Finning releases 2023 sustainability report: A year of continued progress
29 May 2024 - 7:00AM
Finning International Inc. (TSX: FTT) ("Finning," the "Company,"
"we," "us" or "our") announced today the release of our 2023
Sustainability Report, offering a balanced view on the progress of
our sustainability efforts.
In 2023, we continued our work in key areas such as
employee safety and well-being, diversity and inclusion, greenhouse
gas emissions reduction, and community support.
"Our people are at the heart of our business, and
we are committed to ensuring their well-being and success. In 2023,
we embedded Sustainable Growth into our strategy to ensure we are
managing our business in a responsible and resilient way," said
Kevin Parkes, president and CEO of Finning. “I am very proud of the
progress we made toward our sustainability goals in 2023 while also
delivering strong growth. We are committed to creating a positive
impact on our employees, customers, partners and the communities
where we work by building safe, secure and inclusive
environments."
Key highlights from our 2023 Sustainability
Report:
- A 29% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
from our 2017 baseline, keeping us on track to achieve our 40%
reduction goal by 2027.
- A 27% reduction in Significant Incident Frequency compared
to 2021.
- A fivefold increase in 4Refuel renewable and low-carbon fuels
sales compared to 2022.
- Women represent 32% of our senior leadership.
- Procurement of $39.6M from Indigenous-owned businesses in
Canada.
Sustainability is a guiding principle for us, and
our 2023 Sustainability Report reflects our commitment to balanced
and transparent reporting. It provides an overview of our
initiatives and performance in five key areas over the past
year:
- People: Ensuring safe and secure, healthy,
inclusive, and respectful workplaces, to enable our people to have
a positive impact on each other, our customers and the communities
where we work.
- Environment: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
from our facilities and fleet, managing waste, and preventing
spills.
- Customers: Offering products and digital
solutions that help our customers improve their safety and
environmental performance, and business productivity.
- Communities & Indigenous Engagement:
Partnering with organizations that support science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, women and girls, as
well as Indigenous and other under-served communities.
- Governance, Ethics & Cybersecurity:
Ensuring effective processes and controls are in place to prevent
unlawful or unethical behaviours, identify and manage key risks,
support and protect employees who speak up, and protect Finning’s,
our employees and customers’ information.
Our Sustainability Report is supplemented by our
2023 Joint Modern Slavery report, our Global Sustainability Policy,
and our 2023 GHG Limited Assurance Report. These documents can be
found at
https://www.finning.com/en_CA/company/sustainability-report.html.
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Ilona RojkovaDirector, Investor
Relations604-837-8241FinningIR@finning.com |
Nekolina LauManager,
Communications587-227-0841News@finning.com |
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ABOUT FINNINGFinning is the
world’s largest Caterpillar dealer, delivering excellent service to
customers for over 90 years. Headquartered in Surrey, British
Columbia, we provide Caterpillar equipment, parts, services, and
performance solutions in Western Canada, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia,
the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION:This
news release contains information about our business outlook,
objectives, plans, strategic priorities and other information that
is not historical fact. Information we provide is forward-looking
when we use what we know and expect today to give information about
the future. Unless otherwise indicated, forward-looking information
in this news release reflects our expectations at the date of this
news release. Forward-looking information in this news release
includes our goal to achieve a 40% reduction in our absolute Scope
1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 2027 from our 2021 baseline and
statement about being on track to meet that goal, which depends on
our ability to successfully execute our initiatives to reduce such
emissions. Except as may be required by Canadian securities laws,
we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether due to new information, future
events, or otherwise. Forward looking information, by its very
nature, is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and is based
on a number of assumptions. This gives rise to the possibility that
actual results could differ materially from the expectations
expressed in or implied by such forward-looking information and
that our business and sustainability outlook, objectives, plans,
strategic priorities and other information that is not historical
fact may not be achieved. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any
forward-looking information will materialize.
Forward-looking information is provided in this
news release for the purpose of giving information about our
current expectations and plans and allowing investors and others to
get a better understanding of our sustainability efforts. However,
readers are cautioned that it may not be appropriate to use such
forward-looking information for any other purpose. Forward looking
information provided in this news release is based on assumptions
that we believed were reasonable on the day the information was
given, including but not limited to, about our abilities stated in
the preceding paragraph.
Some of the assumptions, risks and other factors
which could cause results to differ materially from those expressed
in the forward-looking information in this news release are
discussed in our current Annual Information Form (AIF) and in our
most recent annual and quarterly management’s discussion and
analysis (MD&A) for financial risks. We caution readers that
any risks described in this news release, or in our MD&A or AIF
are not the only ones that could impact us. Additional risks and
uncertainties not currently known to us or that are currently
deemed to be immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on
our activities, business, financial condition, or results of
operations.
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