Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Climate change strategy is incorporated into the Group's Responsible Business Strategy and is part of our Five Total Commitments. The Responsible Business Strategy, which incorporates our Total Commitments is set at Group-level with sign off by the Group Management Team. The Improving the Environment Total Commitment includes a specific commitment to reducing energy use and carbon emissions.
Strategic direction is shaped and challenged in the following ways:
-Materiality assessment - In 2020 the Group engaged with various stakeholders (employees, clients, suppliers) to establish what they see as our responsible business (including climate change) priorities.
-Assessment of responsible business risks, including megatrends - risks are regularly reviewed for significance.
Responsible Business Forums at divisional level - risks, opportunities and strategic direction is communicated for coherent and consistent uptake across each division.
-Environment forum and information share point in our Construction & Infrastructure division - a knowledge sharing and learning forum, ensures engagement with carbon reduction plans, amongst others.
-Reporting performance against Total Commitments targets - this ensures that all divisions are reporting on the same metrics and key performance indicators.
- Responsible Business policy - set at Group level.
- Being a decentralised business, each division is responsible for determining how it will deliver against the Total Commitment targets. For example, our Construction & Infrastructure division's requirements regarding carbon is set out in their Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) policy.
The above allows for two-way communication in achieving the Total Commitment targets and ensures that there is consistent buy-in across the divisions, with performance being reported back to Group quarterly. If any inconsistencies are identified these are followed up by the Director of Sustainability & Procurement (DSP) and divisional heads.