Our Sustainability
Our Sustainability
Our sustainable impact doesn’t stop at client work. We believe in leading by example, so we embed a deep commitment to social and environmental standards in everything we do.
Our deep commitment to sustainability guides our actions as a firm. We are committed to the environment and reducing the footprint of our business operations by identifying, measuring, and offsetting the environmental impact of our global operations.
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We’re bringing the full force of our talent and expertise to create a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive world.
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Impact
Impact
#1
Best Place to Work, as ranked by Glassdoor
A
CDP A List for Climate Change
$1.1
Billion committed to pro bono consulting teams by 2025
Platinum rating from EcoVadis
This rating puts us at the top 1% of all companies rated by EcoVadis in 2023 and is the result of a global effort by the firm to achieve exceptional levels of corporate responsibility and sustainability.
Carbon Integrity Platinum
Achieved Platinum Claim by demonstrating progress towards our Net Zero goals and by retiring high-quality carbon credits that facilitated the removal of more than 100% of our 2022 emissions from the atmosphere
Bain’s support for the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Our Planet
Our Planet
- Starting with our 2021 carbon footprint, Bain is net-negative carbon, offsetting more than 100% of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions with nature-based carbon removal projects. The firm plans to achieve net-negative status every year going forward.
- Bain has committed to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions—from activities such as heating and powering its offices—by 30% by 2026 from a 2019 baseline, and further commits to reduce its scope 3 emissions from business travel by 35% per employee over the same time period. Our emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and are considered ambitious. The SBTi’s Target Validation Team has classified our scope 1 and 2 target ambition as in line with a 1.5°C trajectory.
- We have long been a sustainability frontrunner in the industry, achieving carbon neutral status for the past ten years in a row. Since 2011, we have reduced our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 84% by converting to 100% renewable electricity, improving the energy efficiency of our office spaces and finding ways to reduce waste from our operations. In 2014, we set a goal to get to a 90% reduction by 2030.
- Since 2012, Bain has been formally certified by Natural Capital Partners as a CarbonNeutral® company across its global operations. We offset 100% of all our Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions and all business travel emissions, including all flights, hotels and taxis.
- We signed the Business Ambition for 1.5⁰C commitment letter in 2020, committing to achieve 100% net-zero carbon across all of our operations by 2030.
- Our local office green teams are made up of employees who are passionate about reducing our environmental impact and who champion local sustainability initiatives. They help us to further minimize waste and conserve energy around the globe.
Bold Steps for Climate Change
The firm announced an aggressive set of goals to help curb global warming by 1.5°C, in line with its commitment to the Science-Based Targets Initiative.
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