Our planet

Datatec Group

Datatec has made a commitment to improve our environmental performance across the Group and to contribute to a cleaner, healthier planet. Our teams dedicated FY22 to building an understanding of the Group's environmental performance, and establishing an ambitious roadmap for improving the organisation's impact on the planet. The year saw an increase in the number of sustainability initiatives implemented worldwide, and more consistent reporting across sustainability platforms such as EcoVadis.

The CDP is an internationally acclaimed initiative that is driven by over 600 institutional investors representing in excess of US$100 trillion in assets; with the objective of gaining greater visibility into how companies are managing the risks and opportunities in response to climate change. In 2021, Datatec reported to the CDP for its EMEA and US operations, achieving a B, which was an improvement from the previous year's submission. In FY23, Datatec will have every region reporting into the CDP for the first time, which will provide insight to and a baseline of our carbon emissions across operations worldwide. Each subsidiary is making environmental and greenhouse gas commitments that are focused on targets related to scope 1 and scope 2 carbon neutral and net zero, and in FY22, Datatec became a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.

A significant piece of work planned for FY23 is to undertake science-based target development, and the associated development of a carbon reduction plan and roadmap to registration with the Science-Based Target Initiative.

Head office environmental initiatives

At Datatec head office, staff are encouraged to recycle, reuse and reduce the amount of waste produced.

• Paper, tins, and plastic are recycled
• Used coffee capsules are returned to Nespresso for recycling, and tea bags are used as fertilizer for the office plants and flowers
• Staff are encouraged to drink water from the dispenser and use jugs instead of bottled water
• The head office is equipped with motion sensor lights that use infrared technology to detect movement and save power

Environmental initiatives

North America

Logicalis US supports environmental protection through its policies, programmes, and practices for conducting operations in an environmentally and economically responsible manner.

• It strives to execute property leases in buildings certified in green technology whenever possible
• It maintains a national vendor affiliation to handle office paper recycling
• It maintains a national vendor affiliation to provide water filtration systems across Logicalis US offices
  • This has reduced the volume of water consumption compared to conventional tap water access

Latin America

• Logicalis Brazil held the first Logicalis suppliers event, developed to integrate, award and inspire Logicalis' providers, themed "For a more sustainable Value Chain," which addressed its ESG plan
• It also undertook an electronic waste campaign. Employees had the option of taking ewaste to Logicalis' offices across Brazil or having ewaste collected from their homes – over 200 kg was collected and sent to an electronics recycling partner for proper disposal
• Concurrently, 1.5 tons of obsolete equipment, such as cables and hardware, was discarded and correctly disposed by an expert in the sector
• Logicalis Brazil also works to ensure that all electrical and electronic equipment, materials, and packaging which Logicalis commercialises is not disposed of in general waste
• It is committed to protecting the environment and helping its clients to do the same. Customers who hold products sold by Logicalis can contact the reverse logistics team to assist with proper disposal

EMEA

• Logicalis Germany began the process of achieving a sustainability rating with EcoVadis, earning a Bronze medal
• Electric cars are increasingly used at Logicalis Germany, with charging stations in use at the headquarters
• All Logicalis locations in Germany have integrated waste separation, and every location has made the switch to glass bottles from plastic
• Logicalis South Africa began a carbon footprint reduction in FY22
  • There is a drive to reduce paper waste through secure printing and recycling of paper
  • Diesel spillage kits were acquired to prevent contamination from generators
  • A phased rollout to replace fluorescent bulbs with LEDs has begun

Asia-Pacific

• Logicalis Hong Kong
  • has installed a smart lighting system
  • ensures waste management by separating plastic, glass, aluminium and paper
  • has set up a Healthy Eating Programme to reduce its carbon footprint in FY22 and will continue to implement this initiative in FY23
• In Indonesia, Logicalis has digitised all document processes and are now ink and paper free
• Logicalis Singapore
  • worked to manage ewaste through hard disk donation and the refreshing of old laptops for lower income households
  • undertook a drive to stop the use of disposable bottles through the provision of reusable coffee mugs
• Logicalis Australia increased environmental awareness in FY22, with a focus specifically around recycling around the offices

Westcon International

Westcon International is dedicated to conducting its business in a responsible and sustainable way, through Our Planet, working to improve its environmental performance across the division and to contribute to a cleaner, healthier planet. Westcon International is committed to proactively protecting the environment.

