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)