Our Planet

Datatec is deepening its investment into minimising its environmental impact across its business value chain.

Emissions reduction is a significant pillar of Datatec's environmental stewardship strategy and its efforts are informed by its short and long-term ambitions. There is a continued focus on bolstering emission reduction action plans, whilst ensuring effective tracking and progress measurement.

In order to establish a baseline of its emissions, Datatec had every region report into the CDP in FY23. The Group achieved a B CDP score, which is in the management band, and is a reflection that it is taking coordinated action on climate issues. Datatec is above the African and global averages, which are a B- and C respectively. Datatec's highest scoring areas were risk management and governance, with its lowest scoring areas of targets and scope 3 emissions having since been addressed.

Understanding our broader value chain emissions

To date, Datatec has applied the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard to measure its carbon footprint, focusing on scope 1 and 2 and including certain limited scope 3 emission sources. In FY23, Datatec undertook an initial scope 3 relevance screening to better understand our broader value chain impacts, as per the GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard ("Scope 3 Standard"). The primary goal of the Scope 3 Standard is to provide a standardised step-by-step approach to help companies understand their full value chain emissions impact in order to focus company efforts on the greatest greenhouse gas reduction opportunities, leading to more sustainable decisions about companies' activities and the products they buy, sell, and produce.

Because the screening undertaken is a crude estimation of emissions and is not at an acceptable level of accuracy for emissions reporting, they have not been included in this report. The initial scope 3 relevance screening of our operations allowed us to better understand our scope 3 emission sources that need to still be quantified in the future, as well as the key data required in order to quantify these. All 15 scope 3 categories were considered in this screening and the financial-based GHG Protocol Quantis Scope 3 Evaluator Tool and other environmentally extended input-output models from more up to date sources were utilised. The exercise has identified gaps in current scope 3 emissions inclusions, has informed the prioritisation of categories that have been identified as high and very high, and has led to the development of a roadmap for inclusion of scope 3 emissions categories in the future. In the coming year, high priority scope 3 emission categories will be included using acceptable methods of estimation, while other sources will be included using financial expenditure methodologies, with the aim of improving the accuracy of quantification over the next
two to three years.

Datatec's baseline across scopes 1 and 2 are detailed below:

Emissions		tCO2e 2023	tCO2e 2022
Scope 1		2 531	2 084
Scope 2 – location-based		6 176	5 432
Scope 2 – market-based		6 040	5 867
Total scope 1 and 2 emissions – location-based		8 707	7 516
Total scope 1 and 2 emissions – market-based		8 571	7 951

*	Note: The carbon emissions data presented in the table has not been audited and should not be considered as an assurance of the accuracy and completeness of such information.

Stepping towards a net zero tomorrow

Following the screening process, the Group has committed to setting science-based targets to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To enable us to meet our goals, we have developed carbon reduction plans specific to the regions in which we operate. We will perform annual reviews to ensure our targets remain aligned with climate science and we are confident that our targets will provide a platform for continued improvements in our environmental sustainability efforts.

Westcon International

Climate strategy

As part of its climate strategy, Westcon International has established an emissions baseline across scopes 1 and 2 for the FY22 period.

Emissions		tCO2e 2023	tCO2e 2022
Scope 1		900	925
Scope 2 – location-based		2 790	2 797
Scope 2 – market-based		2 663	2 896
Total scope 1 and 2 emissions – location-based		3 690	3 722
Total scope 1 and 2 emissions – market-based		3 563	3 821

*	Note: The carbon emissions data presented in the table has not been audited and should not be considered as an assurance of the accuracy and completeness of such information.

For detailed information on Westcon's Our Planet strategy and strategic progress, please refer to the Datatec 2023 Integrated Report.

Environmental initiatives

Westcon International looks to protect the environment proactively 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
• In an effort to raise environmental awareness, the Westcon Taiwan team organised clean up events and volunteer days which included family members of staff, while the team in China organised a park clean up

Waste and recycling

• Westcon International continues to make declarations regarding WEEE - packaging and batteries are in line with statutory legislation
• Strict controls are in place over e-waste using collection points for end-of-life e-waste
  • Collected by licensed waste companies and processed in accordance with legislation
  • E-waste 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, and Westcon International is preparing to meet other countries' future waste requirements. In India, Westcon International is required to be part of an e-waste management and education programme to be able to trade in the region and has a third-party provider who manages this programme and ensures that e-waste quotas are completed
  • In the Asia-Pacific region where warehouses manage their own waste, key recyclable elements coming out of the facilities are separated. Where landlords manage the waste, there is proactive engagement with the landlords to change their waste programmes or monitor and report on waste

Westcon UK – Electric vehicle day.

Logicalis

As part of its climate strategy, Logicalis has established an emissions baseline across scopes 1 and 2 for the FY22 period.

