Arcadis — full event log
Every event we have on file across every reporting year. The Data-by-year tab summarises the top 10 per year; this page shows them all.
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Previous targets (set 2021) were 45% Scope 1+2 by 2025 and 35% Scope 3 business travel by 2025. New targets (Nov 2023, resubmitted Jan 2024) are 71% Scope 1+2 by 2029, 45% Scope 3 (full categories) by 2029, and 90% reduction (net zero) by 2035. Significantly broader Scope 3 coverage and more ambitious overall.
sustainability_report p.28
Switched from high-level extrapolation of spend categorization to more granular spend-to-EEIO emission factor mapping using EPA EEIO v1.2; for ~10% of emissions, now using primary supplier data via CDP Supply Chain. Resulted in significant decrease vs. previously reported numbers.
sustainability_report p.96
Updated emission factors for Scope 3 categories 6 and 7 to Well-To-Wheel (adding indirect fuel production emissions) to align with SBTi guidance. Applied retroactively to all years including 2019 baseline. Resulted in ~16% uplift on average (air travel +12%, other subcategories +25%).
sustainability_report p.96
For 2023 footprint, added Scope 3 Category 4 to inventory for the first time. Included in all years since 2019 baseline. Also included 2022 acquisitions for full year 2023 and in baseline.
sustainability_report p.95
Internal target set for 100% transition of company fleet to electric vehicles by 2030. As of 2023 reporting, ~23% transitioned. Major lever for Scope 1 reduction.
sustainability_report p.277
Annual third-party limited assurance under Dutch Standard 3000A covering 100% of Scope 1, Scope 2 (location and market) and all reported Scope 3 categories.
sustainability_report p.122
Arcadis purchased renewable electricity certificates covering 100% of electricity consumption since 2022 and maintained this in 2023, contributing to market-based Scope 2 of only 290 tCO2e.
sustainability_report p.306
Base year emissions recalculated for Scope 1, Scope 2 (location and market), and Scope 3 due to methodology and boundary changes. Recalculation policy aligned with GHG Protocol with 5% threshold per SBTi.
sustainability_report p.97
Arcadis announced commitment to reach net zero across the value chain by 2035. Near-term (2029) targets: 71% reduction in absolute Scope 1+2 (market-based) emissions and 45% reduction in absolute Scope 3 emissions, both from 2019 baseline. Net zero by 2035 means 90% reduction in both scope 1+2 and scope 3. SBTi approved these targets in August 2024.
sustainability_report p.28
2022· 7 events
Divested operations in Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and parts of Hong Kong D&E business. Data included up to month of divestment; baseline will be adjusted in future.
sustainability_report p.102
In February 2022, SBTi validated Arcadis' 1.5°C-aligned target: reduce Scope 1+2 GHG emissions 74% per FTE by 2035 from 2019 base year, and reduce Scope 3 (fuel/energy, business travel, employee commuting) 74% per FTE by 2035 from 2019 base.
sustainability_report p.35
In 2022 Arcadis announced/completed acquisitions of Canadian-based IBI Group (technology-driven design), DPS Group (life sciences/semiconductor consultancy), Giftge Consult (energy transition), and HydroNET. Acquired companies were not yet included in 2022 footprint scope; will be added in future reporting.
sustainability_report p.2
For 2022 footprint, added Scope 3 Category 1 (Purchased goods and services), Category 2 (Capital goods), and Category 5 (Waste generated in operations) for the first time. Historical 2019-2021 emissions also recalculated to include these categories. Plan to resubmit science-based target reflecting expanded inventory.
sustainability_report p.103
From 2022, Arcadis uses an external provider with a more detailed methodology than Defra emission factors for business travel calculations (considering airline, plane type, utilization, etc.). Affects Scope 3 Cat 6 except private vehicles.
sustainability_report p.103
Early 2022 Arcadis transitioned from country-led operating model to 3 (later 4 with Intelligence GBA) global business areas: Resilience, Places, Mobility. Intelligence GBA created following IBI Group and DPS acquisitions.
sustainability_report p.2
For 2022 carbon footprint, all Scope 3 categories now in scope of limited assurance provided by PwC (Dutch Standard 3000A). Previously narrower scope.
sustainability_report p.103
2021· 11 events
Arcadis updated the 2019 base year to align with the scope of the science-based target, adding three more scope 3 categories (FERA, employee commuting, WFH) and additional offices.
sustainability_report p.28
Arcadis committed to increase annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 6.8% in 2019 to 100% by 2022 and achieved this target globally in 2022.
sustainability_report p.91
In May 2021 Arcadis implemented a travel policy with a 'virtual first' approach, requiring justification for in-person meetings. Contributed to flight emissions dropping 81% from 2019 baseline.
sustainability_report p.21
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) provided limited assurance on Arcadis 2021 carbon footprint covering material Scope 1, 2, and 3 (business travel) emissions, per Standard 3810N. 2019 and 2020 data were not in scope of assurance.
