Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
project44
Published date
June 7, 2022
No. of questions
61
Supplemental files
CEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
Optional commentproject44 provided funds and other resources to our team members and their family impacted by the hostilities in the Ukraine.2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentproject44 stood up a new ESG taskforce of executive, each supported by teams with their functional area. As part of this ESG taskforce, proejct44 has made significant progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion.5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Concerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
Optional commentproject44 has several avenues for our employees to raise concerns on human rights, labour rights, environment, and anti-corruption. project44's Chief People Officer has an open door policy to report such concerns. project44 also uses an employee reporting platform, AllVoices, to enable employees to anonymously share real-time feedback and report issues.8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Optional commentproject44 is currently focused on building the definitive dataset on Scope 3 transportation-related emissions for global shippers. project44 will provide insights and workflows to enable least emissions routing at scale, so our shipper customers can measure and reduce their Scope 3 emissions.Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Commitment
2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?
2.1. For each human rights policy, is it:
Prevention
3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights issues?
4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights issue?
5. Who receives training for the following human rights issues?
6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights issues?
Response
7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
As a global technology company, project44 seeks to impact human rights in a manner that is most relevant and impactful to our stakeholders \. Through the reporting period, project44 has taken several actions to advance human rights principles: • Public efforts to support and relocate our colleagues and their families impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine; • Leveraged our proprietary technology to provide a free humanitarian logistics dashboard based on to aid NGOs supporting Ukraine and future disaster response and humanitarian aid logistics efforts and Are initial signatories to the World Economic Forum’s Supply Chain & Transport Industry Charter for Humanitarian Supply Chain Resilience.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
Optional commentNo reports of incidents.11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Optional commentNo reports of incidents.Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
project44 is committed to the non-discrimination and respect of employees throughout the world. Through the reporting period, project44 has increased our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; created career development programs for our female leaders; provided company-paid health benefits to our colleagues where such benefits are not compulsory; expanded parental leave benefits, and increased company-paid health benefits globally. Also, we have extended wellness and public transit benefits where applicable as well as access to mental health care. Throughout the global pandemic, we offered flexible arrangements for our workforce and implemented health and safety protocols for all those who returned to our office locations.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
4.1. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, what kind of targets has the company set?
4.2. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, how is progress against target / goal tracked?
5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Optional commentproject44 is a technology company, so Scope 1 emissions are limited to office space and Scope 2 emissions are driven by the energy consumed through our cloud storage and servers. project44's focus is on building Scope 3 transportation-related emissions dataset for our shipper customers.7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
project44 has Global 1000 customers that ship millions of shipments a year. Global shippers do not have an accurate source for supply chain emissions to effectively measure and reduce - project44 will fill this gap.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
Optional commentABAC Compliance Program will be in place by the end of 2022. ABAC Policy, ABAC/Third Party Procedures, standard contract compliance clauses, Third Party Risk Management System, and ABAC Training company-wide.2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Optional commentBy the end of 2022, COI Compliance Program will be in place. COI Policy, COI Procedures, COI Training, and COI Questionnaire for Ds and Os.Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
Optional commentBy the end of 2022, all employees will receive ABAC and integrity training. This training will be annual.4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Optional commentIssues are currently reviewed on an ad-hoc basis but will have automated rescreening of third parties by the end of 2022.Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
Optional commentproject44 is implementing a comprehensive internal reporting and investigations program to ensure robust reporting channels and follow-up to all reports of unethical or illegal conduct.7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
ABAC Compliance Program will be in place by the end of 2022. ABAC Policy, ABAC/Third Party Procedures, standard contract compliance clauses, Third Party Risk Management System, and ABAC Training company-wide.