Avnet recognizes that responsible management of our environmental footprint is fundamental to the long-term sustainability of our business. We are committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our operations and promoting positive environmental practices among our suppliers and customers. In our FY23 sustainability report we have begun to align with recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In addition, we strive to achieve biodiversity protection. For more examples of biodiversity protection, please see our UNSDGs webpage.
Progress on ISO14001
In FY23, our environmental management efforts focused on strengthening the fundamentals, starting with our approach to environmental management. Informed by a gap analysis conducted in FY22, this was centered on two opportunities:
- Expanding the number of our facilities certified to ISO14001
- Implementing an Avnet standard environmental management systems approach based on the principles of ISO14001 for sites where full ISO14001 certification is not implemented
As of July 2023, 62% of our operational sites (where product is touched) have achieved ISO14001 certification (an increase of 12% from the previous year), covering 83% of our operational sites employees. We have identified additional operational sites where ISO14001 certification is appropriate and will continue to report on our certification progress and implementation of the Avnet standard in future ESG reporting.
A proactive stance on climate change
Decreasing our energy consumption is a priority for Avnet and is intrinsically linked to our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint. Our strategy for reducing energy use and associated carbon emissions is threefold:
In CY21, renewable energy accounted for 20% of our overall energy consumption—up from 16% in CY20. The increase was primarily driven by expanding our purchased renewable energy for our European facilities. Across our operations, we continue to look for ways to expand generation and purchase of renewable energy and certificates of origin for renewable sources (wind, solar and hydropower). For example, solar power has been used for several years at our headquarters and McKemy distribution center in Arizona. In addition, Avnet’s facilities in the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Austria, Sweden and Switzerland use green electricity products such as green tariffs supported by energy attribute certificates and invoices. In FY22, we extended 100% renewable electricity contracts to numerous locations and continue to look for contractual opportunities to expand our use of renewable electricity.
Across our operations, we continue to look for opportunities to update facility equipment with more energy-efficient systems, such as replacing lighting installations with LED solutions, intelligent lighting controls, efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, improved energy management systems, and more efficient building services. We consistently engage with landlords to ensure that green technologies are considered when replacing infrastructure for leased facilities. In FY22, Avnet introduced a new sustainability scorecard related to U.S. facility expansion. New brick-and-mortar facilities that Avnet leases or purchases in the U.S. will be analyzed against environmental metrics such as access to renewable energy and recycling and other sustainability metrics.
2022, Avnet continued to focus on the consolidation and sustainability improvements of facilities, where possible. This supports our approach toward hybrid working.
Avnet’s Environmental Goals
In 2021, we established our CY25 environmental goals, an ambitious set of targets for reducing our environmental footprint in the areas where we have an impact. Overall, we are proud of our progress toward our CY25 goals, especially given our continued growth. An expanding business means additional environmental resources we must account for, and we embrace the challenge.
SCORECARD OF AVNET'S CY25 ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
| GOAL | BASE | TARGET | CY20 | CY21 | CY22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase to 30% of Scope 1 & Scope 2 energy from renewable resources by CY25 (% calculated from extrapolated data) | N/A | 30% | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| 50% reduction in Scope 1 & Scope 2 (market-based) GHG emissions by CY25 from FY19 (values calculated from extrapolated data) | 47,345 mtCO2e1 | 23,673 mtCO2e | 31,655 mtCO2e | 30,789 mtCO2e | 28,013 mtCO2e |
| Maintain 20% reduction of Scope 3 business travel emissions by CY25 from CY19 | 10,448 mtCO2e | 8,358 mtCO2e | 1,932 mtCO2e | 3,064 mtCO2e | 9,127 mtCO2e |
| Divert 75% of waste from landfill by CY25 (% calculated from extrapolated data) | N/A | 75% | 69% | 87% | 79% |
1mtCO2e = Metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Spotlight Stories
Supporting biodiversity through bee-saving projects
Supporting biodiversity through bee-saving projects
Avnet is committed to supporting biodiversity in this changing world. A big focus area of FY23 was to support the current bee population. With one in four species at risk of extinction, Avnet decided to support several campaigns and projects with an eye on continuing our biodiversity endeavors well into the future. Avnet and Farnell now support the following organizations that focus entirely on rejuvenating bee populations and preventing further decline: 3Bees, The World Bee Project and Planet Bee. Some of the fruitful outcomes from these organizations are supporting local beekeepers, sponsoring grants, spreading education and awareness of pollinators’ importance in the ecosystem, and the ongoing sponsorship of beehives including nearly 200,000 bees that can be monitored via smart sensors. This continues our earlier efforts with the sponsorship of NearBees, where we sponsored five hives averaging about 250,000 bees. Farnell continues to keep an eye on opportunities to aid biodiversity and aims to save 3 million bees thanks to every purchase made and the wonderful organizations mentioned here.
