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Sustainability Survey
Suomen Asiakastieto is a pioneer as an impartial service provider of corporate responsibility information in Finland. Until now, Suomen Asiakastieto's ESG Report has been based on official information. With this sustainability survey, we want to expand the ESG Report with information collected from the companies themselves, so that the picture of the company's sustainability is completed. Now you have a great opportunity to stand out as a responsible company by participating in this survey.
ESG Report
With the help of the ESG Report published by Suomen Asiakastieto, you can check information related to companies' environmental issues, personnel and working conditions, and administration, such as judgments, negligence and penalty payments, certificates, and industry-specific emissions. The service is used to identify sustainability risks related to companies' business operations and to find out the risk related to the reputation of a customer or subcontractor. The service promotes transparent business operations and improves the competitiveness of responsibly operating companies. The ESG Report is used by e.g. banks, financiers and insurance companies for identifying risks related to companies' business operations and making credit decisions.
Legislation
EU taxonomy, the European classification system for sustainable finance, lists environmentally sustainable economic activities. As a result of the taxonomy, companies' reporting obligations will extend not only to financial information but also to what the company does in connection with environmental responsibility. This reporting obligation has entered into force as of January 1. 2022. It applies to all companies listed on the stock exchange and companies that employ more than 500 people and are important to society.
The aim of the EU taxonomy is to help direct investments in sustainable projects and to provide a clear definition of what sustainability means. The regulation is the EU's tool to help companies plan and transfer to a low-carbon, flexible and resource-efficient economy. Some of the questions in this survey are derived from the taxonomy setting.
Questions
Preliminary information
1 What is the real industry sector of your company?
2 Write a short description of what your company does
Sustainability
3 Does your company have a written and board-approved sustainability strategy, a green transition plan, or is sustainability included in your company's business strategy?
4 Does your company have a designated person for sustainability issues?
4.1 Designated person for sustainability issues
4.2 If your company does not have a designated person, who is/are responsible for sustainability issues?
5 Does your company regularly report on corporate responsibility issues?
6 Has your company's sustainability reporting been audited by a third party?
6.1 If yes, which party has carried out the audit?
Environmental responsibility
7 Finland's goal is to become carbon neutral by 2035 and be the first fossil-free welfare society. Does your company have the will to act in an environmentally friendly way to achieve this goal?
8 Which of the following best describes your company's climate goal?
(Carbon negative / Emission free / Carbon neutral / Environmentally friendly / No climate target)
8.1 By what year your company aims to achieve the climate goal?
9 Have you calculated your company’s carbon footprint (total greenhouse gas emissions)?
9.1 If you selected yes, in which way has your company calculated its carbon footprint (total greenhouse gas emissions)?
10 What was your company's carbon footprint in 2023?
10.1 How did your company's carbon emissions divide into Scopes 1-3 in 2023?
10.1.1 Select the emission categories to which extent Scope 3 emissions have been calculated.
11 How much was your company’s total electricity consumption in 2023?
11.1 How much of the electricity used by your company has been produced with fossil / non-renewable energy sources (i.e. oil, natural gas, coal, peat)?
11.2 How much of the electricity used by your company has been produced with renewable / green energy sources (i.e. wind power, solar energy, hydroelectricity)?
11.3 How much of the electricity used by your company has been produced with other energy sources (i.e. nuclear power)?
12 How much water did your company consume in 2023 (m3)?
13 How much municipal waste did your company produce in 2023?
13.1 How much of your company's municipal waste was recycled or reused?
14 Does your company generate hazardous waste?
14.1 How many tonnes of hazardous waste did your company generate during 2023?
Social responsibility
15 Are your company's responsibility goals tied to the United Nations sustainable development goals?
15.1 Choose the United Nations sustainable development goals to which your company is committed. (multiple choice)
16 Is your company’s business carried out in compliance with the minimum safeguards for the governance of social norms, including human rights and labor rights, bribery and corruption, taxation, and fair competition?
16.1 Does your company have processes to monitor the compliance of these guidelines and standards?
17 Has your company made an audit that all suppliers in its supply chain comply with international guidelines, standards and local laws related to human rights, health and safety, the environment and business ethics?
18 Is there an unadjusted gender pay gap in your company?
18.1 Does your company have processes to reduce the unadjusted pay gap?
19 How many actual members are there in your company's board of directors?
19.1 How many women are there as actual members in your company's board of directors?
Sustainability reporting obligations
20 Check if your company is subject to CSRD reporting?
21 Is your company's latest sustainability report compliant with the EU's CSRD sustainability reporting directive?
22 Has your company's business compliance with EU taxonomy regulation alignment been evaluated (EU) 2020/852?
22.1 The taxonomy eligibility of the different areas of your company in 2023?
22.2 The alignment of the different areas of your company according to Taxonomy in 2023?
23 Select from the following the things that your company's business has a significant harm on. (multiple choice)
24 Has your company made any actions to mitigate the climate change during 2023?
24.1 From the following options, please select the measures your company has taken to mitigate climate change. (multiple choice)
25 Has your company made any actions to adapt to the climate change during 2023?
25.1 From the following options, please select the measures your company has taken to adapt to climate change. (multiple choice)
26 Has your company taken any measures to promote the sustainable use of water and natural resources during 2023?
26.1 From the following options, please select the measures your company has taken to promote the sustainable use of water and natural resources. (multiple choice)
27 Has your company taken steps to move towards a circular economy during 2023?
27.1 From the following options, please select the measures your company has taken to move towards a circular economy. (multiple choice)
28 Has your company taken measures to prevent pollution during 2023?
28.1 From the following options, please select the measures your company has taken to prevent environmental pollution. (multiple choice)
29 Has your company taken measures to promote biodiversity conservation during 2023?
29.1 From the following options, please select the measures your company has taken to promote biodiversity conservation. (multiple choice)
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