Funlab
Sustainability
A Positive Impact on Mother Earth.
Doing well (financially) and Doing Good (for our people and the planet) is an expectation of our CEO, our Motherfunners and our board. Similarly, our guests expect that in creating fun, memorable experiences we aren't damaging the environment or the communities we serve on the way. We have aligned our sustainability Strategy to the UN's Sustainable Development goals.
Our ESG Impact
Sustainable Cities & Communities
We continued to improve greater inclusion for our guests and Motherfunners by:
- Adding Sensory Maps to support our guest experience
- Gained the rainbow tick accreditation
- Inclusiveness conversation was delivered to 1,311 MOtherfunners
- We targeted disability recruitment support for future Motherfunners
- Motherfunners completed the Diversity Information form via Dayforce
- Launched the Think Green campaigns
- Committed to our first ESG FY24 Strategy
- Communicated our ESG commitment across the group
Responsible Production & Consumptions
- We made some changes to enhance our consumption, including single-use plastic removal
- Moved to a Digital Food Safety Programme
- Stopped purchasing Helium Gas
- Removed Holey Moley plastic pencils, saving over 2 tonnes of plastic
- Launched our 'The Hidden Sea' Activation
Climate Action
- We started to measure our carbon emissions by venue
- We conducted a venue survey across the group on all things sustainability
Sustainability
Motherfunners aim to have a positive impact on Mother Earth.
We aren't perfect, but we are getting better through education and making more sustainable decisions every day.
Our ESG Strategy
#1 Sustainable Cities & Partnership goals
We aim to be a brand recognised externally for the work we do around mental health, through our partnership with headspace and creating inclusive venues and workplaces.
Strategic Partnership with Headspace
In FY24 we will host the biggest Day of Fun yet, with a target to raise $300K on September 4th. This will bring our cumulative contribution to headspace to over $1 million since we started our partnership in 2016. Our financial support will assist in funding headspace's Online Communities, a platform that provides young people & their families support & mental health resources.
Greater Inclusions for all guests
In FY24 we will introduce Sensory Maps of every venue. These maps are designed to assist guests with sensory sensitivities on the best times and areas of each venue to visit. We will also continue to be welcoming spaces for our First Nations people with Acknowledgement of Country plaques at all venues. And finally, we will continue our Rainbow Tick accreditation for all Funlab venues.
Greater Inclusions for the Motherfunners
Funlab's inclusiveness Committee will continue to meet bi-annually, seeking feedback from our people on what is working and where we need to improve to continue to make our venues welcoming spaces for all. We will also commit to all Motherfunners receiving annual Diversity & Inclusion training.
#2: Responsible Consumption Goals
#3 Climate Action Goals
Introduce Scope 1 & 2 Targets
All venues will receive their carbon emissions, by per sqm. FY24 will be about awareness of the carbon emissions each venue emits, to make an overall reduction in year one. To assist we will install timers on air conditions and refrigeration units where possible to reduce emissions.
Monitor Scope 1 & 2 Targets
Once we can see what reduction is achievable through procedural and behavioural changes we will establish a group % reduction target in FY25 and internal initiatives to offset our emissions. Through the supplier questionnaires being distributed in FY24, we will get an understanding of our scope 3 emissions and can begin to formally measure these in the coming years.
Increase Green Energy Usage
Right now, we control the purchase of energy for 46% of our venues. Up until December 2023, 25% of energy for those venues comes from green energy sources (wind and solar). We are currently tendering for our electricity provider in 2024 and beyond.
Climate Action Scope Targets
Scope One
These are direct emissions. Stuff we burn (like gas in our kitchens). Also includes company cars.
Scope Two
These are indirect emissions - someone else burns them (like every time we use electricity)
Scope Three
These are upstream/downstream sources of emissions. Basically stuff our suppliers burn to make things we buy and fuel planes we travel in.
A Sustainable Procurement Policy
Funlab has developed a Procurement Policy that sets out principles and standards for the procurement of external goods and services. The purpose of this policy is to establish a common approach to Funlab's Procurement activity and to deliver sustainable, maintainable and efficient solutions and results in our procurement cycle.
The Policy states that Funlab will procure in an honest, competitive, fair and transparent manner with consideration of quality, service, environmental considerations, modern slavery compliance controls, social impact & value for money.
