Climate Change Data

Arabian Contracting Services Co.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Digital Transformation
  • Women's Empowerment
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Social Achievements

  • Strengthened women's leadership roles through training and promotion.
  • Invested in employee skills development and a supportive work environment.
  • Sponsored 32 CSR campaigns.

Governance Achievements

  • Successful IPO campaign.
  • Established a joint venture in Egypt.
  • Implemented a governance system aligned with Capital Market Authority regulations.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Maintain leading position in the Middle East outdoor advertising market.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase digitalization of screens to 80%.

Environmental Challenges

  • Skill gap between private sector needs and Saudi graduates.
  • Competition from existing and new competitors in the outdoor advertising market.
  • Potential damage to signboards from extreme weather conditions.
  • Dependence of the Saudi economy on the oil sector.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in data-driven solutions and digital transformation to maintain market leadership.
  • Strategic partnerships for geographic expansion.
  • Risk assessment and mitigation strategies (internal audit and compliance department).
  • Advance planning to resist recessionary economic cycles.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Sandstorms, lightning, and other extreme weather conditions.

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Energy Consumption:5276.9 kwh/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental protection
  • Social responsibility
  • Effective governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced total energy consumption by 11% in 2022 (compared to 2021), achieving a 24% reduction since 2020. Increased the use of LEDs in displays, consuming 15-25% less energy than comparable options.
  • 66% digitalization of advertising faces, significantly reducing paper usage.

Social Achievements

  • Developed and approved a Social Responsibility policy.
  • Launched numerous CSR campaigns throughout the year (detailed list provided in the report).
  • Increased headcount by 18% year-over-year between 2021 and 2022.
  • More than 8500 educational courses available for employees.

Governance Achievements

  • Established an Investor Relations Department, participating in four national and international conferences in 2022 and meeting with over 200 investors.
  • Increased foreign investor ownership from 0.6% to 5.2% in one year.
  • Implemented a Whistleblowing mechanism.
  • Approved governance system in line with Capital Market Authority (CMA) regulations.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Digitize 80% of advertising faces by the end of 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Skill gap between private sector needs and Saudi graduates.
  • Kingdom's dependence on oil sector impacting economic growth.
  • Competition from existing and new competitors in the Saudi market, including other advertising media.
  • Potential for damage to signboards from extreme weather conditions or accidents.
  • Emergence of new advertising technologies and media.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focus on maintaining market leadership and increasing market share.
  • Enhancing operational efficiency and service quality through technology.
  • Strategic partnerships for geographic expansion and access to global expertise.
  • Proper prior planning to establish resistance to economic recession.
  • Internal risk assessment and mitigation strategies (details not fully specified).

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Sandstorms
  • Lightning
  • Extreme weather conditions

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Digital billboards