Climate Change Data

Johnson Service Group PLC

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:72,235 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:55,283 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:5,927 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:11,025 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:1,726,915 m3/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:266.2 tCO2e per £m revenue

ESG Focus Areas

  • Our Family (People)
  • Our World (Environment)
  • Our Integrity (Governance)
  • Our Communities (Social)

Environmental Achievements

  • Successful pilot project at Shaftesbury site achieving significant water recycling (up to 80% reuse)
  • Produced first carbon emission baseline: 72,235 tCO2e
  • Introduced electric cars into company fleet

Social Achievements

  • Re-launched The Academy training initiative
  • Launched first group-wide engagement survey with high scores (83% Workwear, 83% Hotel Linen, 79% Hotel, Restaurant and Catering)
  • Raised over £73,000 for community investment and provided £5,000 in-kind donations
  • 98.5 hours of staff volunteering

Governance Achievements

  • Revised Code of Conduct
  • Started work on developing a Supplier Framework, piloted with Tier 1 suppliers
  • Appointed a female non-executive director to the Group Board, increasing female representation to one third.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Create fully circular and sustainable core products
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce emissions intensity by 40%
  • Reduce water consumption intensity by 25%
  • Reduce waste to landfill by 75%
  • Transition company cars to electric
  • Eliminate single-use plastic
  • Achieve 25% female representation at senior management level
Short-term Goals:
  • Complete waste data baseline
  • Improve Scope 3 emissions data
  • Develop decarbonisation plans for energy and water
  • Launch Johnsons Diversity Survey
  • Launch refreshed Code of Conduct
  • Develop Supplier Framework to 75% of Tier 1 suppliers
  • Develop coordinated approach to charity partnerships
  • Develop strategic volunteering policy

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing direct emissions from gas (currently reliant on natural gas for industrial boilers)
  • Completing baseline on waste data
  • Improving completeness of Scope 3 emissions data
  • Developing decarbonisation plans for energy and water consumption
  • Developing a refreshed approach to fostering a diverse workplace and inclusive culture
  • Developing and launching Supplier Framework to 75% of Tier 1 suppliers
  • Developing a more coordinated approach to charity partnerships
  • Developing a strategic volunteering policy and programme
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing a specific asset register to identify priorities for reducing emissions intensity
  • Exploring opportunities to switch to greener electricity sources and on-site renewable power generation
  • Redefining company car policy to include more electric options
  • Launching Johnsons Diversity Survey
  • Launching refreshed Code of Conduct and related training
  • Providing tools for sites to develop charity partnerships
  • Developing a strategic volunteering policy and programme

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Tier 1 suppliers to be audited

Responsible Procurement
  • Membership of Better Cotton Initiative
  • Development of Supplier Sustainability framework and compliance programme

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (2021) core option, SASB (informed reporting), TCFD (referenced in Annual Report)

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 3, 8, 12, 13

The report details how initiatives contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:94,458 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:72,050 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:8,132 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:14,366 tCO2e
Total Energy Consumption:409,192,135 kWh
Water Consumption:2,196,058 m3
Waste Generated:3,916 tons
Carbon Intensity:256.92 tCO2e per £m revenue; 0.311 tCO2e per tonne processed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Our Family
  • Our World
  • Our Integrity
  • Our Communities

Environmental Achievements

  • 19% and 24% reduction in carbon emission intensity rates (against revenue and weight processed respectively) compared to 2021 baseline rates
  • 10% reduction in water usage intensity rates compared to 2021 baseline rates
  • Determined first group-wide waste baseline

Social Achievements

  • Successful completion of first Employee Diversity Monitoring Survey
  • Published refreshed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Policy
  • Refreshed Employee Code of Conduct
  • £80,000 total social value from JSG charitable giving and community activities
  • Delivered 129 volunteering hours

Governance Achievements

  • 76% of “High-Risk” Tier 1 suppliers audited
  • Developed a new Supplier Framework and Guiding Principles
  • Published Sustainable Purchasing Policy

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions intensity by 40% by 2030
  • Reduce water consumption intensity by 25% by 2030
  • Reduce waste to landfill by 75% by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption intensity by 2% compared to 2022 performance
  • Reduce waste to landfill by 5% based on 2022 baseline
  • Reduce plastics sent to landfill by 5% compared to 2022 baseline
  • Formalise volunteering policy
  • 500 employee volunteering hours to be completed during paid time
  • Increase total amount to be donated (direct financial donations) to good causes to £120,000
  • Full roll out of the new JSG Local Communities Initiative