Investing in sustainable facilities: an update on Avnet’s Freiburg campus
Investing in sustainable facilities: an update on Avnet’s Freiburg campus
June 2023 marks the exciting beginning of operations for Avnet’s new design and manufacturing facility in Eschbach, Germany. Built specifically to achieve carbon neutral operations, this facility will seek the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) gold standard. This standard is an internationally recognized benchmark for sustainability. Here are some sustainable elements incorporated into the new construction:
- Attractive and friendly work environment with generous recreational and green spaces, creating a worksite employees embrace
- 100% carbon neutral design based on use of state-of-the-art automated manufacturing systems and building design
- Innovative and highly automated manufacturing and the use of leading-edge technologies along with sustainable manufacturing processes will aid in achieving the goal of carbon neutrality for site operations
- Enhanced insulation will help reduce energy consumption to about 40% of comparably sized buildings
- A photovoltaic system will independently produce most of the energy required for building operations and manufacturing activities
- The photovoltaic system with 532 kW peak and 308 kWh of electrical storage will also drive geothermal heat pumps to maximize heating/cooling efficiency, resulting in no consumption of fossil fuels for heating and cooling
- 20 EV charging points to support the shift to zero-emission vehicles
See below for the latest environmental data available:
Scope 1 and Scope 2 (MWh)
1 Collected energy data represents an estimated 88% (CY22), 87% (CY21) and 85% (CY20) of Avnet’s square footage, excluding land. Extrapolated energy data is estimated to 100% of Avnet’s square footage. Fleet data was not extrapolated.
Scope 1 = On-site generation of energy owned/controlled by Avnet (generation of on-site combustion of heat or electricity examples: solar, natural gas, fuel oil).
Scope 2 = Purchase of off-site generation of electricity, heating, cooling and steam consumed by Avnet facilities. It may contain a mix of both green and non-green energy. Facilities in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and the U.K. use green electricity products, e.g., green tariffs, supported by energy attribute certificates and invoices.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 Emissions (mtCO2e)
| GHG EMISSIONS SUMMARY (mtCO2e) | CY20 | CY21 | CY22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Scope 1 & 2 emissions (location based) 2 3 | 36,778 | 37,021 | 33,730 |
| Total Scope 1 & 2 emissions (market based) | 31,655 | 30,789 | 28,013 |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions | 6,866 | 6,556 | 8,219 |
| Scope 2 GHG emissions (location based) | 29,912 | 30,464 | 25,510 |
| Scope 2 GHG emissions (market based) | 24,789 | 24,232 | 19,793 |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 43,864 | 49,705 | 55,218 |
| Category 3: Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2)4 |
6,544 | 6,727 | 6,298 |
| Category 4: Upstream transportation and distribution5 | 14,798 | 19,811 | 20,383 |
| Category 5: Waste generated in operations6 | 797 | 558 | 864 |
| Category 6: Business travel7 | 1,932 | 3,064 | 9,127 |
| Category 7: Employee commuting8 | 1,519 | 1,409 | 1,574 |
| Category 9: Downstream transportation and distribution9 | 18,274 | 18,136 | 16,972 |
2Scope 1 emissions include sources of direct emissions owned/controlled by Avnet (generation of on-site combustion of heat or electricity examples: solar, natural gas, fuel oil). Collected emissions data represents an estimated 88% (CY22), 87% (CY21) and 85% (CY20) of Avnet’s square footage, excluding land. Extrapolated data is estimated to 100% of Avnet’s square footage. Fleet data was not extrapolated. Sources for emission calculations include EPA GHG Guidance: Direct Emissions from Stationary Sources and EPA GHG Inventory Guide Direct Emissions from Mobile Combustion Source, DEFRA Environmental Reporting Guidelines and IEA CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion. Corporate fleet data was sourced from EMEA fleet and fuel emission averages. For additional details regarding emission factor sources, see 2023 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) report.
3Scope 2 includes indirect emissions from purchased off-site generation of electricity, heating, cooling and steam consumed by Avnet facilities. Collected emissions data represents an estimated 88% (CY22), 87% (CY21) and 85% (CY20) of Avnet’s square footage, excluding land. Extrapolated data is estimated to 100% of Avnet’s square footage. Sources for emission factors and calculations include: EPA GHG Guidance, Indirect Emissions from Purchased Electricity, DEFRA Environmental Reporting Guidelines, U.S. EPA Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) and IEA Emission Factors. For additional details regarding emission factor sources, see our 2023 CDP report.
4Emissions calculated using standard average data method of 25% of Scope 1 emissions + 20% of Scope 2 emissions.
