road safety
  • Equality
  • Social impact
  • Environmental impact
  • Ethical business

Environmental Achievements

  • Completed BREEAM certification of headquarters with a GOOD ranking.
  • Purchased electricity from national wind farms for 51% of employee presence.
  • Compensated 122% of natural gas emissions through investment in CO2-negative projects.
  • Reduced average waste output by 31% compared to the prior year.

Social Achievements

  • Created a dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility team.
  • Developed a global Diversity and Inclusion strategy with four focus areas: Hiring, Growth and development, Culture, and Accountability.
  • Provided one million Maps APIs credits to Medical411 for COVID-19 symptom tracking.
  • Partnered with Vagmi Foundation in India to create a location mapping and tracking site for food delivery.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented various policies and procedures around responsible business operations, including a Code of Conduct, Labor Principles, Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement, Open Ears Procedure, and Supplier Code.
  • Monitored and assessed corporate governance structure for compliance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve UN SDG targets (4.4, 5.5, 11.6)
Short-term Goals:
  • Fully implement tooling to monitor water usage, energy usage, and carbon emissions in 16 office locations.
  • Report all utilities consumption in office locations with more than 20 FTEs (92% of global workforce).
  • Increase Green Building Certifications to cover facilities hosting 52% of TomTom’s workforce.

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global economy and mobility patterns.
  • Maintaining gender equality in a highly technical workforce.
  • Reducing environmental impact of office operations and supply chain.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented activity-based working strategy to offer employees flexibility and reduce congestion.
  • Developed a global Diversity and Inclusion strategy with specific targets and initiatives.
  • Implemented measures to reduce carbon footprint in offices, including renewable energy sourcing and emissions compensation.
  • Implemented recycling programs and waste reduction initiatives.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: No independent supplier audits conducted in 2020 due to low-risk findings.

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code based on RBA Code of Conduct; major suppliers required to comply.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Reducing emissions from driving through improved route planning and traffic information.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 4 (Quality education)
  • SDG 5 (Gender equality)
  • SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities)

Targets set for these SDGs and steps outlined to translate targets to TomTom’s operations.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • TomTom ADAS Map, TomTom RoadCheck, TomTom Hazard Warnings