Climate Change Data

ista International GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2010)

Reporting Period: 2010

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:15,343 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:8,820,000 kWh/year (electricity) + 5,560,000 kWh/year (heating)
Water Consumption:25,300,000 m3/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Energy efficiency
  • Climate protection
  • Resource conservation
  • Employee development
  • Social responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy consumption in buildings by 15-25% annually through consumption-dependent billing
  • Issued 200,000 energy passes in Germany
  • Achieved CO2 savings of 84 kg per doprimo 3 radio net annually through consumption-dependent billing

Social Achievements

  • Implemented "People Survey ista" to measure employee engagement
  • Offered an average of 2.65 days of training per employee
  • Supported employees in financial difficulty through ista Unterstützungskasse e.V.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Council in 2009
  • Developed a Code of Conduct in 2010
  • Introduced a Supplier Code in 2010, signed by 80% of major suppliers by October 2011

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Extend systematic data collection and achieve GRI Application Level B by end of 2013
Short-term Goals:
  • Improve energy efficiency of processes and services by end of 2013
  • Determine important environmental aspects by June 2012
  • Develop a training concept on environmental subjects for employees by March 2012
  • Replace company vehicle fleet with more fuel-efficient models by October 2013

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing resource consumption
  • Reducing CO2 emissions
  • Improving energy efficiency of processes and services
  • Reducing paper consumption in billing
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing a group-wide environmental management system
  • Developing a CO2 compensation guideline
  • Switching to double-sided printing of bills in Germany
  • Exploring online billing options
  • Using recycled paper for billing in some countries

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 80% of major suppliers signed the Supplier Code by October 2011

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code based on UN Global Compact, OECD principles, and ILO core conventions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G3

Certifications: ISO 14001:2004 (Spain)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • doprimo 3 radio net
  • Web-based energy data management service (EDM)
  • Smoke detector with automatic maintenance function

Awards & Recognition

  • Top 50 most customer-focused German service providers (M2M institute)