5Emission data sourced from carrier invoicing data provided by Data2Logistics. CO2 emissions were calculated based on DEFRA averages using mode, weight, distance and distance range (long haul, short haul, etc.) to determine the spent carbon. Data includes: Avnet: AMER, APAC, EMEA; and Farnell: AMER. Data does not include: Farnell: APAC and EMEA. Emissions are calculated for transportation and distribution logistics for carriers within Avnet’s control. For additional details regarding emission sources, see our 2023 CDP report.
6Waste-type-specific emissions are calculated from waste generated during operations.
7Air, rental car and hotel travel data includes 100% of U.S. and EMEA and 50% of APAC. Avnet reports 85% of corporate transport data for CY22, and the remaining 15% was estimated using a percentage of actual airfare spend. Calculations are based on guidelines specified by the U.K. DEFRA and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Business travel emissions data are provided by travel management companies. Mileage reimbursement (AMER and EMEA) emissions are calculated using GHG Protocol’s distance-based method. For additional details regarding emission sources, see our 2023 CDP report.
8Commuter data was requested from Maricopa County Air Quality Department’s Travel Reduction Program survey. Survey included data from Avnet’s largest three Phoenix-based locations: 47th Street headquarters and the Morelos and McKemy facilities. Emissions were calculated using GHG Protocol’s distance-based methodology, including mode of transportation and weekly miles traveled. Commuter data accounts for approximately 8% of Avnet’s 2022 total head count. As survey completion was not 100%, data was extrapolated to represent 100% of employee commuting emissions from the three surveyed Arizona facilities. This does not represent companywide employee commuting. For additional details regarding emission sources, see our 2023 CDP report.
9Emission data sourced from carrier invoicing data provided by Data2Logistics. CO2 emissions were calculated based on DEFRA averages using mode, weight, distance and distance range (long haul, short haul, etc.) to determine the spent carbon. Data includes: Avnet: AMER, APAC, EMEA; and Farnell: AMER. Data does not include: Farnell: APAC and EMEA. Emissions are calculated for transportation and distribution logistics for carriers within Avnet’s control. For additional details regarding emission sources, see our 2023 CDP report.
| WASTE COLLECTED SUMMARY (METRICS TONNES)10 | CY20 | CY21 | CY22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste generated by weight | 4,589 | 6,354 | 5,738 |
| Total hazardous Waste | 27 | 282 | 359 |
| Waste diverted by weight and hazardous/non-hazardous (Recycled) | 3,505 | 5,764 | 4,483 |
| Recycled Hazardous Waste | 21 | 282 | 80 |
| Recycled Non-Hazardous Waste | 3,484 | 5,483 | 4,403 |
| Waste direct to disposal by weight and hazardous/non-hazardous (Disposed) | 1,084 | 590 | 1,255 |
| Disposed Hazardous Waste | 6 | 1 | 27911 |
| Disposed Non-Hazardous Waste | 1,078 | 589 | 976 |
| Percentage recycled (% calculated from extrapolated data) |
69% | 87% | 79% |
10Collected waste data represents an estimated 70% (CY22), 71% (CY21) and 68% (CY20) of Avnet's square footage, excluding land. For facilities with invoices without weight of waste, data was estimated by applying usage rates. Usage rates were based on collected data and categorized by waste and facility type.
11Increase in hazardous waste disposed from CY21 to CY22 was driven by disposal of hazardous waste at McKemy distribution center.
| WATER USE COLLECTED SUMMARY (CUBIC METERS)12 | CY20 | CY21 | CY22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water withdrawn by source: | - | - | - |
| Surface water, including wetlands, rivers, lakes, oceans | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ground water | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainwater | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wastewater from another organization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Municipal water suppliers or other public or private water utilities | 141,339 | 168,514 | 132,782 |
| Total water withdrawn | 141,339 | 168,514 | 132,782 |
| Domestic | 128,384 | 145,182 | 121,275 |
| Irrigation | 6,223 | 5,296 | 5,303 |
| Process Water | 6,732 | 18,036 | 6,204 |
| Total water consumed: | 141,339 | 168,514 | 132,782 |
| Domestic | 128,384 | 145,182 | 121,275 |
| Irrigation | 6,223 | 5,296 | 5,303 |
| Process Water | 6,732 | 18,036 | 6,204 |
12Collected water data represents an estimated 68% (CY22), 73% (CY21) and 71% (CY20) of Avnet's square footage, excluding land.
| WATER USE IN REGIONS WITH WATER STRESS13 | CY20 | CY21 | CY22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress | 15% | 11% | 13% |
| Total water consumed in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress | 15% | 11% | 13% |
13Collected water data represents an estimated 68% (CY22), 73% (CY21) and 71% (CY20) of Avnet's square footage, excluding land.