Emissions		tCO2e 2023	tCO2e 2022
Scope 1		1 626	1 155
Scope 2 – location-based		3 345	2 565
Scope 2 – market-based		3 336	2 890
Total scope 1 and 2 emissions – location-based		4 971	3 720
Total scope 1 and 2 emissions – market-based		4 962	4 045

*	Note: The carbon emissions data presented in the table has not been audited and should not be considered as an assurance of the accuracy and completeness of such information.

 

Logicalis International

Environmental initiatives

North America

Logicalis US ("LUS") supports environmental protection through its policies, programmes, and practices for conducting operations in an environmentally and economically responsible manner. It strives whenever possible to execute property leases in buildings certified in green technology and maintains a national vendor affiliation to handle office paper recycling across LUS offices. There is a further national vendor affiliation to provide for water filtration systems across LUS offices, which has proven to reduce the volume of water consumption compared to more conventional tap water access.

In FY23, LUS developed the "Our Planet Plan" with both goal and control elements relating to LUS' energy use, waste, pollution, and natural resource conservation. LUS implemented the "Our Planet Plan" and began to measure attainments against control criteria in all applicable areas. Furthermore, it evaluated environmental risks LUS may face and how to manage those risks.

Europe

UK, Channel Islands and Ireland

• Logicalis UK continued with their electric car scheme to encourage employees to switch from petrol/diesel to electric/hybrid cars. The uptake has been reasonable and attractive to employees joining as new starters and moving across from businesses acquired
• The Cycle to Work scheme has continued with an increase in the number of employees who are able to borrow between £1 000 to £4 000, encouraging employees to buy bikes and use the car less
• Flexible working was introduced, with the option to work at any office. This initiative has resulted in a significant reduction in travel
• Units in Newbury were closed to reduce our carbon footprint. The Ireland office will move into a new location which offers a better carbon footprint
• In March 2023, Logicalis UK gained ISO14001 accreditation (environmental management). The UK, Channel Islands and Irish operations also completed their first EcoVadis assessments, and received "scorecards". Correction active plans have been implemented to improve scores
• A project was commenced to move to a "green" scheme for electric supply to all office locations in the UK, which has already been completed for Farringdon and Newbury

Germany

• Logicalis Germany is using as new and efficient software as possible, and are shutting down virtual machines that are no longer needed to reduce energy consumption
• For customers, scripts are optimised as much as possible and do not have unnecessarily long run times to reduce energy consumption
• Sustainability and energy consumption are being integrated into customer talks and marketing to highlight cloud scenarios and SaaS offerings (only consume what you need, resulting in decreased energy consumption)
• Maintains separation of waste into different categories in all branches
• Switched from plastic bottles to glass bottles at all locations

Spain

• Offices switched to a 100% renewable energy supply, which reduced electricity consumption and scope 2 emissions from 130.13 tCO₂e to 40.22 tCO₂e in FY23, a 70.88% reduction
• Although new equipment has been installed in the data centres and a new plant has been acquired in the Madrid offices, energy consumption reduced by 0.7%
• Switched to FSC^® certified paper – paper that has been harvested in a socially and environmentally responsible manner
• Reduced paper and cardboard consumption by 22.19% from 160 kg in FY22 to 125 kg in FY23
• An Estimation Report of the GHG emissions generated by its activity based on the ISO 14064-1:2019 Standard was completed
• Electric cars were included in the rental car fleet
• Received a silver medal in its EcoVadis assessment

Portugal

• Logicalis Portugal has been gradually changing its fuel vehicles to electric vehicles and installing sockets for electric vehicles at its building garage in Lisbon. At the moment, 11% of the fleet is electric
• Received a bronze medal in its EcoVadis assessment
• Continued with the flexible working policy reducing the number of vehicles going into the office daily and reducing the amount of commuting time during rush hours

MEA

Logicalis South Africa implemented a number of impact-reducing environmental initiatives in FY23:

• Switched to LED retrofit bulbs and responsibly disposed of all mercury-containing fluorescent bulbs. This resulted in significant reduction and savings on energy costs and has resulted in more energy efficient offices
• Office space has been reduced. As offices operate at 50% to 70% capacity on rotation, a feasibility study was completed to reduce the space. The Johannesburg operations moved from 969 m² to 377 m² office space as part of phase one
• Phase two renovation and subleasing is planned for quarter 2 of FY24
• Completed an Ecovadis assessment

Asia-Pacific

• In FY23, Logicalis Australia's environmental initiatives included:
  • Introduced extra recycling bins in our office locations to reduce waste to landfill
  • Sourced high-quality, reusable coffee mugs for staff use which has reduced staff's waste through coffee/tea consumption, and resulted in a discount for staff from coffee shops when using their own cups
  • Completed an Ecovadis assessment
  • Switched office's renewable energy supply to 50%


Logicalis Australia reusable coffee cups.

