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GCG\u2019s Commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance Principles (ESG)<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The GCG team is committed to meeting the needs of our customers while also focusing attention on our responsibility to the environment, our associates and the communities we serve. With that in mind we have established an ESG program with 4 key pillars: Energy & Emissions, People, Supply Chain and Governance.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Our ESG Priorities<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Energy & Emissions<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Improving data quality <\/strong>and calculation of emissions across our operations and value chain to increase clarity on emissions hot spots
\u2022 Assessing and implementing emissions reduction projects related to energy consumption,<\/strong> including energy efficiency pilots, logistics optimization, and employee \/ business travel<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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People<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Investing in DEI and development programs<\/strong> to foster an inclusive and thriving workplace
\u2022 Continuing to provide superior products and excellent customer service<\/strong> to support the communication, transportation and education of the communities we serve
\u2022 Looking into potential partnerships<\/strong> on community outreach programs<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Supply Chain<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Developing a holistic program to engage suppliers<\/strong> in managing environmental impacts
\u2022 Increasing supply chain transparency <\/strong>through improved ESG data collection and supplier engagement
\u2022 Ensuring Human Rights are upheld<\/strong> through ISO certification and supplier code of conduct
\u2022 A business model <\/strong>that ensures service continuity and risk mitigation<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Governance<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Setting up an ESG governance structure creating accountability and responsibility <\/strong>for our ESG performance across the business
\u2022 Formalizing our ESG priorities into our business strategy<\/strong>, hiring and acquisition processes, and how we engage with our vendors
\u2022 Investing in tools to improve data collection and reporting<\/strong> to enable us to track progress and provide useful data<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Our ESG Performance Snapshot<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Emissions Reduction<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We are undertaking a logistics routes optimization initiative that will reduce our shipment miles significantly over the next 5 years. We have already implemented our warehouse rationalization initiative which his reduced our total location count.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Community Impact<\/strong><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We are developing a strategy for the next 5 years that includes:
\u2022 Supporting communications infrastructure in rural communities
\u2022 Aiding in development of electric vehicles, automation and smart infrastructure<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Environment<\/strong><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We are investing in improving our data quality across our value chain to better understand and address our Scope 3 emissions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GHG Inventory<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We have already conducted our first Scope 1 and 2 GCG inventory and Scope 3 diagnostics.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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People Development<\/strong><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Heavily investing in our talent development and retention programs;
\u2022 Leadership and sales training rolling out
\u2022 DEI, unconscious bias training in development<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Human Rights<\/strong><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We are committed to upholding human rights prioritizing safety and compliance and equal opportunity across our value chain.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Energy Efficiency<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Piloting energy efficient projects throughout our distribution network.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Equality<\/strong><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Completed first DEI assessment and have identified strengths and areas for improvement.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Transparency<\/strong><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We are developing processes
to enhance the engagement with our suppliers and improve data quality across our value chain.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-gutentor-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2467","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508,"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2467\/revisions\/2508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gogcg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}