Climate Change Data

The Kantar Group Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2012, 2014, 2020, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2012

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability
  • Resource Efficiency
  • Social Responsibility
  • Ethical Consumption

Social Achievements

  • Developed a brand philosophy for a new product in the Russian market focusing on integrity and honesty, capturing the zeitgeist of the emerging middle class.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Slowing growth in emerging markets due to various factors including resource constraints, internal barriers, and dependence on global export markets.
  • Declining consumption in richer markets.
  • Uncertainty in economic projections for emerging economies.
  • Challenges in anticipating the timing of technology adoption.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Advocating for granular analysis of emerging markets and opportunities.
  • Focusing on multiple trends combining to create durable growth platforms.
  • Utilizing S-curve analysis to track technology adoption and timing investment.
  • Using the Pressure GaugeSM tool to assess the likelihood of disruption in a category or sector.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Fair Trade sourcing (mentioned in the context of Cadbury's)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Growth in low-energy lighting based on organic LEDs

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Low-energy lighting based on organic LEDs

Awards & Recognition

  • WPP Atticus Awards Grand Prix Winner (2012)

Reporting Period: 2014

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

  • Sustainability
  • Resource scarcity
  • Social values
  • Wellbeing
  • Circular Economy

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Resource scarcity
  • Shifting social values
  • Ubiquitous technology
  • Climate change
  • Water scarcity
  • Energy scarcity
  • Population growth
  • Food security challenges
Mitigation Strategies
  • Redesigning business models
  • Improving resource efficiency and neutrality
  • Creating high-trust workplaces
  • Shifting from "creating wants" to "fulfilling needs"
  • Engaging with initiatives like the Inclusive Capitalism Taskforce, Sustainable Economy Project, B Team, and "We Mean Business" coalition
  • Adopting circular economy principles
  • Developing open innovation models
  • Focusing on intrinsic values over extrinsic values
  • Improving connection between business parts and stakeholders

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Shifting regulatory landscape
  • Market changes
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

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: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Racial equality
  • Sustainability
  • Diversity

Social Achievements

  • Increased focus on racial justice and sustainability

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Demand crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Shifting consumer behavior
  • Growing concerns about racial equality
  • Increased pressure on businesses to support diversity, sustainability, and community
Mitigation Strategies
  • Elevating insights, foresight, and intelligence into mission control
  • Reprioritizing brand portfolios
  • Reexamining brand promises and value propositions
  • Committing to disruptive innovation
  • Redefining category success
  • Investing in omnichannel strategies
  • Implementing customer management solutions
  • Remaking organizations and skill sets to fit a virtual world

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Bridging the gap between consumers’ values and actions in a way that positively impacts climate change.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Design innovative data and AI-led solutions to inspire insights and help marketers bridge the gap between consumers’ values and actions in a way that positively impacts climate change.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities