Sustainability

In 2021, we set a five-year goal to reduce our GHG emissions by 7.75% at 24 of our largest locations, with incremental annual goals along the way. We exceeded our 5% target for 2023, reducing our GHG emissions by approximately 10%.

With over 70 locations across North America, we need a lot of energy to keep Samuel operational and we want to ensure we use the cleanest energy possible, wherever possible, to safeguard the environment and our business. Click to learn more about our energy saving initiatives.

In 2023, we signed an agreement to implement WAVE, a verified Water Stewardship program, at all of our manufacturing and technology locations, which are the facilities that use the most water. We will begin testing this program in 2024.

When it comes to reducing waste, we have several projects underway. We do traditional things like recycling, we find ways to reuse items like donating our old hardware, and our innovative team is always looking for new solutions too. Click below for more information.

We are pleased to reduce several key areas of Scope 1 and 2 emissions across the business in 2023, including gas consumption, Co2 emissions and electricity consumption. We are currently developing more detailed plans on Scope 3 emissions.

In 2023, we are looking for new opportunities to make our facilities more sustainable and began a partnership with Alvéole, who helped us promote environmental awareness and protect bees by bringing a beehive to our headquarters. Our pilot is currently underway, with potential to expand to other locations in the future.

A key element of the sustainability of our business is the health and wellbeing of our employees. As a result, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, competitive pay, employee discounts and rewards for recognition. 

Here at Samuel, safety is fully embedded in our culture. We know that we can’t succeed without our people and the most important thing is keeping them safe. In addition to requiring completion of regular safety training, we also strive to have a best-in-class DART (Days Away, Restricted, Transferred) rate. 

Two-way communication is an important part of life at Samuel, and one of the ways we gather feedback from our team members is through our engagement survey. This is conducted every other year, with our next survey scheduled for 2024.

At Samuel, we want to help our people grow and develop. We are committed to providing a range of training and development opportunities that will help us promote from within and fill as many open roles with internal candidates as possible. 

In 2021, we were pleased to launch our employee-driven charitable giving program, Samuel Communities. This program allows team members to submit charities close to their hearts for financial support from Samuel. 

We know that an important part of being a sustainable business is ensuring we are always operating honestly and doing the right thing. In fact, integrity is one of our five core values (along with respect, agility, courage and ownership). While this information is not publicly disclosed, we do have a number of robust ethic controls and programs in place.

While every member of the Samuel team contributes to the success of our business, we also recognize the importance of having a talented, knowledgeable and diverse group of people leading the way.

As part of our commitment to being honest and doing the right thing, we require our team members and our partners to review and acknowledge our Code of Conduct on an annual basis. Internally, this is also supplemented with training to ensure everyone has a full understanding.

We manage risk in a number of ways at the leadership level and within certain teams. One of the ways the entire business can contribute, however, is by completing our mandatory cybersecurity training, which is released every quarter.