sustainability_report p.63
2021 Scope 2 location-based emissions recalculated due to update of US grid electricity emission factor from outdated Defra 2015 (0.6165 kgCO2e/kWh) to IEA 2020 (0.3517 kgCO2e/kWh). Total Scope 2 location-based decreased by 26% due to factor update; further 4% decrease from later IEA factor updates.
sustainability_report p.104
In March 2021, Arcadis announced its first Chief Sustainability Officer to drive the company's sustainability strategy.
sustainability_report p.1
In February 2022, SBTi approved Arcadis' 1.5°C-aligned climate targets covering Scope 1, market-based Scope 2, and Scope 3 (fuel- and energy-related activities, business travel, and employee commuting). Commits to reduce scope 1+2 GHG emissions 74% per FTE by 2035 from 2019 base year, and scope 3 GHG emissions from FERA, business travel, and employee commuting 74% per FTE by 2035.
sustainability_report p.15
Arcadis commits to increase annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 6.8% in 2019 to 100% by 2022.
sustainability_report p.19
After updating their detailed scope 3 analysis in 2021 to set their science-based target, Arcadis disclosed three additional scope 3 categories: Category 3 (Fuel-and-energy-related activities), Category 7 (employee commuting), and working from home (WFH) emissions. These had not previously been included in the overall footprint.
sustainability_report p.28
With the switch to the Non-Financial Reporting platform from Sphera for 2021 data, electricity emission factors changed from Ecoinvent 3.5 (2016) to IEA (12/2020) for scope 2 location-based. Other non-electricity factors continued to use Defra v10.0 (09/2021).
sustainability_report p.28
For 2021 data, Arcadis additionally included countries with smaller numbers of employees: Switzerland (54 FTE), Portugal (9 FTE), Turkey (2 FTE) and Panama (2 FTE), increasing scope 1+2 emissions by 94.2 tCO2e.
sustainability_report p.28
2020· 5 events
Arcadis released updated 3-year strategy in 2020 redefining business focus around 4 megatrends including climate change. Established 3 main business areas: Resilience, Places, Mobility.
sustainability_report p.14
In 2020 Arcadis pledged to SBTi to reduce its emissions in line with 1.5C science-based targets. Targets being developed for submission to SBTi in 2021, covering material Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
sustainability_report p.16
Arcadis committed in 2019 to be 'zero-carbon' through purchase of offsets by 2030, but already achieved this in 2020 and 2021 by offsetting full Scope 1, 2 and 3 (business travel) emissions with high-quality Gold Standard and VCS certified offsets.
sustainability_report p.18
Changed conversion factor database from country-specific factors to a single global dataset (UK Government GHG Conversion Factors with Ecoinvent 3.5 for electricity). Caused a ~+43% increase in Scope 2 electricity emissions vs prior methodology; 2019 footprint recalculated would have been 2,761 tCO2e higher.
sustainability_report p.32
COVID-19 pandemic caused significant reduction in business travel and office occupancy in 2020, reducing Scope 1+2 emissions by approximately 5.6% (~1,355 tCO2e).
sustainability_report p.32
2019· 9 events
In 2019, Arcadis set a zero-carbon goal, through the purchase of offsets, by 2030. 100% of 2020 footprint to be offset.
sustainability_report p.16
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions have no third-party verification or assurance, but Arcadis is actively considering verifying within the next two years.
sustainability_report p.69
In 2019, Arcadis decided to examine how an SBTi-approved target would work within the company; evaluation in process for Scope 1, 2 and potentially 3 emissions.
sustainability_report p.32
In 2019 the Executive Board decided to implement an enterprise-wide Environmental Management System (EMS) to better structure sustainability program and improve data quality. Sustainability risks formally incorporated into the ARC Framework.
sustainability_report p.11
In 2019 Arcadis acquired Over Morgen in the Netherlands, targeted for its sustainable services including energy transition and climate adaptation.
sustainability_report p.35
In 2019 Arcadis improved measurement and shifted from worst-case assumptions to measured data, contributing an estimated ~10% (~3,340 tCO2e) decrease in reported emissions. An additional ~12% decrease (~4,800 tCO2e) was unidentified.
sustainability_report p.63
In 2019 acquired OverMorgen, an energy transition and climate adaptation services company. Integration focus in 2020.
sustainability_report p.14
Arcadis updated reporting systems and moved natural gas consumption from Scope 3 to Scope 1, correcting a misclassification. Natural gas accounts for ~10% of Scope 1 emissions and <2% of total CO2 emissions.
sustainability_report p.46
In 2019, Arcadis set a zero-carbon goal by 2030, covering Scope 1+2 (location-based) +3 (upstream & downstream), with 100% reduction from 2008 baseline of 88,931 tCO2e. Initial achievement to be via offsets while pursuing efficiency reductions; SBTi-approved target also being evaluated.
sustainability_report p.37