Sustainability Report 2021
Impact through
Innovation
In our 50th year, we are building on our expertise and experience to deliver innovative solutions to address the planetary and systemic challenges of our time.
Keryn James
This year, ERM is marking its 50th anniversary. Over the decades, we have had to respond to many changes, including some significant global shocks, and this has helped us to build the resilience we needed to navigate the recent health, social and economic impacts associated with the global pandemic.
Read more2021 Report
Who we are
Our report at a glance
Reporting approach
Indexes & downloads
The ERM Foundation
The ERM Foundation was established in 1995 to enable ERM and its employees to provide funding and professional support for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises that share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and equitable world. We work in partnership with smaller organizations for whom our level of funding and targeted pro bono technical support is most impactful.
2021 key statistics
5,500
employees worldwide
40+
countries with ERM offices
>$1 billion
FY20 gross revenue
ERM sets ambitious net-zero target for 2025
To mark Earth Day 2021, we announced our commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions across our operations by 2025. To underpin this commitment, we are strengthening our science-based target for emissions reductions to a 1.5° C aligned target.
ERM was one of the first professional services companies to set a target approved by the Science Based Target Initiative in 2019. Given the important role that business has to play in achieving the goal of the Paris Agreement, we are continuing to take a leadership position in this effort – and are encouraging our clients and peers to do the same.
Celebrating 50 years of ERM
Over the last five decades our incredible network of determined and passionate experts have been delivering exceptional value for our clients, helping them to respond to legislative, policy and regulatory changes while striving for best practice on sustainability.
Learn moreTask Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
ERM has been a supporter of TCFD since 2018. This is the third year we have reported in alignment with the TCFD recommendations, and for the first time, we are also publishing a stand-alone TCFD disclosure.
Learn more about ERM's climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, and targets and metrics in our TCFD disclosure and TCFD index.
Recognizing the complexity of achieving more sustainable outcomes is crucial to achieving long-term success for business and the planet."
Keryn James
CEO, ERM