Net Zero Week, from July 5th to 11th, is a government-backed initiative aimed at increasing awareness and supporting the UK’s 2050 carbon neutral target.
To mark the programme’s fifth anniversary, net-zero stakeholders have been invited to Parliament to create a series of events including roundtables and webinars. During these collegiate sessions, MPs and policy aides will explore how the UK can lead the world’s low- carbon transition.
As a long-term advocate of practices and technologies that inspire sustainable construction, BriggsAmasco fully supports Net Zero Week.
Kobir Ahamed, Sustainability Manager at BriggsAmasco said: “Any initiative that puts the UK’s sustainable future at its front and centre deserves promoting. For the building supply chain as a whole, the need to address our carbon footprint has never been greater. Individual responsibility is crucial to collective change. We must all commit to smarter, more sustainable ways of working to protect the environment for future generations.”
BriggsAmasco’s journey to net zero received a boost earlier this year when the company became the first UK roofing and waterproofing contractor to receive Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) accreditation. The award certifies BriggsAmasco’s commitment to ensuring that employees are knowledgeable about climate change and related environmental issues. The accreditation was approved by the Carbon Literacy Project (CLP), one of the UN’s 100 Transformative Action Programmes. To obtain approval, BriggsAmasco needed to develop a CLP-themed course and present it to employees.
The impressive achievement earned BriggsAmasco ‘Bronze’ CLO status, with the company currently working towards achieving Silver-level accreditation by rolling out the CLP course across all branches. This certifies that 30% of company employees are carbon literate.
In addition, BriggsAmasco has introduced a full company greenhouse gas emissions inventory covering Scopes 1, 2, and 3, which provides a comprehensive overview of its CO2 output. The company’s progress in this field has been rewarded with ISO 14064 certification, an international standard that verifies a company’s greenhouse gasses accounting.
To further consolidate its environmental strategy BriggsAmasco is in the process of signing up to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi is a scientifically rigorous global standard for achieving net zero, providing a clearly defined pathway for emissions reduction commitments that align with Paris Agreement goals to limit global warming.
The company has installed solar panels across its head office site and warehouse in Cradley Heath, Birmingham.
Kobir added “We are delighted with our net zero strategy’s progression. Whether in the office or on-site, our dedication to service excellence with minimal environmental impact is unstinting. We’d like to thank our staff and contractors for supporting our sustainability programme. They are essential to helping us achieve our low carbon ambition.”
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