Winners of the ESG Award 2024
Andrew Scott Ltd
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Andrew Scott are extremely passionate about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and therefore ensure that all of their practices maximise social, economic, and environmental sustainability. As part of their commitment to creating a more sustainable future, they have embedded ESG as best practice and established a business ethic that is aligned to the principles of ESG in everything they do.
In their approach to reaching NZC they re-purposed an existing building creating a new company HQ in Swansea. By relocating to Swansea, staff commuting has reduced by 48,497 miles annually (based on the same staff working during ‘22/’23) reducing their carbon emissions by 13.01tC02e (13.15% CO2 reduction from staff travel to HQ).
The ESG goals they set are defined based on the most important aspects related to their business and its operations, for example, carbon emissions reduction to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2030. Their goals are based on the principles of SMART; Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. They have established ESG metrics that allow for the quantifying and measuring of their ESG goals. These metrics were strategically chosen based how accurately they allow them to visualise commitments through data, optimise what they are measuring, and also how well they display transparency.
Three Winning Facts:
1. Environmental – In the financial year ending 2020 their Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions per £1m turnover was calculated to be 34.09 tCO2e. In the financial year ending 2023, this figure decreased to 25.77 tCO2e, showing a 24.41% reduction in their Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions intensity over the four-year period.
2. Social – In the last three years they have achieved £1.89 – Average WG Community Benefits Toolkit Local Multiplier, 176 – Jobs created for NEETS/Disadvantaged workers, 1715 – Training Weeks comprising graduates, trainees, and work experience, 2631 – Apprentice Weeks, 1143 – Average Targeted Recruitment & Training Weeks, £81,250 – Donations/sponsorship/in-kind labour for community and education initiatives, 44 – Average Considerate Constructor Score, 82% - Average Supply Chain Spend in Wales, 90% - Spend with Welsh SME’s.
3. Governance - As one of the largest Welsh Contractors, sound corporate governance is implicit in their Welsh values, their culture, their processes their flat organisational structure. They are committed to the development of Wales, and their governance, risk and compliance is aligned to The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, to ensure as a responsible Welsh business they are contributing to the long-term improvement of social, cultural, environmental, and economic well-being of people and communities in Wales.