Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
AB Trav och Galopp
Published date
August 2, 2022
No. of questions
64
Supplemental files
CEO 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?
Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
6.1. During the assessment of risk, which business relationships are reviewed?
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 commentWe have a process in place that is under improvement.7.1. During the due diligence process, which business relationships are reviewed?
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:
Optional commentATG’s Board of Directors is to comprise six members appointed by the State, five members appointed by the trotting and thoroughbred racing, one employee representative and two deputy employee representatives. One (1) of the trotting seats has been vacant since autumn 2021.13. 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 commentTicked options are the most material human rights topics for our business, however all of the topics are material in our supply chain.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:
Optional commentWe have separate policies for internal information management and data protection policy that applies suppliers. Data protection policy for customers is publicly available.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?
Optional commentATG:s work on digital security/privacy involves several of the options on this question.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.
ATG:s preparing for the whistleblower-mechanism to be in place in time according to the Swedish law during 2022. Also working with improvements on our work with sustainable supply chains.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
Optional commentIncluded in our code of conduct that is reviewed every year, if changes are necessary, the policy is updated with the Boards' approval. Minor changes in the policy is suggested for 2022 and will be presented to the Board.1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Optional commentAll above is stipulated in Swedish legislation.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?
Optional commentWe conduct assessments on a selection of suppliers annually, which includes self assessment-questionnaires on this topic and the other topics within Global compact and the ten principles on sustainable business. We look on to how to develop our work with our suppliers. Locally we work with Swedish trade unions and collective agreements. The same rules should apply through our supply chain. The highest and strongest level of workers rights by law should always be applied.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?
Optional commentSince some of the topics are more relevant for our core business, we focus on occupational safety and health, freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining and Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation for our local business. The other topics are more relevant for our supply chain.4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentInformation regarding labour rights is shared internally when annual salary talks and development talks are prepared or when new agreements are made with the trade unions. There is also opportunity to engage within the trade unions to the extent that each individual wants. We have no specific training on the topic. There are continuous education for managers.5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentWe work with occupational safety and health and have routines for securing the occupational safety and health. Non-discrimination is the topic that we work more actively with regarding monitoring and targets. The other issues are more kind of issues that we cover and have routines in place for.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.
On principle 3: We have a good collaboration with our trade union parties and we believe it is important that we as a company live up to the commitments we have towards our trade union parties. Nothing new implemented during the period. On principle 4: not materially (working locally in Sweden and Denmark) for our suppliers nationally and internationally we do follow up and self-assessment-procedures covering all of the labour rights principles On principle 5: not materially (working locally in Sweden and Denmark) for our suppliers nationally and internationally we do follow up and self-assessment-procedures covering all of the labour rights principles On principle 6: We have stopped having personal letters as a requirement when recruiting to work more skills-based.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Optional commentOur policy is not addressing the above issues specifically. The issues are included within our broader code of conduct and sustainability policy.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?
Optional commentPrimarily we discuss risks and potential ways to mitigate climate impact connected to horse racing.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?
Optional commentRegarding air pollution, we have a policy on business travel that should restrict travel by airplane. Regarding the other issues we work together with our suppliers to address the issues.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)?
Optional commentWe have not been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any specific impacts, however we have climate compensated for all of our calculated climate impact.Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Optional commentOur total calculated emissions 2021 reached 472 tonnes CO2-e. Includes travel and hotel nights, printed marketing and betting slips, heating and electricity,.7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
Optional commentWe have invested in research on responsible gambling research that is more material to our business.8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Optional commentPrimarily in discussions with the owner and suppliers of the trotting race tracks. We also choose suppliers that delivers climate conscious and environmental friendly services and products.Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Optional commentPurchased electricity is 95 % hydropower and 5 % wind. ATG headquarters has fossil free heating, while Kanal 75 (affiliate) has approximately 17 % fossil fuel.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.
Optional commentGambling on horses, sports and casino.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.
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.
We choose to work with climate conscious and environmental friendly suppliers as far as possible. We discuss enrivonmental critical issues with our suppliers and owner, and plan to accelerate our work with environmental targets. We are looking at the Science Based Targets initiative for example.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
Optional commentWe have policys on this matter and plan to strengthen our education initiatives on the subject. We do have processes in place to counter money laundering, match fixing and doping that are more material issues for our business within this subject.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 commentIt is included in our business instruction. We also have a advisory (compliance) function on these matters.Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
Optional commentIt is mandatory for all employees to take part of the business instructions. It’s stipulated in the Code of Conduct for suppliers and it is mandatory for all employees and sellers at the retailers to conduct education on this topic, before they can sell ATG:s products.3.1. How often is such training provided?
Optional commentEducation on anti-money laundering is mandatory and followed up on.4. 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?
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.
Our primary work on this topic include discussions and collaborations with our suppliers on how to tackle matchfixing within sports betting.