Tennant Details ‘Thriving People, Healthy Planet’

MINNEAPOLIS -- Tennant Company, a developer of solutions to reinvent how the world cleans, has released its annual Sustainability Report, marking the conclusion of its previous sustainability strategy, developed in 2014.

The report, detailing achievements for the 2022 fiscal year, also details the development of Tennant’s new ‘Thriving People, Healthy Planet’ framework.

“By embedding sustainability into how we work, we’ll continue to deliver solutions that help our customers solve their biggest challenges and meet their sustainability targets,” said Dave Huml, president and CEO. “Working within our own business and with our stakeholders, we’ll help people thrive and contribute to a healthier planet.”

Since 2014, Tennant has made significant progress against its goals and ambitions. Highlights include:

• Performing a net-zero analysis and committing to becoming net zero by 2040 by submitting draft near- and long-term company-wide greenhouse gas reduction targets to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) for validation.

• Expanding greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting boundaries to include recent acquisitions while still reducing the emissions from use of the Company’s products by 6% from the 2021 baseline year.

• Sourcing 89% of global electricity consumption from renewable energy sources.

• Receiving a fifth consecutive A- Leadership level designation from the CDP Climate Change Program.

• Investing over $6 million in our local communities through the Tennant Foundation since 2014.

• Making strides on commitments to DE&I, including a training program completed by more than 90% of senior management and global leadership.

Tennant also has announced a new sustainability framework defining the company’s material sustainability issues and outlining where it can drive the most meaningful impact for all stakeholders. The new sustainability framework is organized into two pillars—Thriving People and Healthy Planet.

Each pillar targets key impact areas where the Company intends to drive progress. These impact areas include employee success, social impact, shared spaces, climate and energy, water and chemical use, and circular products and waste.

The Thriving People, Healthy Planet framework serves as the lens for the company to set goals, align plans, and continue our journey of integrating sustainability into our business.
Thriving People: Women in Leadership Ambition

With the launch of the 2023 (FY22) Sustainability Report, Tennant Company is announcing the second set of goals under the new framework: a new ambition to increase the percentage of women in leadership by 50% by the end of 2030.

“At Tennant, we are setting bold commitments to build and champion an inclusive workforce that represents the diversity of our customers and the communities we serve,” said Director of Sustainability and ESG Reilly Goodwin. “We believe that increasing representation in our workforce and in leadership is a business imperative, which is why we are announcing our first set of actions to increase the number of women in leadership roles at Tennant.”

Tennant’s global field service network is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant Company had sales of $1.09 billion in 2022 and has approximately 4,250 employees. Tennant has manufacturing operations throughout the world and sells products directly in 15 countries and through distributors in more than 100 countries.

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