Environmental, Social
and Governance

Our Purpose at Element is "Making tomorrow safer than today". Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility are core to how we bring this purpose to life. At Element, we believe that the TIC industry can play a significant, and meaningful, role in leading the way in environmental sustainability, in partnership with customers around the world. And we are the front runner.

Recognised as industry leader by Sustainalytics, a global leader in ESG research and rating, we have the highest rating of any major TIC player. We are in the top 1% of the over 15,000 companies rated by Sustainalytics.

“As a business with purpose at its heart, we’re proud of our strong ESG framework that has been in place for years, which supported our achievement of this rating and our leadership on this critical issue.”

Joe Wetz

CEO

Our Environmental Commitments

The environmental commitments around emissions form a critical part of our longer-term ESG plans. The key targets include:

Snowy mountain peaks with clear blue skies

Net Zero By

2030

Scopes 1 & 2

Aerial View of Islands with fluffy white clouds

Net Zero By

2035

Scopes 1, 2 & 3

Our Climate Initiatives

Across the world we’re working hard to reduce our environmental impact and are aiming to migrate 100% of global electricity usage to renewable energy contracts, as well as trialling electric vehicles and working throughout our supply chain to reduce our impact.

Renewable Energy Procurement

30% of Element's global electricity is sourced from renewable energy, and we will continue to migrate towards renewable energy contracts for all electricity usage

Energy Production

We are installing solar panels on our properties across our organisation, including laboratories in United Arab Emirates.

Electric Vehicles

We are currently exploring electric vehicle options in the UK with the goal of transitioning our vehicles to reduce our scope 1 emissions

Social Responsibility

We care about the impact we have on our people and the communities we are a part of. We have been working to make Element a more diverse, inclusive and equitable company. Our diversity makes us stronger and more able to make a positive difference in our local communities and to the broader society we are a part of.

“As a business with purpose at its heart, we’re proud of our strong ESG framework that has been in place for years, which supported our achievement of this rating and our leadership on this critical issue.”

Joe Wetz

CEO

Diversity and Inclusion

Building a more diverse and inclusive culture is all about building trust and being genuine. It’s also about making the most of our diverse ways of thinking, experience, the different cultures and backgrounds we come from.

We have launched several colleague resource networks (covering racial equality, disability resource, LGBT+ and Women in Business) and we provide targeted training combatting 'unconscious bias' for our leaders.

Governance
and Integrity

Our commitment to integrity ensures that consistently high standards are maintained across the Group. We have the necessary governance and organizational structures in place to provide appropriate levels of oversight in audits, risk management and potential conflicts of interest.

TIC Council Membership

Element is a member of the TIC Council, an international association representing independent testing, inspection and certification companies. Element was accepted as a member of the TIC Council with effect from 1 October 2020. Members of the TIC Council must implement and abide by the TIC Council Compliance Code (First edition) issued by the TIC Council in December 2018.

Element is committed to meeting the obligations that are laid down by the TIC Council and our Compliance Program reflects the requirements of the TIC Council Compliance Code:

Integrity – to act in a professional, independent and impartial manner in all activities.
Conflicts of Interest – to avoid actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest.
Confidentiality and data protection – to respect the confidentiality and privacy of client information.
Anti-bribery - a zero tolerance approach to bribery and corruption in all business dealings and relationships.
Competition and Fair Business Conduct - to comply with all rules relating to fair competition, anti-trust and tendering.
Health and Safety - to protect the health and safety of colleagues, customers and third parties.
Fair Labour - a zero tolerance approach to abuse, bullying or harassment in the workplace. Equal opportunities in the workplace, compliance with minimum wage legislation and prohibition of forced and compulsory labour.