Climate Change Data

Implenia Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions (specific figures not available in report, but a 15% reduction target is set for 2025)
  • Increased use of wood in construction (50,000 cubic meters annually in Switzerland alone, with plans to increase further)
  • Use of at least 50% recycled concrete in own development projects

Social Achievements

  • Implemented a Group-wide change management program to support employees through change processes
  • Improved safety figures (53 accidents per 1,000 full-time positions, best ever result)
  • Increased proportion of women in the company to 14.1% (from 13.5% in 2019)

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Committee in 2019
  • Implemented Value Assurance process for project evaluation
  • Annual binding shareholder vote on maximum compensation for Board of Directors and IEC

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero CO2 emissions by 2050
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce group-wide CO2 emissions by 15% by 2025
  • At least 75% of materials and services purchased from sustainably assessed suppliers by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting revenue and operations
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Necessary acceleration in strategy implementation resulting in negative one-time effects (write-downs, re-evaluations, restructuring)
  • Legacy projects requiring write-downs and re-evaluations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented comprehensive measures to protect employees (on construction sites and in offices)
  • Accelerated strategy execution and focused on core competencies
  • Portfolio adjustments, restructuring, and rightsizing of businesses and functions
  • Divestments and ramp-downs of non-strategic and non-profitable areas
  • Externalization of asset-heavy activities
  • Optimized cash management
  • Implemented Value Assurance approach for project selection

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Around 40% of suppliers assessed against sustainability criteria

Responsible Procurement
  • Minimum sustainability standards for all suppliers; higher-level requirements to differentiate partners

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001

Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Composite wood ceiling (patent pending)
  • Sustainable real estate products

Awards & Recognition

  • IR Magazine Award for "BEST ANNUAL REPORT (SMALL CAP)"

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable Development & Construction
  • Sustainable Supply Chain
  • Green Construction Sites
  • CO2 Reduction
  • Environmental Protection
  • Circular Economy
  • Sustainability in our DNA
  • Committed Employees
  • Implenia without borders
  • Ethical Governance
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Digital & Integrated Processes

Environmental Achievements

  • Careful treatment of concrete scrubbing slurry saved around four million litres of fresh water in the Albvorland Tunnel project, resulting in around 20% less water used in concrete production.
  • 98.8% of construction waste was recycled on a coastal highway project in Norway.
  • 600 trees planted through the recycling of used computers.
  • Testing of chitosan (from crab shells) and DissOil (from cork) for sustainable water and oil absorption on construction sites.
  • Recycling of old bridge beams for reuse in a new bridge in Sandvika, Norway.

Social Achievements

  • Low accident rates achieved through a strong safety culture and leadership commitment.
  • Implementation of digitalised safety inspections on the Düdingenplus project.
  • Accident-free night work for six years on a noise abatement walls project in Germany.
  • Use of simplified safety data sheets to improve chemical handling safety on the Métro Lyon project.
  • Use of personal experience videos to promote safety awareness on the CERN project.
  • Daily focus on safety through tours, discussions, and reporting on the E16 project in Norway.

Governance Achievements

  • Integration of ESG criteria into business and investment decisions.
  • Transparent sustainability criteria for supplier assessment (aiming for 75% coverage by 2025).

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Group-wide CO2 emissions by 15% by 2025.
  • 75% of materials and services purchased from sustainably assessed suppliers by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Time pressure leading to shortcuts and increased risk of accidents.
  • Complacency and routine leading to safety hazards.
  • Proper assessment of all suppliers down to individual trades remains a challenge.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Emphasis on safety as a leadership issue, with zero-tolerance for irresponsible behavior.
  • Implementation of safety rules, including the “stop” rule, and regular training.
  • Promoting a culture of cooperation and trust to address challenges proactively.
  • Systematic assessment of suppliers against transparent sustainability criteria.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Around 40% of suppliers assessed.

Responsible Procurement
  • Transparent sustainability criteria for supplier assessment.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Composite timber ceiling for the “Pi” project in Zug.

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:50,672 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:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 footprint from 62,981 tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2020 to 50,672 tonnes in 2022 (10.5% reduction after adjusting for revenue)
  • Generated more than 1.3 gigawatt hours of green electricity through photovoltaic systems (20% increase from previous year)
  • Implemented significant improvements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in over 40 development projects based on SIA energy efficiency path
  • Reduced CO2 emissions by two-thirds at the new safety tunnel for the Crapteig road tunnel (CH) by using fibre-reinforced concrete

Social Achievements

  • Implenia Connect headquarters received Platinum WELL certification
  • Steady reduction in accident rate for many years; 43 accidents per thousand full-time jobs in 2022

Governance Achievements

  • Sustainability Report compiled in line with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards
  • Received top ESG ratings from Sustainalytics (Industry Top Rated), MSCI (AAA), and EcoVadis (Gold status)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Not disclosed
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: GRI

Certifications: WELL Platinum (Implenia Connect headquarters), EcoVadis Gold, Advanced Circular Globe Label (Real Estate Products Business Unit)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed