George Leslie have an embedded culture of ‘doing the right thing’ and carbon reduction is at the heart of our business. We can make a difference and we are committed to playing a leading role within our industry by setting out carbon reduction target to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2040. Under our Corporate Governance, our carbon champion will be Managing Director David Ross, who will take ownership of our carbon reduction process and drive its implementation at every level throughout George Leslie.
We are in the early stages of exploring the use of products, services, renewables and initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint at head office and throughout our construction activities. We have been recording Scope 1 & 2 emissions since 2010, successfully reducing our emissions by 62%. However, no one can deliver the scale of the challenge on their own and to ensure Carbon reduction ambitions are achieved, it is critical that we collaborate with industry and clients alike on areas such as aligning carbon accounting, recording and reporting methodologies, reviewing collectively to highlight trends, measuring outcomes, sharing best practice and determine where reductions, improvements and areas worthy of further investment/investigations can be identified.
Our Carbon Management Plan will outline how we are committed to achieving identified carbon emissions reduction milestones and supporting client and industry ambitions both in terms of operating carbon and project delivery. Whilst emissions will be targeted throughout project lifecycles, we will focus effort on our Carbon Principles of ‘Build Nothing’ and ‘Build Less’ during the optioneering and design phases as early stages are critical to unlocking the most significant carbon savings.
You can download our full Carbon Management Plan here
