PRINTITRESELLER.UK 39 SUSTAINABLE DISTRIBUTION TD SYNNEX’s first corporate citizenship report outlines the company’s progress on the strategic ESG initiatives that are helping deliver long-term value for its business, co-workers, communities, vendors, customers and investors TD SYNNEX publishes first corporate citizenship report corporate citizenship. The report will serve as a benchmark and will be utilised to highlight performance year over year, including detailed data of how TD SYNNEX is contributing to key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 2022 corporate citizenship highlights include: n Environmental: TD SYNNEX signed the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi) Business Ambition pledge, which includes a commitment to achieving net zero GHG emissions globally by 2045. The combined company reported for the first time to CDP in 2022 and received a Bronze Medal from EcoVadis. Additionally, it is deploying environmental management systems and pursuing international standards like ISO 14001 to minimise its environmental impact. The company launched a modulebased sustainability training program, including courses focused on sustainability essentials and circular economy and recognised 12 TD SYNNEX locations as Energy Star, LEED or BREEAM certified offices. The company also established a global sustainability working group and towers of specialisation that are focused on sustainable transportation and logistics and circular economy. The organisation also diverted approximately 350,000 mobile handsets from landfills through the TD SYNNEX Renew mobile trade-in programme, and established a partnership with Treedom on the company’s one-year anniversary. n Social: TD SYNNEX has committed to increasing representation of people who identify as women to 50 per cent of its workforce by 2030, increasing representation of people who identify as women to 40 per cent of leadership roles, and expanding compensation, benefits and promotion parity programmes. An important component of the company’s DEI strategy is to support and grow its business resource groups (BRGs), which provide forums for co-workers with similar backgrounds or interests to discuss common experiences and establish and achieve goals. Over the past year co-worker participation has increased through expansion of existing groups and the creation of two new BRGs. As part of the company’s commitment to bridging the digital divide, TD SYNNEX provides devices, digital skills training, internet connectivity and technical support to underserved communities. Specifically in 2022, this was achieved through a partnership with Human I-T, where the company helped to digitally equip 20,000 households and touched the lives of 60,000 people. n Governance: TD SYNNEX has a proud history of strong corporate governance based on best practices, local requirements, and the needs of its co-workers, customers, vendors and investors. The company built on that legacy in 2022 by fostering one culture under a servant leadership in action model, establishing a corporate citizenship leadership and governance structure, including a global responsibility team and sustainability working group, and creating and filling the roles of director of global responsibility and global sustainability manager. www.tdsynnex.com The inaugural report further describes the framework shared by TD SYNNEX when it launched its corporate citizenship program last year and represents a harmonised strategy that is aligned with the company’s goals and can be scaled across the global organisation. It also reinforces TD SYNNEX’s commitment to building a healthier planet, increasing diverse representation in the workforce and providing access to technology for those in need. “Our approach to business growth has evolved to place sustainability at the core of our operational practices, and our deep commitment to innovation, people and the planet is essential to fulfilling our larger purpose,” said CEO Rich Hume. “As we continue to invest and expand the way we serve our customers, co-workers and communities, we are grounded in the principles that have propelled our legacy companies to this unified point.” Following a materiality assessment conducted in late 2021 and early 2022 to identify and prioritise the ESG issues that are most significant to TD SYNNEX’s business and to its stakeholders, the company has actively worked to operationalise its ESG strategy across its global organisation, including working toward embedding a culture of The Power of Our Purpose FY2022 Corporate Citizenship Report Rich Hume As we continue to invest and expand the way we serve our customers, coworkers and communities, we are grounded in the principles that have propelled our legacy companies to this unified point
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