Climate Change Data

OCS Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:100% (target by 2030)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Social Mobility
  • Environment
  • Health & Safety

Environmental Achievements

  • Overall reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
  • Reduced fuel consumption by 3% despite business net growth of 12.5%
  • Purchased goods and services - own use and goods purchased for resale: 4.2% (tCO2e) reduction in 2022
  • Achieved Toitū net carbonzero certification for the third year

Social Achievements

  • EOY 2022 team member retention rates of 58.3% (NZ) and 51.4% (AU)
  • ANZ Executive Leadership team is 50% female/50% male
  • Awarded 464 Instant Stars through the OCS Stars scheme
  • Midcity Group won OCS ANZ Business Unit of the Year 2022

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained accreditation of ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO 45001
  • Continued accreditation to HACCP in Australia
  • Continued accreditation to Approved Arrangement - Biosecurity (Perth Airport)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Scope 1, 2 & 3 – Net zero by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • Scope 1 & 2 - 30% reduction by 2025
  • 100% Renewable Energy (AU, NZ already 100%) by 2025
  • Scope 3 - 7% reduction in economic intensity by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Scope 1 & 2 – 70% absolute reduction by 2030 (from 2020 base year)
  • 100% Renewable energy by 2030
  • Scope 3 – 56% reduction in economic intensity by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic, global uncertainty, labour constraints
  • Severe weather events impacting businesses and communities
  • Constraints around supply and fit-for-purpose BEVs
  • Lack of availability of green energy (carbon neutral power)
  • Intensifying global labour shortage and low team member retention rates
Mitigation Strategies
  • Sound sustainability framework
  • Investment in Microsoft Power BI for data visibility
  • Detailed fleet analysis to determine suitability of BEVs
  • Toolbox Talks to educate drivers on efficient driving techniques
  • Ongoing education for administration and support team members on energy efficiency
  • Engagement with suppliers to provide better data and encourage lower carbon footprint
  • Protocols for separate measures for OCS-generated waste and customer waste onsite
  • Employee assistance programmes (PACE in Australia & OCP in Aotearoa New Zealand)
  • Monthly wellbeing newsletters, regular wellbeing checks, and ‘R U ok’ initiatives

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • OCS ANZ Supplier Sustainability Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Weather events
  • Water restrictions
Transition Risks
  • Carbon pricing
  • Changing customer demands
  • Shifting to lower-emission vehicles
Opportunities
  • Transitioning the vehicle fleet to BEVs
  • Shipping more concentrated cleaning chemicals
  • Food waste recycling
  • Reducing single-use plastics
  • Moving to more energy-efficient buildings and equipment

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Toitū Envirocare, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Climate Leaders Coalition, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001, HACCP (Australia), Approved Arrangement - Biosecurity (Perth Airport), Toitū net carbonzero

Awards & Recognition

  • Shortlisted for 2022 WHS Foundation Awards