7. Trustmarque
Scope 1 and 2 emissions (market based): 53 tCO2e (-92%)
Revenue: £499m
Emissions per £1m revenue: 0.1 tCO2e
This Microsoft and Cisco partner claimed in its 2022 accounts to have cut its carbon emissions by 62% from its 2019 base year.
That is thanks to a range of energy-saving measures, including HVAC upgrades and moving to an all-electric and hybrid fleet.
Migrating the multi-tenanted properties it occupies to 100% renewable electricity is among the next items on its action plan.
Trustmarque pegged its Scope 1 and (market-based) Scope 2 emissions at a respective 33 and 20 tCO2e in calendar 2022. Its reported Scope 3 emissions stood at 707 tCO2e, meanwhile, with ‘downstream transportation and distribution’ contributing 688 tCO2e of that total.
6. SCC
Scope 1 and 2 emissions (location based): 5,403 tCO2e (-12%)
Revenue: £881m
Emissions per £1m revenue: 6.1 tCO2e
SCC owner Rigby Group in February brought forward its net zero target from 2050 to 2040, as it published its first group-wide sustainability report.
It claimed it had slashed Scope 2 emissions by nearly two-fifths, thanks partly to its installation of solar panels at its flagship SCC datacentre. The 749kWe roof-mounted solar-photovoltaics system will avoid approximately 124 tCO2e per year, it claimed.
According to its latest annual report, SCC UK’s reported Scope 1 emissions fell from 1,547 to 1,503 tCO2e in its fiscal 2023, with its location-based Scope 2 emissions sliding from 4,616 to 3,900 tCO2e.
The Birmingham-based outfit pegged its Scope 3 emissions (which covered business travel only) at 380 tCO2e.
5. Bell Integration
Scope 1 and 2 emissions: 351 tCO2e (+6%)
Revenue: £874m
Emissions per £1m revenue: 0.4 tCO2e
A rise in office footfall and global business travel impacted Bell’s carbon footprint in its year to 31 March 2023, the Portsmouth-based outfit acknowledged in its annual accounts.
Its reported Scope 1 emissions rose from 210 to 254 tCO2e, while reported Scope 2 emissions fell from 122 to 97.5 tCO2e.
Reported Scope 3 emissions jumped from 316 to 477 tCO2e, meanwhile, with employee business travel contributing 211 tCO2e to that total (up from 32 tCO2e) in 2022.
Bell said it is currently reviewing the use of electric vehicles and ensuring it has energy-efficient lighting across its building estate.
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