Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
PLH Arkitekter A/S
Published date
June 17, 2022
No. of questions
57
Supplemental files
PLH Sustainability Commitment Report 2022.pdfCEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
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?
5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentDenmark is one of the World's least corrupt countries. If an incident should occur it will immediately be processed at CEO level.Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
Optional commentProcesses to assess risks regarding human rights, corruption and environmental risks are not relevant to our operations - we do of course follow the strict Danish legislation.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?
Optional commentA due diligence process is not relevant to our operations. We do follow strict Danish legislation.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?
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:
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?
Optional commentOur inspection visits to construction sites can entail occupational safety and health riscs. Otherwise our operation is to design and counsel.Response
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.
Union representatives have regular meetings with employees where management does not participate. PLH Arkitekter follows strict Danish legislation and have workplace assessments conducted in accordance with Danish legislation.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)?
11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
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.
PLH Arkitekter follows strict Danish legislation and has a productive cooperation between management, employees and professional organizations.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
Optional commentPLH Arkitekter follows strict Danish legislation. We plan to develop a more structured approach to the environmental topics especially affected by our operations to better guide our clients.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?
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 commentEmission numbers are from our latest report from 2019. There has been no significant change to behavior or energy consumption since the latest report.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.
Optional comment100 % of our electricity comes from renewable sources. Heating comes from climate friendly district heating. Our two company cars use diesel and petrol.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.
Sector-specific: Water
12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.
Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):
Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):
13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Sector-specific: Air pollution
17. Where applicable, please report the company's emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.
Sector-specific: Waste
18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.
19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Optional commentPLH Arkitekter designs buildings and workplaces. Therefore, waste is not a substantial part of our operations. At the PLH office only a small and not hazardous amount of waste if generated and we prioritize recycling.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.
PLH Arkitekter has some of the biggest projects enrolled in the Danish "Voluntary Sustainability Class”, which sets limits for how much CO2 new buildings can emit and ultimately help form future legislation pushing architecture and construction in a greener direction. From 2023 the new and strict legislation, “BR23”, enters into force and will apply to all new projects. PLH Arkitekter is actively making sure that employees receive education to live up to and push climate standards and ambitions. As a part of our continued climate focus, we plan to further identify and develop a more structured approach as to how we can help our clients address the UN targets.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
Optional commentPLH Arkitekter follows strict Danish legislation. According to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, Denmark is among the least corrupt countries in the World: https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/20212. 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?
Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
Optional commentPLH Arkitekter follows strict Danish legislation. According to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, Denmark is among the least corrupt countries in the World: https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/20214. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
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 commentThere has been no incidents.7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
Optional commentPLH Arkitekter follows strict Danish legislation. According to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, Denmark is among the least corrupt countries in the World: https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/20218. 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.
PLH Arkitekter follows strict Danish legislation and continuously assess whether special measures are needed.