Climate Change & Sustainability
From carbon accounting to credible strategy
Carbon footprinting, ESG reporting and net zero planning built on measured data rather than estimates, because the numbers now get audited.
Estimated numbers do not survive assurance
Carbon reporting has moved from voluntary disclosure to audited statement. Figures built on industry averages and rough conversions hold up until somebody asks for the underlying data, and then they do not.
Scope 3 is where most footprints fall apart. It is usually the largest share of the total and the hardest to evidence, and a footprint that quietly omits it is not comparable with one that does not.
What the work covers
Carbon footprint assessment
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions quantified against a stated boundary and protocol, built from operational data rather than sector averages.
GHG inventory development
A repeatable inventory with the data sources documented, so next year's figure is comparable with this year's.
ESG and sustainability reporting
Disclosure prepared against the framework your stakeholders require, with the evidence behind each metric retained.
Net zero roadmaps
Reduction pathways with costed interventions and realistic timelines, rather than a target date without a route to it.
Green building certification
LEED, BREEAM and Mostadam support, from early design input through to submission.
How the work runs
Define
The reporting boundary and protocol are agreed before any data is collected.
Collect
Operational data is gathered from source systems, with gaps identified honestly.
Calculate
Emissions are quantified with factors and assumptions documented.
Report
Findings are compiled with a reduction pathway attached.
Specialist work is judged on method, not on volume.
Have your conditions reviewedWhat you get out of it
Boundary fixed first
What is in and out of scope is agreed before data collection, because it determines everything after.
Operational data, not averages
Figures are built from your own records, since benchmarked numbers do not survive assurance.
Assumptions documented
Every factor and assumption is recorded, so next year's figure is comparable with this year's.
Pathway, not just a target
Reduction routes are costed with timelines attached, rather than a date without a plan behind it.
Who needs climate and ESG work
Large industrial operators
Energy-intensive operations face the most disclosure pressure and have the most to gain from reduction, since carbon and energy cost move together.
Discuss your siteCompanies with international customers
Supply chain disclosure requirements increasingly flow down from multinational buyers, and a missing footprint becomes a commercial problem.
Discuss your siteBusinesses seeking finance
Lenders and investors now ask for climate disclosure as a matter of course, and unevidenced figures attract scrutiny.
Discuss your siteDevelopers and property owners
Green building certification affects both asset value and leasability, and it is far cheaper to design for than to retrofit.
Discuss your siteVision 2030-aligned organisations
National sustainability targets are increasingly reflected in procurement criteria for public and semi-public contracts.
Discuss your siteCompanies starting out
Organisations with no baseline need one before any target means anything, and the first inventory is the hardest.
Discuss your siteCommon questions
What are Scopes 1, 2 and 3?
Do we have to report Scope 3?
How long does a first footprint take?
Is a net zero target realistic for us?
What is Mostadam?
Not sure what your permit requires?
Send us the conditions and we will tell you exactly which parameters, methods and frequencies apply. No charge for the review.