W.A.G payment solutions plc
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:2667 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 1 Emissions:1316 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:1351 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:4,546,185 tCO2e/year (2019 data)
Total Energy Consumption:6,979,760 kWh/year
Carbon Intensity:6.10 tonnes CO2e/refuelling point (petrol stations, location-based), 34.52 tonnes CO2e/thousand sqm (offices, location-based)
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate change
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Employee engagement
- Supply chain sustainability
- Responsible procurement
- Human rights
- Anti-corruption
- Data protection
- Community investment
Environmental Achievements
- Set a target to reduce emissions from own operations by 50% by 2030 (Scope 1 and Scope 2)
- Initiated a climate-risk assessment
- Began renewable-energy purchasing and investments
- Continued expansion of alternative and e-mobility solution offering
Social Achievements
- Refreshed and published policies to support DEI and human rights
- Improved customers’ wellbeing (connecting truck drivers via Road Lords app)
- Made roads safer (helping enforce regulations)
- Promoted diversity, equity and inclusion
Governance Achievements
- Formalised a new ESG strategy
- Established a sustainability function
- Strengthened ESG governance
- Expanded the scope of ESG performance metrics publicly reported
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Achieve 40% female representation in leadership roles by 2025
- Reach top 25% in employee engagement score in EU Tech companies by 2025
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce emissions from own operations by 50% by 2030 (Scope 1 and Scope 2)
Environmental Challenges
- Supply chain disruptions
- Potential shortage of drivers
- Regulatory measures (e.g., retail fuel price caps)
- Geopolitical uncertainty (e.g., war in Ukraine)
- Energy supply shortages
Mitigation Strategies
- Diversifying energy-supply partnerships
- Cost-saving measures
- Actions to stimulate revenue growth
- Promoting customer loyalty
- Compliance with sanctions and suspension of services in Russia
- Providing fuelling for humanitarian convoys
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Due diligence checks on suppliers
- Engagement with suppliers on climate, compliance, and human rights
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events
- Flooding
- Droughts
Transition Risks
- Rapid shift in regulation and policy
- Higher price of fossil fuels
- Inability to keep pace with regulatory changes
Opportunities
- Incorporate energy transition into business model
- Successful electrification of commercial road transport
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015
Third-party Assurance: KPMG Česká republika, s.r.o.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- EV mode in Sygic navigation app
- Telematics solution for mixed fleets (including e-trucks)
- eFleet Management offering
Awards & Recognition
- Sygic recognized for contribution to sustainable mobility by Emerging Europe
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:4353 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:2907 tonnes CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:1978 tonnes CO2e (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:5124571 tonnes CO2e
ESG Focus Areas
- climate action
- customer success and wellbeing
- community impact
- responsible business
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced direct emissions (Scope 1 & 2, market-based) by 11% compared to baseline year 2019
- Installed solar panels almost doubling on-site renewable energy generation capacity
- 0.5% reduction in GHG emissions per tkm across Eurowag’s customer fleet compared to baseline year 2019
- 780 active alternatively fuelled commercial vehicles using Eurowag solutions (121% increase)
Social Achievements
- 69% of customers surveyed agreed Eurowag supported their business success
- 74% of customers surveyed agreed Eurowag supported their wellbeing and safety
- 79% of eligible employees participated in the Philanthropy & You programme
- 35% women in leadership roles
- Launched Eurowag Women’s Network
Governance Achievements
- Published new Speak Up (Whistleblowing) Policy and launched an Integrity Line
- 75% of employees completed human rights training
- Improved CDP Climate Change score from C to B
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net zero emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
- 80,000 active alternatively fuelled commercial vehicles using Eurowag products and services by 2030
- 20% carbon intensity reduction per tkm by 2030 (baseline year 2019)
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce GHG emissions from own operations by 50% by 2030 (baseline year 2019)
- Achieve top 25% employee engagement score by 2025
- 40% women in leadership roles by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Challenging macroeconomic pressures impacting the CRT industry (reduced freight demand, less kilometers driven, high inflation and interest rates)
- Insufficient fuel at energy payments network due to sanctions and Middle East unrest
- Balancing product disruption in Central Europe due to Russian oil ban
- Non-compliance with EETS Charger SLAs
- Cyber attacks
- Talent retention and attraction
- Climate change and energy transition
- Extreme weather events
- Regulatory changes
- Customer defaults
- Processes execution risk due to acquisitions
- Liquidity risk due to high debt and toll price hikes
Mitigation Strategies
- Diversification of products, services, and geographies
- Centralised procurement, continuous monitoring, scenario analysis, and diversification of energy types
- 24/7 helpdesk and technical support, performance monitoring, incident management, and recovery procedures
- Continuous improvement of cyber security standards, following ISO 27001
- Talent pool nurturing, retention plans, succession plans, and DEI initiatives
- Investment in alternative fuels, electrification, and digital solutions, formal sustainability strategy and net zero plan, engagement with OEMs, and business continuity plans
- Initial credit evaluation, continuous credit monitoring, receivables ageing analysis, credit insurance, collateral measures, and factoring facilities
- Post-merger integration processes, consulting firms, processes design department, internal controls framework, and operational model transformation
- Refinancing project, modification of loan terms, and improved payment terms with customers and suppliers
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Codes of Conduct for employees and suppliers
- Climate neutral shipping services
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events impacting workplace access, business operations, and asset usability
- Droughts and flooding impacting supply and asset operability
Transition Risks
- Rapid shift in regulation and policy, higher fossil fuel prices, inability to keep pace with regulatory changes, talent retention challenges
- Disjointed policies across Europe, slow transition to low-carbon solutions
Opportunities
- Increased revenue from alternative fuel offerings and eMobility solutions
- Increased reputational gain and market share from leading the energy transition
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Alternative fuel offerings, eMobility solutions, route optimization, driver behavior tools
Awards & Recognition
- Diggit Gold Award (i.triglav mobile app)