Our Sustainability Initiative
Setting new standards for corporate sustainability
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to our Sustainability Initiative
Plan A is established as an environmentally and socially conscious company - with science deeply rooted in its DNA. At the heart of our work is the contention that businesses can transform their activities to make our transition to a sustainable and resilient economy a reality. We hope that this report can bring more transparency to our activities and encourage more companies of our size to create such a report for themselves and their stakeholders.
SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
Why are we doing this?
As our teams expand, our commitment to sustainability grows ever faster. As a company, we have the objective to become the most sustainable version of ourselves
To make this ambition a reality, we formed an action team,
bringing members from our Sustainability Solutions, Operations,
Customer Success, and Marketing teams to define, manage and
steer our drive towards sustainability These actions are
supported by all levels of management, our advisory board
included.
Decarbonisation
We want to decouple our growth from carbon emissions. By focusing on emissions hotspots we want to reduce our impact and improve our reporting.
Decarbonisation
Achieving net-zero targets before our public objective of 2030. We use the Plan A Platform to track our carbon emissions. We rely on third party institutions to validate our calculations (TÜV Rheinland), our approach and performance (B Corp).
Implementing sustainability holistically
Reflecting our core values of self-reflection, honesty, collaboration and empowerment, our commitment to sustainability has to go beyond expectations. As such, we implement sustainability in every aspect of our activities and way of working.
Lead with sustainability
We want our sustainability journey to be an open case and a pathway for other businesses to take to reach the collective goal of a decarbonised economy.
EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT
Our carbon impact
Our methodology is following the guidelines of the GHG Protocol - covering scopes 1, 2, 3 of carbon emissions.
We use the same emission accounting methodology that we implement with our clients. It has been audited and certified by the TÜV Rheinland. We have implemented the same process when accounting for our own emissions.
Deep dive in our carbon footprint for 2023.
Emissions 2023
1,441.33 tCO2e
All scopes
0 tCO2e
Scope 1 emissions
108.02 tCO2e
Scope 2 emissions
1,322.94 tCO2e
Scope 3 emissions
1 tonne means 1 metric tonne = 1,000kg
Commitments
Sustainability objectives and
commitments
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Unless commitment is made, there are only
promises and hopes, but no plans.
Achieve 100% Circularity:
Plan A received the B Corporation certification for its commitment to
environmental, social and governance dimensions of its business, with
a score of 114.5. We are aiming to score even higher in the next three
years.
environmental, social and governance dimensions of its business, with
a score of 114.5. We are aiming to score even higher in the next three
years.
Reduce Carbon Footprint:
Plan A is committed to decarbonising at least 80% of our avoidable
emissions by 2025 both internally and across our value chain. This
objective goes beyond the Science-Based target initiative’s
recommendations of 42% reduction targets for SMEs for scopes 1 and
2 only.
emissions by 2025 both internally and across our value chain. This
objective goes beyond the Science-Based target initiative’s
recommendations of 42% reduction targets for SMEs for scopes 1 and
2 only.
Enhance Supply Chain Transparency:
Plan A is one of the 313 signatories of The Climate Pledge. The pledge
is based on three key principles to achieve net-zero emissions by
2040: regular reporting, carbon elimination and credible offsets.
is based on three key principles to achieve net-zero emissions by
2040: regular reporting, carbon elimination and credible offsets.
Promote Sustainable Innovation:
With the top score achieved, Plan A ranks in the top 5 percent of its
category worldwide in the impact area “Governance”.
category worldwide in the impact area “Governance”.
Create an open case study
Data collection does not need to be tedious. Consolidate your data in one secure platform and gain immediate visibility on your company’s carbon footprint.
Enhance our carbon
management
Enhance our carbon management through refined data collection, methodologies and new modules.
By continuously working on each step of the process, we aim to introduce faster innovation to support comprehensive carbon management.
Engage every employee
We are committed to engaging each employee in our
sustainability efforts and providing the knowledge and
resources to support each individual's decarbonisation
journey.
Meet our carbon emissions
targets
Beyond emissions, we strive to continuously improve
every aspect of our company’s sustainability, including
social and governance performance.
Transform business
practice
Go above and beyond net-zero, contributing to creating
a truly climate-conscious economy.
Team stories
RESOURCES
2021
Explore our corporate carbon footprint for 2021.
2022
Explore our corporate carbon footprint for 2022.
2023
Explore our corporate carbon footprint for 2023.