Climate Change Data

TenCate Grass Group B.V.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:101,716 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 1 Emissions:44,842 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:56,874 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:308,837 MWh/year
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:11,113.42 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.000081 tCO2e/EUR (market-based)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Circularity
  • Climate Change
  • Microplastics
  • Water Management
  • Employee Well-being
  • Supply Chain Sustainability
  • Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reached 88% waste diversion rate across all manufacturing plants (9.808 metric tonnes)
  • Launched Pure PT/Pivot™ non-fill turf, significantly reducing transport emissions during installation and disposal
  • Launched Pure EP zero-water hockey turf
  • Dubai yarn manufacturing plant achieved 96% landfill diversion rate and Gold Certification by UL Solutions

Social Achievements

  • Conducted first global employee engagement survey (GEES) with 77% participation and 49 eNPS
  • Extended innovation partnership with PSV Eindhoven
  • Extended partnership with Johan Cruyff Foundation to support provision of sports surfaces globally

Governance Achievements

  • Completed double materiality assessment (DMA) in preparation for CSRD compliance
  • Implemented Assent ESG screening platform for supplier evaluation

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 100% circularity
  • Formalized transition plan for decarbonization
Medium-term Goals:
  • Full rollout of Pure EP zero-water hockey turf
  • Increase the number of key suppliers in scope for ESG screening to approximately 300
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve minimum 90% waste diversion rate at all 11 manufacturing sites by end of 2024
  • Develop specific, time-bound targets for enhancing circular product design elements

Environmental Challenges

  • Recycling complex, multi-polymer legacy products
  • Market maturity and supply chain for recycled resins
  • Managing ESG across a global group with diverse operations
  • Data collection for CSRD compliance
  • Ensuring supply chain sustainability
Mitigation Strategies
  • Formed recycling partnerships in Europe and the US
  • Investing in R&D for single-polymer products (OneDNA technology)
  • Implementing a new ESG consolidation and reporting tool
  • Dual- or triple-sourcing to minimize supply chain disruptions
  • ESG screening of suppliers using Assent platform

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Assent ESG screening platform
  • ESG considerations in procurement decisions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Policies and laws related to carbon emissions taxes and Environmental Product Declarations
Opportunities
  • Increase the use of renewable energy
  • Develop non-filled synthetic turf technologies
  • Develop recyclable synthetic turf
  • Develop innovative products such as water-free hockey turf

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, ESRS

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, UL 2799A, ISCC PLUS, SMETA

Third-party Assurance: UL Solutions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Pure PT/Pivot™ non-fill turf
  • Pure EP zero-water hockey turf
  • OneDNA single-polymer turf systems
  • EcoCept shock-pad

Awards & Recognition

  • Taqdeer Award (4-stars)