Climate Change Data

Flutter Entertainment plc

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

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Safer Gambling (Play Well)
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Work Better)
  • Community Engagement (Do More)
  • Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Aligned climate mitigation targets with the Paris Agreement and joined the UN’s “Race to Zero” campaign.

Social Achievements

  • Invested over £45 million in safer gambling initiatives in 2021.
  • Launched a global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy in 2021.
  • Invested £3.7 million in community initiatives in 2021.

Governance Achievements

  • Repurposed the Board Risk Committee to become the Risk and Sustainability Committee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Have 75% of active online customers globally using Play Well tools by 2030
  • Create teams representative of locations by 2030
  • Improve the lives of 10 million people by 2030
  • Transfer all energy tariffs to renewable energy by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Measure and report on pay performance, progression, and retention across different demographics (by end of 2023)
  • Have 40% of women in top leadership roles by 2026
  • Have over 50% of active online customers using Play Well tools by 2026
Short-term Goals:
  • Introduce tailored Play Well metrics linked to colleague remuneration (2022)
  • Measure the difference in sentiment across different demographics (by end of 2022)
  • Set science-based carbon targets (2022)
  • Develop and rollout a global e-waste policy (by end of 2023)

Environmental Challenges

  • No specific challenges explicitly mentioned.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:289,709 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:1,196 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:7,512 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:281,002 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:24% of total energy use (offices)
Carbon Intensity:37.65 tCO2e/£m revenue intensity

ESG Focus Areas

  • Safer gambling
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
  • Community Investment
  • Environmental Impact
  • Climate Change

Environmental Achievements

  • Transitioned all UK&I retail sites and 24% of our global office portfolio to renewable energy tariffs.
  • Made our first voluntary investment into carbon offset projects focused on renewable energy.
  • Improved data collection and reporting, enabling us to report against all applicable scope 3 categories and establish our SBTi reporting year.

Social Achievements

  • Launched employee engagement platform
  • Global roll out of volunteering leave programme (minimum 2 days)
  • Introduced global minimum standards for parental leave, further enhancing our offer to include at least 16 weeks of paid leave for the primary parent and four weeks of paid leave for the secondary parent.
  • Launched Global Advocacy Programme

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Policy Governance Forum at Group level to review Group level policies before being presented to Board and Board Committees.
  • Held four Safer Gambling Sub-Committee meetings to oversee the Play Well Strategy.
  • Held four Cyber Security Workshops to monitor cyber risks and mitigation.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • To develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce our impact on the environment and set out a path to zero by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • To have 75% of our active online customers using one or more of our Play Well tools by 31 December 2030
  • 40% of leadership roles below Board level are to be held by women by the end of 2026
Short-term Goals:
  • Over 50% of customers using one or more Play Well tools by end 2026

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenges with data capture during 2022 have impacted our ability to develop this further, as resources have been committed to establishing a baseline to better understand our current position, and to build knowledge and awareness within the Group.
  • Increased competition in the Australian market.
  • Regulatory changes and safer gambling initiatives being introduced by operators is leading to slower market growth in UK&I.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in senior resources to lead this work, with a new Group Head of Environmental and Sustainable Supply and Group Sustainability Reporting Manager, joining in Q4 2022.
  • Stepped up investment to drive a resilient performance with AMP volumes 1.8 times pre Covid-19 levels in Q4 (Australia).
  • Taking a more proactive, evidence-led approach in UK&I safer gambling.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Developed and further implemented our supplier risk framework

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Event interruptions or diminished attendance/coverage of sporting and other major events due to extreme weather events
  • Significant weather impacts on the ability for staff and customers to access our office and retail estates
Transition Risks
  • Existing and emerging regulations including shifting energy use could lead to increased operational costs
  • Significant public policy changes
  • Unsatisfactory customer or community perceptions of our contribution to the transition to a lower-carbon economy
  • Difficulty in accessing capital from financial institutions
Opportunities
  • Improved resource efficiency within office and retail networks
  • Major transition to low emission energy sources
  • Utilise in talent attraction
  • Greater operational resilience offers an opportunity to gain market share

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC, CDP

Third-party Assurance: EY (limited assurance on GHG data)

Awards & Recognition

  • GamCare Safer Gambling Standard Advanced Level 3 Award (Betfair, Paddy Power, Sky Betting & Gaming)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:487,220 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:100% (Scope 2, market-based)
Total Energy Consumption:49,706 MWh/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Responsible Gambling (Play Well)
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Work Better)
  • Community Investment (Do More)
  • Climate Change (Go Zero)

Environmental Achievements

  • Reached 100% renewable energy coverage in Scope 2 emissions.
  • Submitted 2035 net-zero target to SBTi and received approval.

Social Achievements

  • Improved the lives of 1.1 million people in 2023.
  • Increased women in leadership roles by 2.8% to 35.7%.

Governance Achievements

  • Established robust systems for measuring and embedding DE&I data.
  • Board oversight of the Positive Impact Plan through the Risk and Sustainability Committee and Safer Gambling Sub-Committee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2035.
  • Improve the lives of 10 million people by the end of 2030.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 45% by 2030 (from 2022 baseline).
  • 75% of customers using a Play Well tool by the end of 2030.
  • 40% of leadership roles held by women by the end of 2026.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 45% by 2030 (from 2022 baseline).

Environmental Challenges

  • Scope 3 emissions increased by ~50% due to increased expenditure and higher emission factors.
  • Achieving 75% Play Well tool usage by 2030.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in technology (Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, EcoVadis) to improve data collection and supplier engagement.
  • Increased investment in Play Well initiatives (£81m in 2023), focusing on innovation, testing, and improvement.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Global procurement and Supplier Risk and Performance Management (SRPM) policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, TCFD, SASB (working on integration)

Third-party Assurance: Third-party assurance provider for GHG data (details in Annual Report)

Awards & Recognition

  • Women in Gaming D&I Wellness Initiative Award
  • SBC’s Employer of the Year Award
  • EGR’s Award for Diversity & Inclusion Model of the Year
  • UK Corporate Engagement Award for Best Engagement of an Internal Audience in a CSR Programme
  • International Gaming Awards 2024 - Charitable Community Award