ScanSource announced the release of its second annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report for 2021, highlighting ScanSource’s ESG strategy and progress for the 2021 calendar year. The report includes disclosures developed in alignment with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework for Multiline and Specialty Retailers & Distributors.

Following its formation in 2020, ScanSource’s ESG Task Force – a cross-functional team with members across the business – has guided ESG strategy and driven progress for the company’s ESG initiatives, including the development of its annual ESG reports. Building on ScanSource’s commitment to further embed ESG considerations into business strategy, this report delivers ScanSource’s first materiality assessment, highlighting the importance of business ethics; diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I); data security and privacy; and employee engagement, training and development.

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Highlights from the report include:

• New ESG materiality matrix, which prioritizes key ESG issues based on importance to stakeholders and the business
• DE&I program expansion, including new educational opportunities and employee resource groups
• Community impact and support for 60+ nonprofits through financial donations, volunteering or drives
• First-time estimates for Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
• Waste reduction initiatives, such as ScanSource’s recycling program
• Alignment with the SASB reporting framework

Read the full ESG Report here.

Source: ScanSource, Inc.