E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-03 to 2021-02, 2022-03 to 2023-02)
Reporting Period: 2020-03 to 2021-02
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:365 mtCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:50.2%
Total Energy Consumption:4.5 million kWh (16,396 GJ)
Water Consumption:15,414 m3
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Footprint of Operations
- Data Privacy and Freedom of Expression
- Data Security
- Recruiting and Managing a Global, Diverse and Skilled Workforce
- Intellectual Property Protection and Competitive Behavior
- Managing Systemic Risks from Technology Disruptions
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced data center environmental impacts by implementing new methodologies for identifying underutilized data clusters, increasing service capacity without expanding into new data center systems.
- San Jose, California, office is 100% carbon neutral due to energy efficiency measures, Renewable Energy Credits, and verified emissions reduction credits.
Social Achievements
- Launched a global engagement survey showing positive trends in responses.
- Established the Field Leadership Council (FLC) to improve key company processes and initiatives.
- Launched a Women’s Forum in India to promote inclusive initiatives and support professional development.
- Supported various community initiatives including virtual holiday food drives and donations to charities globally.
Governance Achievements
- Implemented an updated comprehensive Code of Ethics.
- Maintained compliance with all applicable government laws, rules, and regulations.
- No data breaches occurred in FY21.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Establish a baseline year of emissions data when returning to a more consistent in-office environment.
Environmental Challenges
- Data limitations for energy usage information from some offices due to pandemic-related closures.
- Lack of data on AWS and Azure cloud service utilization.
- Need to improve diverse representation across the organization.
Mitigation Strategies
- Developing processes to reliably and consistently track energy usage at office spaces.
- Enhanced communications with data center providers to gain better transparency into energy use and impacts.
- Building relationships with building owners to better track metrics and incorporate data needs into leases.
- Planning to build upon Valuing Diversity Training and Women’s Forum to improve diversity.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: SASB
Certifications: ISO 27001
Reporting Period: 2022-03 to 2023-02
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Modern Slavery
- Human Rights
- Ethical Sourcing
- ESG Governance
Social Achievements
- Established a robust and comprehensive evaluation process for all new suppliers and vendors for compliance with ethical practices, human rights and fair labor practices.
- Implemented a Supplier Code explicitly prohibiting child labor, forced or slave labor.
- Conducts annual Code of Conduct training and certification for all employees.
- Requires suppliers to communicate the Supplier Code tenets to their employees.
Governance Achievements
- Established a board committee to oversee ESG-related topics.
- Created an ESG Steering Committee to lead ESG efforts and engage with stakeholders.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Identifying and addressing modern slavery risks in supply chains.
Mitigation Strategies
- Robust supplier evaluation process including annual or biannual attestation.
- Supplier Code of Conduct.
- Supplier agreements with legal terms and conditions.
- Periodic audits of high-risk suppliers.
- Corrective action plans and supplier relationship termination for non-compliance.
- Continuous monitoring of suppliers.
- Annual Code of Conduct training for employees.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Periodic basis for high-risk suppliers
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Supplier agreements with legal terms and conditions
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018