Climate Change Data

CommScope, LLC

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2017, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2017

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate responsibility
  • Environmental impacts (energy, waste, materials, natural resources, transportation)
  • Community engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced environmental impacts associated with energy, waste, materials, natural resources and transportation (details in Corporate Responsibility Report on anixter.com)

Social Achievements

  • Over 100 Anixter employees volunteered with Habitat for Humanity on 16 projects.
  • Anixter Cares program combines philanthropic work with employee volunteerism.
  • Supported hurricane relief and recovery efforts by providing food, shelter, financial assistance, and distributing supplies.

Governance Achievements

  • Ted Dosch, CFO, honored as public company CFO of the Year® by Financial Executives International.
  • Bill Galvin promoted to President and COO, later CEO.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Grow faster than end markets while improving gross margin.
  • Distribution network optimization.
  • Develop e-commerce and digital marketing capabilities.

Environmental Challenges

  • Industry-wide challenges included lower levels of capital investment in North America and gross margin pressure due to slow recovery in industrial markets.
  • Impact of e-commerce on the industrial distribution industry.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Service-oriented business model with extensive e-business capabilities (online purchasing, custom system integration, inventory management systems like Anixter Trakr™).
  • Distribution network optimization initiative to better serve customers, improve efficiency, and lower costs.
  • Evolving service model to transact with customers however they choose.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Close relationships with key suppliers emphasizing joint product planning, inventory management, technical support, advertising, and marketing.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Ted Dosch, CFO of the Year®

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:6,942,728 tCO2e/year (Scope 1, 2, and 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:42,381 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:88,655 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:6,811,692 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:12% of purchased electricity
Total Energy Consumption:354,020 MWh/year
Water Consumption:552,841 m3/year
Waste Generated:28,951 tons/year (operational)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Social Responsibility
  • Environmental Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • 37% reduction in market-based Scope 1+2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 2019 base year
  • 33.7% reduction in water withdrawal in 2023 compared to 2019 base year
  • 76.4% of nonhazardous waste and e-waste diverted from landfills in 2023

Social Achievements

  • ~780,000 in monetary and non-monetary resources donated globally to causes such as disaster relief and support for disadvantaged communities
  • Five-star ranking on Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 list and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing 2024 list
  • Launched HeliARC™ fiber-optic cable solution, promoting universal broadband connectivity

Governance Achievements

  • AA rating in the MSCI ESG Rating assessment
  • ISS “Prime” status awarded for environmental and social performance
  • “Low Risk” rating in Yahoo Finance’s sustainability scorecard

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Develop and initiate supplier engagement strategy to reduce scope 3 emissions in our supply chain
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by at least 2% by year-end 2024
  • Achieve a 2% increase in waste recycled/reused/eliminated over 2023 volumes

Environmental Challenges

  • Reduced production levels impacting waste recycling and water usage goals
  • Increased fiber-optic cable production contributing to waste
  • Supply chain disruptions due to sanctions affecting raw material imports
Mitigation Strategies
  • Optimized global manufacturing and distribution footprint
  • Expanded GHG engagement strategy to support suppliers’ efforts to improve their GHG management performance
  • Developed innovative product designs and manufacturing processes to reduce waste

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 189 audits/assessments in 2023

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Supplier Quality Manual
  • Sustainability requirements in contracts

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Water scarcity
Transition Risks
  • Climate legislation and disclosure requirements
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, AA1000AS

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: JLL EMEA Sustainability Consulting

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • HeliARC™ fiber-optic cable
  • SVScore™ for outdoor wireless antennas
  • imVision® automated infrastructure management solution

Awards & Recognition

  • Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies
  • Innovators Award from Cabling Installation & Maintenance
  • EcoVadis Gold CSR rating
  • Forbes’ America’s Best Employers by State List