Sustainability
Our commitment to sustainability
Our sustainability practices are driven by our firm commitment to be a good corporate citizen, model employer, and conscientious steward of the environment.
Our seventh annual Sustainability Report details our progress towards embedding sustainability into our business strategy and operations. We value the input of our stakeholders and are firmly committed to transparency and openness in our reporting on our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) progress.
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary this year, sustainability continues to guide who we are and how we operate. This report brings our values to life – highlighting the tangible progress we made in 2024 in reducing emissions, investing in our people, and upholding strong corporate governance.
These efforts are not only core to our identity as a responsible corporate citizen and employer of choice, but are critical to managing enterprise risk and creating long-term value for all stakeholders.
Camilla Bartosiewicz
Chief Communications Officer
Our ESG pillars
Altus Group is committed to fostering open, transparent, and ongoing engagement with stakeholders to understand and address their interests and expectations.
Our sustainability strategy revolves around environmental stewardship, data privacy and cybersecurity, corporate governance, talent management, inclusivity, and corporate philanthropy.
Corporate governance
Upholding strong corporate governance, striving to surpass best practices in governance, accountability, transparency & risk management.
Data privacy and cybersecurity
Mitigating cybersecurity risks by safeguarding data, adhering to strict policies and regulations, and fortifying our IT infrastructure against external threats.
Environmental stewardship
Proactively managing our environmental footprint. Our Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions are mostly from electricity use in our offices.
Talent management
Cultivating a high trust, high performance culture aligned with our values to attract, retain, develop and engage top talent.
Inclusion and belonging
Fostering an inclusive workplace culture where authentic engagement is encouraged and diverse perspectives are valued.
Philanthropy
Making an impact for children and youth causes in our communities and activating employee engagement through the Company’s volunteerism program.
Demonstrating advancements across governance, people and climate priorities
Key sustainability highlights from 2024:
Climate action: reduced our Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% in 2024, benefitting from our strategic right-sizing of office space, which resulted in a 12% reduction in our office footprint.
Talent management: expanded people programs to foster career advancement and employee success, earning external recognition for its inclusive, high-trust and high-performance culture.
Cybersecurity & data accountability: sustained top-tier proactive cybersecurity and data responsibility standards while advancing the Company’s AI governance framework.
Governance: welcomed new board members, adding diverse perspectives and skills that enhance board effectiveness.
We're committed to community impact
Through our Altus Cares philanthropic program, we support youth and children's causes globally to create brighter opportunities for the next generation.
Employee volunteering
We strongly encourage and support employee volunteerism through our Volunteer Time Off Policy.
Financial support
We donate to non-profit and charitable organizations that provide critical support for children and their families.
Expanding our impact
In 2024, Altus Cares partnered with 25+ charitable organizations globally.
Transparency and accountability through annual reporting
Altus Group is committed to fostering open, transparent, and ongoing engagement with stakeholders to understand and address their interests and expectations.
We prioritize topics we think are particularly relevant to our stakeholders and which could have a substantial impact on our business operations. We believe our key ESG risks primarily relate to our people, cybersecurity, data protection, and governance.
External ESG ratings on Altus Group
Our progress in advancing ESG initiatives is recognized through positive ESG ratings from leading independent institutions. Altus has a “AA” ESG rating from MSCI and a “negligible risk” score from Morningstar Sustainalytics.