EMCOR UK

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Total Carbon Emissions:3199 tCO2e/year

Scope 1 Emissions:3140 tCO2e/year

Scope 2 Emissions:25 tCO2e/year

Scope 3 Emissions:134 tCO2e/year

Avoided 1,190tCO2e carbon emissions through 25 customer projects
Achieved an operating cost reduction of £1.44m through 25 customer projects
Reduced scope 1 emissions through awareness raising linked to fleet and office space usage
Reduced scope 2 emissions by procuring electricity directly from REGO sources

Launched Social Value Strategy, delivering £53m in social and local economic value (of the customer accounts measured)
Paid the Real Living Wage (RWL) or greater to all colleagues for the first time
Launched first ED&I strategy
Launched Be There for Life (BTFL) program to improve occupational health, safety and wellbeing
Signed Armed Forces Covenant and Care Leaver Covenant
Delivered 28% of total contract value in social impact (of the customer accounts measured)
Industry-leading parental leave enjoyed by over 50 employees
Over 100 apprentices and almost 600 employees benefiting from financial health programme
Provided 703 RLW colleagues with a £200 cost of living payment

Partnered with Social Value Portal to improve measurement and reporting of social value
Appointment of Executive Director, ED&I and Director of Carbon Solutions
Developed a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) with annual reviews
First organisation globally to be certified to the ISO 45003 standard

Long-term Goals:

Medium-term Goals:

Increase the number of Black and Ethnic Minority employees in Operational and Senior Leadership roles by 14% by 2024
Increase the number of women in Senior Leadership roles by 25% by 2024
Increase the number of people with a disability employed by EMCOR UK by 14% by 2024
Apply the PAS 1948:2023 standard code of practice to implement ED&I into the organisation by 2025
Be listed amongst the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers by 2025
Achieve net zero by 2030 by reducing operational emissions

Short-term Goals:

Embed dedicated groups and scorecards in every customer account by the end of 2023
Deliver training to EMCOR UK’s ELT and develop an ED&I dashboard in 2023
Launch ‘Speak up, Speak out’ initiative in 2023
Increase work with AFC, CLC and sign the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant in 2023

Addressing gender pay gap
Developing understanding of scope 3 emissions
Accurately measuring and verifying scope 3 emissions due to extensive supply chain
Managing price risks of buying utilities in a volatile market

Undertaking a wide range of activities to address gender pay gap, including introducing industry-leading maternity policy and launching EMCOR UK Women’s Forum
Calculating emissions based on total supply chain spend for applicable categories in 2023
Partnering with a specialist FM environmental consultancy to establish a method for calculating and accounting for scope 3 emissions
Developing a clear glidepath and roadmap to net zero, including setting a Science Based Target

Supplier Audits: Over 100 responses to ED&I survey

Frameworks Used: Social Value Portal’s National TOMs Framework, UK Government’s Social Value Model, BS 8950

Certifications: ISO 45001, ISO 45003, ISO 50001, ISO 14001, ISO 20400, ISO 27400, ISO 44001

The report highlights how initiatives contribute to these goals through various programs and partnerships.

British Safety Council Four International Safety Awards
11 RoSPA Awards
BSI Standards User Award
Business Performance Improvement Institute for Collaborative Working Pioneers in Collaboration Award
Living Wage Foundation Winner of the Recognised Service Provider Champion Award