Climate Change Data

The Act 1 Group, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced combined scope 1 and 2 emissions by 52% from 2019 baseline after offsets
  • Reduced scope 2 emissions by 59% from 2019 baseline
  • Reduced scope 3 emissions (business travel) by 56% from 2019 baseline
  • Reduced water usage by 10%
  • Achieved 52 MT CO2e in carbon offsetting

Social Achievements

  • 1000+ volunteer hours logged
  • Released a well-being newsletter focusing on career and personal growth
  • Launched "Building Our Community" program to incentivize employee volunteering
  • Silver Sponsor of the 2023 ESDP EU Supplier Diversity Conference & Awards

Governance Achievements

  • Established physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard data
  • Implemented data security measures to prevent data loss or unauthorized access
  • 100% of employees received anti-corruption policy and procedure training
  • Suppliers required to communicate Code of Conduct to their next-tier suppliers

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce combined emissions by 40% by 2025 or earlier
  • Reduce business travel emissions by 40% by 2025 or earlier
  • Achieve an overall net emission reduction of 50% by 2025 or earlier

Environmental Challenges

  • Minimizing organizational air travel, auto travel, and electricity consumption
  • Capturing energy consumption outside of head office locations
  • Finalizing process for tracking parental leave data
  • Evaluating the best approach to evaluate upstream suppliers' sustainability efforts
Mitigation Strategies
  • Invested in a carbon offset program
  • Embraced hybrid and virtual workspaces
  • Migrated server infrastructure to a cloud service provider using 100% renewable energy
  • Developed a materiality assessment process with stakeholder feedback

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct requiring alignment with ILO Declaration, UN Global Compact, and other principles

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UN Global Compact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Quality Education
  • Gender Equality
  • Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Reduced Inequalities

The ActOne Group's core values and initiatives contribute to these SDGs.

Awards & Recognition

  • 2023 Top providers of total workforce solutions (HRO Today)
  • 2023 Quality of Service (HRO Today)
  • 2023 SIA 40 Under 40 Honoree (SIA)