Impact and dependencies assessment
Royal BAM Group has not holistically assessed its impacts or how it depends on nature, including biodiversity. It has an opportunity to start such an assessment across its value chains, focused on quantification of its impacts or dependencies.
Key areas and species
Royal BAM Group does not disclose key species or areas important for biodiversity affected by its operations or suppliers. It has an opportunity to increase its transparency.
Ecosystem conversion and restoration
Royal BAM Group’s actions show its commitment towards zero land conversion derived from its own operations. However, no evidence could be found in the public domain suggesting the company is working towards zero conversion in its value chain. The company does not disclose activities or time-bound targets to achieve conversion-free supply chains.
Royal BAM Group does not disclose a commitment to restore ecosystems. While the company discloses its practice of enhancing species mix to help its clients on restoring and improving ecosystems, no evidence that the company provides details and outcomes of restoration projects aimed at addressing its direct impact.
Resource exploitation and circularity
No evidence was found regarding Royal BAM Group’s efforts to work towards a circular economy or which organisms it exploits. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets. The company does not disclose efforts to improve soil health.
Water
Royal BAM Group does not disclose relevant information related to water, in its operations or supply chains.
Solid and air pollution
Royal BAM Group does not disclose relevant information related to pollution in its operations or supply chains.
GHG emissions
While Royal BAM Group’s total absolute CO2 emissions decrease in 2021 compared to the previous year, it is unclear whether scope 1 and 2 emissions were reduced. The company sets a target to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to the baseline year in 2015 which is aligned with the 1.5-degree trajectory validated by SBTi, but no evidence that the company has a year-over-year reduction against its target.
While Royal BAM Group’s total absolute CO2 emissions decrease in 2021 compared to the previous year, it is unclear whether scope 3 emissions were reduced. The company sets a target to reduce its scope 3 emissions by 20% by 2030 compared to the baseline year in 2017, but no evidence that the target is aligned with 1.5°C trajectory and that the company has a year-over-year reduction against its target.
Invasive species
Royal BAM Group has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.