Sustainability Ambitions 2020

As part of SGS’s broader strategic focus, we have identified a number of sustainability goals that we are working toward until 2020. These are laid out below.

Professional Excellence

Link management incentive plan to sustainability
Deliver measurable sustainable value to society

People

Maintain natural turnover rate at no more than 15%*
30% of leadership positions will be held by women
Reduce our Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) and Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) by 50%**

Environment

Reduce our annual CO₂ emissions (per FTE) by 20%**
Reduce our annual CO₂emissions (by revenue) by 20%**

Community

Increase our investment in communities around the world by 30%**, with a focus on volunteering

*Adjusted from 10% to 15% to provide a more realistic target for our industry based on market studies and external ratings benchmarks

**Against a 2014 baseline

To commemorate Earth Day, we look at how SGS employees in the Philippines create value to society by planting saplings at the La Mesa Watershed Reservation every year to help prevent deforestation.