FY22 goal	FY22 delivery	Progress against targets
Improve the organisation's sustainability performance rating with the EcoVadis online platform	Achieved a 5-point increase in score within EcoVadis and awarded a bronze medal	Achieved (ongoing)
Establish more accurate data from offices in multi-occupancy buildings	This continues to be a challenge globally; Westcon International continues to work with building landlords to gather accurate data	In progress
Reduce the amount of waste to landfill	An FY23 priority is the establishment of key metric, and a ESG reporting dashboard	In progress
Increase renewable energy usage where contracts allow	An FY23 priority is the establishment of a key metric ESG reporting dashboard	In progress

Environmental initiatives

Westcon International looks to proactively protect the environment and activities include:

• Recycling – initiatives are active within all Westcon International's offices with containers to recycle batteries, food in dining rooms/cafeterias and paper recycling. Internal recycling policy posters are displayed. Old computers and other IT equipment are recycled through companies or donated to non-profit organisations for use in other training rooms
• Conserving energy – lights with sensors
• Using environmentally friendly technologies – investigations into, and in some areas, completion, of the introduction of programmes for electric vehicles for employees and power charging stations at some office locations
• To drive environmental awareness, as part of CO₂ compensation, Westcon Northern Europe offered all employees a personalised tree and certificate

Waste and recycling

• Westcon International continues to make declarations in regard to WEEE – packaging and batteries in line with statutory legislation.
• Strict controls over ewaste using collection points for end-of-life ewaste
  • Collected by licensed waste companies and processed in accordance with legislation
  • Ewaste relating to end-of-life products sold/distributed is managed by specially selected waste management compliance schemes
  • Required data of new products sold is collected and submitted to the appropriate authorities – mainly in Europe but gearing up to meet other countries' future waste requirements

Vendor collaboration

An example of a collaboration initiative – Cisco Digital Sustainability Challenge:

• Aims to reward partners who develop solutions focused on helping end customers tackle climate concerns and achieve sustainability goals
• Westcon International has submitted an entry into this competition
  • Judging criteria is based on climate impact, innovation, business potential and market fit
  • Winners to be announced at Cisco Live in June 2022
• Westcon International's participation is already helping to change perceptions within the business and highlight opportunities to create "value" in sustainability through collaboration with partners and vendors
• From a distribution standpoint, Westcon International believes that there is potential to open up new lines of business around circular technology

Analysys mason

Balancing a longer term outlook and commitment with short-term gains and actions, Analysys Mason is determined to keep environmental sustainability at the forefront of internal discussions.

Environmental initiatives

During FY22, a Sustainability Yammer community was set up, which organised an "Internal Sustainability/ESG mini conference" in February 2022. There is significant engagement from across the division, and the group now meets monthly with an objective of establishing sustainability as a thought leadership area in Analysys Mason. The focus is multi-faceted, both in terms of what can be done internally, but equally – once Analysys Mason's objectives have been addressed - how its deep TMT domain knowledge can be leveraged to assist wider industry discussions and improvements.

• Most offices now have mains-fed water rather than purchasing plastic bottles
• All plastic cups have been removed from drinking stations
• Employees were issued with reusable water bottles
• Only FSC (forest friendly) paper is purchased for Analysys Mason's offices
• Cleaners only use green chemicals products on site
• Most offices now have passive infrared sensor lighting to save on energy
• Analysys Mason continues to offer the Cycle2Work scheme for employees