We worked together with SBB’s ESG steering committee, in which executives and staff from different ESG domains are represented. Through workshops, a stakeholder survey, and in-depth interviews with external stakeholders, we drew up a longlist of topics for the double materiality analysis. Internally, we validated the finallist of material topics through several focus groups. This resulted in 9 material sustainability themes, grouped in three pillars: ‘Consultancy firm ofthe future’, ‘Care for our people’ and ‘Together for climate and environment’.

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The materiality analysis formed the basis for the ESG roadmap. This took shape during brainstorming sessions and a general workshop with the ESG steering group. Some key sustainable themes include: committing to a forward-looking business model, acting ethically, reducing the carbon footprint, and encouraging personal growth of employees.

CO2 emissions play a central role in any sustainability journey. For a service provider like SBB, the CO2 drivers are distributed differently than for a manufacturing company, but an in-depth calculation remains crucial to determining targeted reduction actions. Using the tools and principles of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, we calculated SBB’s carbon footprint for 2019-2023. Based on this, we drew up an ambitious but achievable plan to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions.

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