Progress
Against 2021 Goals

Deliver 50% of pro bono projects against the priority Sustainable Development Goals identified by Edelman employees by 2024. The priority Sustainable Development goals identified by employees are Quality Education, Good Health and Well-Being, Gender Equality, Reduced Inequalities, and Climate Action

Progress: Complete

Statement on progress: In FY22, Edelman delivered 86% of our pro bono projects against our priority Sustainable Development Goals and exceeded our goal. We have adjusted this goal to achieve 80% of projects against our priority SDGs by 2024.

Improve Edelman’s health and well-being Peakon score by 10% by 2025.

Progress: Making Progress

Statement on progress:In FY22, Edelman’s Peakon score increased by 0.2 from 7.1 to 7.3 which is 3%.

Endeavor to increase racial and ethnic workforce diversity in the U.S. (beyond the achieved 30% commitment).

Progress: Complete

Statement on progress: Edelman achieved our 30% racial/ethnic workplace diversity goal as of Sept. 1, 2021 ahead of our 2022 projection. As of Sept. 1, 2022, we’re at 31.2% in the US.

Implement Unconscious Bias training across the network as mandatory training.

Progress: Complete

Statement on progress: In FY22, Edelman hosted Unconscious Bias training to over 1000 employees across the globe. Edelman has updated this goal to expand Unconscious Bias training and offer inclusive leadership and other new trainings in 2023.

Explore aligning executive pay and bonuses to the achievement of DEI goals/KPIs by 2023.

Progress: Little Progress

Statement on progress: Edelman has updated the language of this goal for accuracy. Edelman will explore aligning executive compensation to the achievement of DEI goals/KPIs by 2024.

Endeavor to increase racial and ethnic workforce diversity within senior leadership by 2024.

Progress: Making Progress

Statement on progress: We have adjusted this goal to focus on senior leadership in levels 5+. We will continuing working to increase.

Set a net-zero target in line with the Science Based Targets initiative Business Ambition for 1.5° Celsius.

Progress: Making Progress

Statement on progress: Edelman began working to set our near-term and net-zero science-based targets in 2021, and we are making progress to achieve this goal. The SBTi has approved Edelman’s near-term science-based emissions reduction target. We will be determining our net-zero target in FY23.

Reduce scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 15% by 2025.

Progress: Making Progress

Statement on progress: We are working to reduce scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 2025. Scopes 1, 2, and 3 grew by 20% in 2022 due to business growth.

Incorporate sustainability into the selection criteria for business partners in priority spending categories by 2022 in the U.S. and 2025 in offices worldwide.

Progress: Little Progress

Statement on progress: Edelman has not yet incorporated sustainability into the selection process for any business partners. However, we are still committed to sourcing sustainably and have made changes in the past year that will help us achieve this goal in the future, such as appointing the company’s first ever Director Global Procurement Strategy.

Achieve at least 15% spend with diverse suppliers in the U.S. by the end of 2024.

Progress: Making Progress

Statement on progress: Edelman achieved a 6.2% spend with diverse suppliers in the U.S. in FY22. We are adjusting the goal to complete by 2025.

Determine our global waste footprint, including total amount and diversion rate, by working with regional and local leads to conduct waste audits across our network to help us set goals for reducing and achieve a 50% diversion rate by 2025.

Progress: Little Progress

Statement on progress: 33% of Edelman's offices that conducted waste audits achieved a 50%+ diversion rate.

Eliminate single-use non-PET plastics from all offices by the end of 2024.

Progress: Making Progress

Statement on progress: By the end of FY22, 82% of offices have eliminated single-use non-PET plastic.

Endeavor to maintain at least 50 percent representation of women in global leadership roles.

Progress: Complete

Statement on progress: Edelman achieved 50:50 gender parity globally at the senior leadership level in July 2020. As of Sept. 1, 2022, 54.2% of our global leadership were women.

Align Edelman business practices and citizenship programs to the Sustainable Development Goals and present a 2030 strategy by 2022.

Progress: Making Progress

Statement on progress: Edelman's "Roadmap to 2030" demonstrates our strategy to align some business practices and citizenship programming to the Sustainable Development Goals. Going forward, we will refocus this goal to align our goals to relevant Sustainable Development Goals.