Our company’s commitments to creating a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive future!
2022 Sustainability Report
Our first annual Sustainability Report highlights our progress and goals within the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework.
Policies & Programs
Environmental
As a B Corporation, we have committed to adopting sustainable practices, report on those practices, and track them over time. We have designed and maintained our operations remotely in order to reduce Climate Explorers environmental impact and have implemented several programs in the areas of video conferencing, workplace flexibility, recycling, and energy conservation that get the job done while using and re-using resources at the most efficient level possible. Remote access to applications, programs, data, and collaboration tools has reduced environmental cost associated with commuting, office space usage, and team travel. We've achieved carbon neutrality for Scope 1, 2 and 3 through green energy tariffs and Gold Standard certified carbon offsetting schemes. As we prepare to set science based emissions reduction targets, we have continued to offset aspects of our Scope 3 emissions. This year, we offset 36.2 metric tons of emissions to cover all of our transportation and remote working by purchasing and investing in the nature-based and renewable energy projects.
Social
Company culture and investing in our people are not only HR priorities at Climate Explorers, they are core business priorities. We see it as our responsibility to build and scale a culture that helps people do their best work, and is above all, inclusive. We’re also passionate about helping our global communities grow better. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DI&B) is another core part of our mission. Climate Explorers stakeholders, volunteers and supporters are diverse in their backgrounds, experiences, and needs, and to help them grow better, we need to build a company that is reflective of that diversity. We have incorporated DI&B into our policies and practices, education and events.
Governance
Two key policies help us drive forward our sustainable governance practices: (1) our Code of Conduct, which include human rights, applies to all of our employees, volunteers, and directors and highlights that everything we do at Climate Explorers will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct, and (2) our Equal Opportunity & Ethics Policy, which outlines Climate Explorers position on fundamental equal opportunity. We also believe privacy and data protection are the foundation for trust. Accordingly, we support the roll-out of privacy and data protection laws around the world. We also build privacy-enhancing features into our website. Finally, the Governance, Nominating and IT Committee, People and Talent Committee and Sustainability Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for, and has oversight over, Climate Explorer's ESG efforts under its committee charter.
Resources
Downloadable content that summarises Climate Explorers sustainability practices.
Supplier Code of Conduct
We are committed to good governance and achieving the highest ethical and environmental standards for all our employees and volunteers, and we expect the same from our suppliers.
Environmental Policy
This document outlines a set of commitments that guide our long-term environmental sustainability agenda.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
This document outlines a set of commitments we take to build a more equitable company, and some of the work ahead of us to drive real, lasting change.
Stats & Facts
ESG at Climate Explorers, by the numbers.
Learn More
News and learnings on our journey to build a company future generations would be proud of.
FAQs
Yes! Our annual Sustainability Report provides an overview of our commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive culture and the progress we’ve made since first establishing as a community interest company.
Yes. We recently published an environmental policy which sets forth commitments that will guide Climate Explorer’s efforts in environmental sustainability as it relates to our operations, employees, volunteers, customers, suppliers, and community.
Yes – whilst we do our utmost to minimise carbon emissions throughout our operations, we recognise that we have unavoidable emissions. These are offset using the highest quality Verified Carbon Standard and Gold Standard carbon removal projects.
We encourage our volunteers to play an active role in furthering our sustainability efforts. We encourage them all to support local sustainability projects and educate on best practices for being more sustainable in their day to day activities.
As of September 2023, we are a Certified B Corporation! We are also a Certified Social Enterprise as well as a Good Market Approved service provider.
In addition to the above, we are also a People and Planet First Verified Social Enterprise and signatories of the Better Business act.
