ERM International Group Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016, 2018, 2021, 2022-04 to 2023-03, 2023, 2024)
Reporting Period: 2016
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced emissions through the use of Internal Floating Roofs (IFRs) in new tanks
Social Achievements
- Commitment to sourcing 50% of approximately 800 jobs created during expansion activities locally
Governance Achievements
- Open and transparent public participation process, including public meetings and online resources
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Concerns regarding potential cumulative impacts of a blast or fire, air pollution, and water contamination
- Concerns about the adequacy of the public participation process
- Concerns about the use of seawater for tank washing
Mitigation Strategies
- Implementation of a comprehensive Environmental Management Programme (EMP)
- Addressing concerns raised by stakeholders through a Comments and Responses Report
- Utilizing seawater for hydrostatic testing only, prior to chemical storage, and adhering to permit conditions for discharge
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: NEMA
Reporting Period: 2018
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Global warming exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, leading to increased climate-related risks such as sea level rise, biodiversity loss, extreme temperatures, food shortages, and health issues.
Mitigation Strategies
- Rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure, and industrial systems; deep emissions reductions in all sectors; a wide portfolio of mitigation options; significant upscaling of investments in mitigation options; decarbonization of energy supply; greater mitigation efforts on the demand side; switching from fossil fuels to electricity in end-use sectors; comprehensive emission reductions in the coming decade; considerable shifts in investment patterns; carbon dioxide removal (CDR) at scale before mid-century; additional reductions in CO2 emissions beyond those needed for a 2°C scenario.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Sea level rise
- Extreme temperatures
- Arctic melting
- Food shortages
- Droughts
- Increased poverty
- Health issues
- Heavy precipitation events
- Floods
- Impacts on biodiversity
- Changes in ocean temperatures, acidity, and oxygen levels
- Heat and vector-borne diseases
- Reduced cereal crop yield
- Water scarcity and stress
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
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 risk
- Diversity, Equity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I)
- Business resilience
- ESG and sustainable finance
- Health, safety & well-being
- Client satisfaction
- Contributing to society & local communities
Environmental Achievements
- New public commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2025
- 183 renewable energy projects undertaken during FY21, representing 58 percent increase on prior year
- First TCFD disclosure published
Social Achievements
- Increased focus on Diversity, Equity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) engagement across ERM
- Launched Standing Together, a $200,000 COVID-19 Recovery Fund
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Net-zero emissions by 2025
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 Standards - core option, UN Global Compact, TCFD
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:39,142 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:1,004 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:25 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:38,113 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:8,854 MWh/year
Carbon Intensity:5.4 tCO2e/FTE in FY23
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
- Social challenges
- People
- Digital innovation
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Increased sales supporting the low-carbon economy transition by 34% from the previous year.
- On track to meet Science Based Targets aligned to 1.5 degrees.
- Remediated 279+ hectares of land to beneficial use.
- Installed over 160 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity.
Social Achievements
- Launched Sustainable Connections, a podcast connecting ambition to action.
- Maintained an attrition rate below industry benchmark.
- Achieved net engagement score above industry average.
- Offered inclusive leadership training to 2,000 leaders.
Governance Achievements
- Implemented formal Board oversight of sustainability and ESG targets.
- Developed methodology for integrating ESG criteria into the Executive Committee and Partner performance management system.
- Implemented updated approach to client and project selection.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net zero emissions by 2025.
Medium-term Goals:
- 40% of total revenue from projects supporting the low-carbon economy transition.
- Remain on track to deliver SBTi targets (Scopes 1, 2 and 3).
- Implement a roadmap for nature-positive action.
- 100% of ERM’s offset projects have demonstrated livelihoods benefits.
Short-term Goals:
- Increase sales supporting the low-carbon economy transition by 20% over FY23.
- Remain on track to meet SBTI targets.
- Finalize and implement ERM’s updated decarbonization, nature, social and supplier engagement programs.
Environmental Challenges
- Scope 3 emission reductions remain the biggest challenge.
- Supply chain challenges.
- Growing challenges like scoring discrepancies from different ratings agencies.
Mitigation Strategies
- Finalized a complete review of Scope 3 emissions.
- Launching a supply chain engagement strategy.
- Developed a robust plan to address residual emissions (using RECs and high-quality carbon credits).
- Updated enterprise risk management system to align more fully with the COSO framework.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
- Sustainable Procurement Policy
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Water scarcity and drought
Transition Risks
- Regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards
Certifications: ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
Third-party Assurance: LQRA
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- All SDGs
Contributions through client work, operations, and collaborations.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- emissions.AI
- ESG Fusion
- Connected Safety
- Climate Impact Platform
- Net Zero Compass
- Assess
- Libryo
- Dolphyn Hydrogen
Awards & Recognition
- Gold level recognition from the Learning and Performance Institute’s Learning Awards
- Two Business Achievement Awards from Environmental Business Journal
- Top 10 performer in Reporting Matters from WBCSD
- Leader in Digital Environmental Health & Safety Technology Implementation from Verdantix
- Highly commended awards for the ESG Innovation Award and the Net Zero Accelerator Award from Environment Analyst
- Number one position in the Sustainability Services Top 10 report from HFS Research
- Technical Consultant - Specialist award at the IJInvestor Awards
- Stronger Together award at the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce Awards
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
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
- Waste Reduction
- Supply Chain Sustainability
- Biodiversity
- Circular Economy
- Social Equity
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net zero emissions by 2050 (mentioned for some companies)
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- High costs of green innovation
- Capital intensity of new production
- Dependency on carbon-based feedstock
- Geopolitical instability impacting energy costs and supply chain stability
- Supply chain disruptions
- Shortages and high prices of raw materials
- Labor shortages
- Negative reputational impacts due to harmful chemicals
- Biodiversity loss
Mitigation Strategies
- Supplier diversification
- Investing in R&D for green chemistry and low-carbon technologies
- Transitioning to a circular economy
- Implementing nature-based solutions (NbS)
- Improving supply chain transparency and traceability
- Setting ESG standards for suppliers
- Investing in renewable energy
- Developing sustainable products
- Phasing out controversial products
- Improving process efficiency
- Waste-to-chemicals technologies
- Design for circularity
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Setting ESG standards for suppliers
- Improving supply chain transparency and traceability
- Due diligence practices
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events impacting supply chains
Transition Risks
- Regulatory changes
- Market shifts towards sustainable products
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
- Growth of the green product market
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Green chemicals
- Bioplastics
- Sustainable adhesives
- Bio-based raw materials
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2024
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Energy Transition
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Meeting massive energy demand growth in Asia while drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Developing viable pathways for energy transition technologies' value chains due to intersecting technical, commercial, and policy challenges.
- Absence of widespread climate policies and sufficiently high carbon prices to incentivize CCS and hydrogen market development before 2030.
Mitigation Strategies
- Policy support to drive clean energy investment and solutions for accelerated decarbonization.
- Governments providing policy clarity and support to drive market development.
- Financial incentives and revenue mechanisms (though more substantial ones are needed).
- International cooperation on energy transition technologies, including cross-border agreements.
- Collaborative approaches between government, civil society, and industry stakeholders.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 7
- 13