• Logicalis Asia implemented environmental initiatives across Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore which included:
  • Logicalis Singapore received a Green Mark Platinum certification
  • Email campaigns to all staff have been implemented to create awareness of sustainability, through which tips are shared. A donation drive for upcycling of books and electronics and donations to charitable organisations was organised
  • Smart lighting and/or LED lighting was installed in certain offices
  • iZeno Singapore will donate used laptops to a non-profit organisation which will be refurbished and distributed to families and individuals who do not have access to these devices enabling them to become digitally connected
  • China received a silver medal in its EcoVadis assessment and Indonesia received a bronze medal
  • In Indonesia, a tree donation and planting was done with Lindungi Hutan to protect the forest in Indonesia and reduce emissions

Plans/targets for FY24

• Reduce square footage in LUS offices as property leases come up for renewal
  • Reduce overall square footage by 77 800 ft² across nine locations by 1 July 2023
• Identify "renewal energy provider" options for property leases. Utility providers are currently being screened to determine current green initiatives and contribute to
  LUS' carbon-neutral strategy
• Encourage employees travelling on LUS business to select electric vehicles
• Logicalis UK will continue to implement the flexible working policy and continue the project to move its remaining offices in the UK to the "Green" scheme. Beach/park clean-up events are planned to occur in all regional locations
• In FY24, Logicalis Germany's plans include switching of energy contracts to green electricity and installing charging sockets for electric cars at more locations. Furthermore, it plans to have at least 31.7% of its fleet being electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles by the end of 2023
• Logicalis Spain has set as an objective for FY23-FY24 the completion of the Carbon Footprint estimation report for its activities to obtain the certification in the
  ISO 14064:2019 standard. Furthermore, Logicalis Spain plans to be carbon neutral by 2023
• In FY24, Logicalis Portugal plans to have two environmental initiatives, promoting environmental sustainability awareness for employees and gradually changing fuel vehicles to electric vehicles – from 11% to 28% by the end of FY24
• In FY24, Logicalis South Africa will commence a two-year programme rollout of ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System to be completed by the end of FY25
• In FY24, Logicalis Australia aims to continue with its current initiatives while also adhering to the Sustainable travel policy as defined by Logicalis globally
• In FY24, Logicalis Asia plans to review the EcoVadis recommendations for improvement and determine actions that can be undertaken and will continue to create awareness on ESG and its donation drive to support upcycling
• Improve on the US, UK and Asia EcoVadis assessments

Logicalis Latin America

Logicalis Latin America is devoted to making meaningful progress towards sustainability. It prides itself on taking small steps to create ripples in its ecosystem to ensure it can drive a more sustainable future. Whether effectively managing its environment or positively impacting corporate profitability through its initiatives, Logicalis Latin America is leading the way in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

Environmental initiatives

• Logicalis Brazil issued a Sustainability Report in 2022
• Conscious disposal of obsolete equipment (Brazil): Logicalis executed two official inventories and thereafter disposed of obsolete materials. More than 10 tons of equipment, such as cables and hardware, were discarded and processed by GAG 2022, an expert in the sector. Ensuring the correct end destination for these pieces of equipment protects the environment and guarantees reduced storage costs
• An e-waste campaign was conducted in the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro offices
• Electric vehicle project: Launched in August 2022, the supply chain team is leading an electric vehicle project to transport equipment near São Paulo. More than
  25 000 km have been travelled since September 2022 using electric vehicles
• Logicalis' suppliers event based on ESG theme (Brazil): Approximately 30 suppliers attended the event, and included a panel with BlockC and "GUI to discuss ESG in practice
• Reverse logistics (Brazil): There is a specific channel in place to assist customers who hold products that need to be disposed of which cannot be disposed of in general waste. Logicalis is committed to protecting the environment and helping its clients to do the same
• Greenhouse gases inventory (Brazil): Logicalis Brazil has been measuring and neutralising greenhouse gases since 2018

Plans/targets for FY24

• Expand the fleet of electric vehicles in Brazil
• Continue with the conscious disposal of obsolete equipment in Brazil
• Develop a reverse logistics campaign/meeting to incentivise customers in São Paulo to use the reverse logistics service
• Develop a formal greenhouse gases inventory
• Conduct an ESG-themed Logicalis' suppliers event in Brazil
• Conduct an e-waste campaign in 2023
• Invite 10 suppliers to present at the Block C platform and start their low carbon journeys, which will help Logicalis Latin America in its scope 3 journey
• ESG week: conduct a hybrid event (virtual and at present) to present the main Responsible Business initiatives to employees

Logicalis Brazil electric delivery vehicle.