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Our reporting


By regularly reporting to organisations and bodies, our progress is independently assessed, benchmarked and verified. We then take appropriate actions to improve our performance where required.

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

We report annually to the CDP on our environmental impact. In 2021, we were delighted to score third in Ireland for climate change, but we were disappointed that our overall score dropped from an A- to a B as our Scope 1 emissions increased by nearly 16% between 2019 and 2020. As reported in our 2020 Sustainability Report, this increase in emissions was driven by the impact of COVID-19. Not only was more heating required because greater ventilation was necessary for health and safety reasons but delivery vehicles were brought home to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission between employees. Significantly more parcels were also delivered at this time. We remain committed to regaining an A rating in 2022 as part of our objective to be ranked in the Top 5 for CDP in Ireland.
 

International Post Corporation (IPC)

We report to the IPC as part of their Sustainable Measurement and Monitoring Systems (SMMS). Due to our work in 2021, we improved our ranking from tenth to third in the world in the annual assessment of global postal companies. This met our objective.
 

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)

As part of our membership of the SEAI Public Sector Programme, we report annually on our energy performance through the Monitoring and Reporting System. In 2021, the SEAI independently verified that we delivered an energy efficiency saving of 33.4% by the end of 2020. By achieving the Public Sector target of 33% energy efficiency improvement by 2020, we have met our commitments to the government. In line with our own 2025 target to reduce emissions from our own operations by 50%, we are working towards SEAI’s updated 2030 public sector target, as set out in the Climate Action Plan 2021. This is to achieve a 51% reduction in absolute carbon emissions.
 

EcoVadis

In 2021, we were pleased to be awarded a bronze medal, with a score in the 65th percentile, in the EcoVadis Sustainability Rating. EcoVadis is a global platform for environmental, social and ethical performance ratings. Based on 21 criteria, Ecovadis assessed our performance in four categories: environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. Our new objective for 2022 is to improve this result and achieve a silver medal.
 

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

In 2021, we signed up to the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) on the Principles for Responsible Banking. These Principles provide a framework for a sustainable banking industry and demonstrate our commitment to having a positive
environmental and social impact, equality for all, access to financial services and the promotion of financial health and inclusion. Signing gives us access to a wide network and shared knowledge and learnings which will ultimately advance our sustainability strategy.

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