20% female representation in management bodies; 35% female applicants by 2024 In 2022, launched a process to ensure 20% female representation in all management bodies of Roland Berger Holding. Targets 35% female applicants worldwide by 2024.
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Primary: Car fleet electrification To address Scope 1 emissions from car fleet, Roland Berger is updating its car policy to fully decarbonize the fleet, with incentives for employees to use battery electric vehicles. Increasing the number of EV charging points across offices.
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Primary: Office energy efficiency Across Europe, lowered heating and adapted air-conditioning temperatures to reduce energy consumption. Energy-efficient heating/cooling ceilings in office rooms. IT infrastructure made more energy efficient by moving the last on-premises data centers to the cloud. Local waste reduction initiatives (paper -50%, plastic -70% targets in Brazil; Bring Your Own programs in China).
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Dependent: Employee sustainability awareness and training Launched BeGreen Week, 36 Sustainability Ambassadors across offices worldwide, new Paris-office sustainability training partnership with ADEME, Climate Fresk workshops, and CO2 Dashboard pilot in Germany providing employees full transparency on business-travel emissions with peer comparison. Plans for global rollout of sustainability training and real-time carbon accounting in 2023.
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SBTi-validated 2028 targets: 60% S1+2 reduction, 40% business travel reduction, 100% renewable electricity Roland Berger has Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-validated 2028 targets vs 2019 baseline: absolute 60% reduction of Scope 1 & 2 emissions, 40% reduction of business travel emissions per FTE, and 100% renewable electricity in offices. In 2022 achieved 28% S1+2 reduction, 43% business travel reduction, 39% renewable electricity.
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Reviewing net-zero timeline against SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard Firm is currently reviewing its net-zero timeline based on the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard to see if targets can be raised further and decarbonization path accelerated. Plans to publish a revised net-zero strategy in 2023.
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50/50 removals/avoidance carbon credit portfolio; no REDD+ Roland Berger retired 27,020 tCO2e of carbon credits in 2022 at an average price of EUR 14/t, with portfolio split 50% removal projects and 50% avoidance projects. Removals included a blue carbon mangrove project in Pakistan's Indus Delta and degraded-land restoration in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Explicitly excluded REDD+ projects from the Verra registry due to ongoing controversies and lack of independent verification; will reconsider once concerns are addressed.
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100% renewable electricity in offices by 2028 Roland Berger has set an SBTi-validated target of 100% renewable electricity in offices by 2028 (24% baseline 2019, 39% achieved in 2022). The strategy requires renting offices with renewable electricity supply where possible. German offices implemented an energy management system per DIN 16247 in 2019, and Munich, Frankfurt, and Dusseldorf are LEED Gold certified.
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Carbon Neutral label from South Pole Roland Berger offset just over 27,000 tCO2e in 2022 through carbon credits (50% removal, 50% avoidance projects) and was awarded the Carbon Neutral label by Swiss carbon finance consulting firm South Pole.
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Scope 3.2 Capital Goods separated from Purchased Goods Capital goods were included in Scope 3.1 (Purchased goods & services) in 2019. Starting 2022, broken out separately under Scope 3.2.
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