Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Biodiversity
• Climate Change
• Pollution and air quality
• Resource efficiency
• Labour standards
• Community investment
• Health, safety and wellbeing
• Responsible procurement
• Anti-corruption
• Corporate governance
• Risk management
• Tax transparency

Environmental Achievements

• Created and improved 29.6 hectares of green infrastructure
• 72% of power purchased was renewable
• Undertook 17 trials of clean technologies and diesel alternatives
• Achieved 80% reduction in single-use plastic waste in offices and 20% on sites
• Awarded WWF’s maximum ‘3 trees rating’ for responsible sourcing of sustainable timber

Social Achievements

• Provided 1,571 skills, development and training opportunities
• Recorded 6,311 points of community engagement
• Mace employees volunteered more than 26,000 hours
• 89% of construction projects had no reportable injuries
• Lost time frequency rate dropped to a record 0.24
• Accident frequency rate reduced to 0.07
• 95% of projects developed active wellbeing plans
• Increased spend with social enterprises to £691k

Governance Achievements

• Introduced Mace’s Code of Ethics
• Applied the Wates Corporate Governance Principles
• Undertook 131 internal audits
• Independent Certification Body delivered 85 audit days across 7 ISO standards
• Clean SAO certificate issued

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Challenging economic environment
• Market volatility and unpredictability
• UK construction industry contracted due to market uncertainty (Brexit)
• Growing global barriers to free trade
• Pressure on fragile supply chains
• Potential disruption to free movement of goods and labour (Brexit)

Mitigation Strategies

• Strong focus on winning key projects and managing risk
• Expanding global footprint and strengthening service offer
• Spreading risk across diverse portfolio of sectors, geographies, and project life cycle
• Working closely with strategic supply chain partners
• Proactive steps to ensure appropriate arrangements in supply chain for Brexit
• Focus on margin growth rather than turnover

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Require supply chain members to be members of Sedex and welcome independent audit
• Increased spend with social enterprises to £691k
• Awarded WWF’s maximum ‘3 trees rating’

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Wates Corporate Governance Principles

Certifications: ISO 19650 BIM accreditation, 7 ISO standards

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Mace Tech (off-site construction solution)

Awards & Recognition

• 10 awards at 2019 RoSPA awards ceremony
• Two British Safety Council Swords of Honour
• CLOC Outstanding Champions
• Top 10 Most popular graduate recruiters
• Best Advanced Apprenticeship at 2019 School Leaver Awards
• 14th at 2019-20 National Undergraduate Employer Awards