World Wide Technology

Carbon per million dollars of revenue. The legacy industry-standard reference (CDP, MSCI). Useful for cross-sector context, but distorted by margin — high-margin firms appear artificially efficient. Read alongside the operational and asset intensities for the full picture.

OpEx (operating expenditure) is the running cost of the business — staff, services, energy, materials. This shows how carbon-intensive operations are per million dollars of spend. Removes the margin distortion that revenue-based ratios introduce.

EVIC (Enterprise Value Including Cash) is the firm's total capital footprint — equity + debt + cash + minority interest. The EU's standard intensity measure (SFDR PAI 3) — answers: how much carbon does each million of capital deployed in this business produce?

PP&E (Property, Plant & Equipment) plus leased real-estate assets is the firm's physical infrastructure on the balance sheet. This shows the carbon intensity of that physical footprint — uses Scope 1+2+3 for consistency with the other headline intensities. Surfaces stranded-asset risk for asset-heavy firms.

WWT budgets annually for an investment in renewable energy certificates, though in FY2021 no renewable energy was purchased or generated on-site (0 MWh renewable out of 78,871 MWh total). The company is a former EPA Power Partner, which encourages companies to highlight and utilise green energy resources for energy efficiency and carbon reduction. Total renewable energy fraction remains 0% in the reporting year.

No narrative on durable removals approach in the firm's most recent reports.

• Facility energy efficiency — LED lighting, HVAC upgrades, ENERGY STAR equipment

  WWT invests in LED and motion-detection lighting, HVAC efficiency improvements, and ENERGY STAR-certified equipment across its global facilities. In 2021, an LED lighting upgrade at Edwardsville, IL yielded annual savings of $315,099 and 986 tCO2e. The company also pursues LEED certification for its Global HQ in St. Louis and monitors energy consumption through a third-party consultant.

• Telecommuting and teleconferencing to reduce employee travel emissions

  WWT has increased employee participation in telecommuting and invested in teleconferencing facilities and equipment to reduce emissions from both employee commuting and business travel. Teleconferencing capability expansion is also offered to customers as a means of reducing their carbon footprint. The company plans to collect actual employee commute data as offices reopen in 2022.

• Scope 1 emissions management — natural gas, refrigerants, diesel

  WWT manages stationary combustion from natural gas (4,738.96 tCO2e), refrigerant use in HVAC systems (503.92 tCO2e), and diesel (73.75 tCO2e). From 2021, HVAC refrigerant emissions are calculated based on actual refill amounts rather than assumptions, improving accuracy. The company monitors Singapore operations to remain below carbon taxation thresholds.

• GHG inventory expansion — adding Scope 3 categories and work-from-home emissions

  WWT is systematically expanding its Scope 3 inventory, adding purchased goods & services, upstream transport, waste, business travel, employee commuting, and work-from-home electricity use in 2021. The company is developing a program to determine and reduce indirect/value chain GHG emissions (Scope 3) in 2022-2023, with dedicated ESG resources hired over the past two years.

• LED and HVAC energy efficiency upgrades in facilities

  WWT invests continuously in LED and motion-detection lighting replacements and HVAC efficiency improvements across its facilities. In 2020, LED lighting projects were completed at two facilities generating estimated annual CO2e savings of 297.8 tCO2e and annual monetary savings of $23,832 with an investment of $192,270. Energy efficiency is monitored monthly through a third-party ESG and data management consultant tracking property-level energy usage.

• Telecommuting and teleconferencing to reduce employee travel emissions

  WWT has increased employee participation in telecommuting and invested in teleconferencing facilities and equipment across its locations. These initiatives are explicitly listed as part of WWT's strategy to meet its energy conservation and GHG emissions reduction objectives, reducing both business travel and employee commuting-related emissions.

• ENERGY STAR and LEED certified facilities

  WWT utilises ENERGY STAR-certified equipment in its facilities globally and has invested in LEED certification of its Global Headquarters in St. Louis. New facility construction and existing facility remodels incorporate LEED building guidelines as part of the company's decision-making processes related to energy conservation and GHG emissions reduction.

• Supplier engagement and supply chain risk management for climate compliance

  All WWT suppliers must acknowledge and comply with the WWT Supplier Code of Conduct, which aligns to the RBA Code of Conduct and includes pollution prevention and resource reduction commitments. Suppliers are monitored and can be placed on improvement plans or disengaged for non-compliance. WWT engages suppliers to collect and improve Scope 3 data reporting.

• Scope 3 value chain emissions programme development

  WWT began developing a programme to determine and reduce its indirect/value chain GHG emissions (Scope 3) in 2021-2022. In 2020 the company hired dedicated resources to add additional focus to its environmental and sustainability programmes. As of the reporting year, only waste generated in operations (332.67 tCO2e) and upstream leased assets (74.95 tCO2e) have been calculated; categories including purchased goods, business travel, employee commuting, and investments remain relevant but not yet calculated.

• Supplier code of conduct with climate KPIs

  All WWT suppliers are required to acknowledge and comply with the WWT Supplier Code of Conduct, which aligns to the RBA Code of Conduct and includes commitments to pollution prevention and resource reduction. 100% of suppliers by number and procurement spend are covered. Suppliers not abiding to this commitment may be placed on performance improvement plans or disengaged from the supply chain.