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenging and uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions
  • High inflationary pressures on cost base, particularly energy
  • Attracting new employees
  • High energy costs
  • Customer behaviour remains difficult to predict
  • Inflationary pressures continue to persist
Mitigation Strategies
  • Proactive management of the business to adapt to changing conditions and capitalize on growth opportunities
  • Price increases implemented to offset cost increases
  • Strategic review of current procedures in certain areas, improved onboarding process
  • Fixing gas and electricity prices (hedging 75% of anticipated diesel requirement)
  • Resilient business model
  • Securing and implementing price increases across customer base
  • Additional volume secured to better utilize labor resource and improve processing efficiency

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 76% of high-risk Tier 1 suppliers audited

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of conduct
  • Supplier sustainability requirements
  • Sustainable Purchasing Policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Unpredictable weather patterns
  • Intense storms
  • Flash flooding
Transition Risks
  • Increases in the cost of energy
  • Potential introduction of associated levies or taxation
  • Failure to appropriately demonstrate commitment to net zero carbon emissions

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Flex Collection

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:116,522 tCO2e/year (Scope 1+2)
Scope 1 Emissions:89,609 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:9,409 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:17,504 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:510,524,332 kWh/year
Water Consumption:2,296,679 m3/year
Carbon Intensity:0.373 tCO2e/tonne processed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Water Stewardship
  • Waste Management
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Ethical Sourcing
  • Community Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • 7% reduction in carbon intensity compared to 2022
  • 6% reduction in water intensity compared to 2022
  • Reported full Scope 3 emissions baseline for the first time
  • 56% of cotton purchases were Better Cotton Sourced
  • Recycling of end-of-life textiles from Hotel Linen and Workwear
  • Transitioned to 100% renewable electricity at RoI sites and nearly 70% at Corsham site
  • Improved energy efficiency of boiler systems at several sites
  • Trials of HVO fuel and electric vehicles at multiple sites

Social Achievements

  • Increased employee engagement score to 82
  • Over 5,000 employees completed nearly 28,000 health and safety courses
  • Increased volunteering hours from 129 in 2022 to over 1,600 in 2023
  • Launched the Local Communities Initiative, donating £180,000 to charities
  • Introduced new wellbeing initiatives across various sites (e.g., mental health policies, menopause policy, paid domestic violence leave)

Governance Achievements

  • Launched a new Supplier Sustainability framework and audited 73% of high-risk suppliers
  • Developed a new Employee Code of Conduct training package
  • Achieved a B- in Climate Change Disclosure and a C in Water Disclosure in the Annual CDP submission

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Fully sustainable core products as preferred offerings
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions intensity by 40%
  • Reduce water consumption intensity by 25%
  • Reduce waste to landfill by 75%
  • Eliminate single-use plastics
  • Increase percentage of sustainable content in products
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions intensity
  • Reduce water consumption intensity
  • Reduce single-use plastics purchased
  • Embedding sustainability into job roles
  • Develop ED&I action plans

Environmental Challenges

  • Data accuracy challenges in sustainability reporting
  • Higher costs associated with decarbonisation efforts (HVO fuel, renewable electricity)
  • Engaging suppliers on responsibly sourced products
  • Irregularities and inconsistencies in waste data collection
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in data automation and improvement systems
  • Developing a decarbonisation plan with achievable steps
  • Implementing a tailored Supplier Framework for sustainability
  • Working to improve waste data capture, recording, and reporting processes

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 73% of most critical or high-risk suppliers audited

Responsible Procurement
  • Sustainable Purchasing Policy
  • Supplier Conduct Guidelines
  • Sedex platform for audits
  • Better Cotton Initiative

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Transition Risks
  • Rising energy costs
  • Potential for associated levies or taxation
  • Failure to demonstrate commitment to net-zero
Opportunities
  • Energy efficiency improvements
  • Transition to renewable energy
  • Promoting services as a sustainable alternative for customers

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (2021) core option, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 14001 (33% of sites)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 5: Gender Equality
  • Goal 13: Climate Action

Alignment with SDGs is used as a framework for sustainable business practices

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Workwear’s mandarin collar tape with recycled polyester and sustainable cotton
  • HORECA trial of repurposing waste linen
  • Workwear’s new colour block flex collection with sustainable and recycled content