Climate Change Data

Hawksmoor

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:19,870 tonnes of CO2e (2021 UK)
Scope 1 Emissions:0
Scope 2 Emissions:622
Scope 3 Emissions:19,248
Renewable Energy Share:100% (UK electricity)
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • People Development
  • Supplier Relationships
  • Community Engagement
  • Emissions Reduction
  • Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced emissions per customer by over 20%
  • Became the world's first carbon neutral steak restaurant group
  • All UK electricity is renewable
  • All food waste is turned into green gas

Social Achievements

  • Raised and donated £225k for charity partners
  • Named one of the UK’s best places to work for the 11th year in a row
  • Huw co-founded the world’s first community kitchen inside a prison
  • Established a Green Team of 47 members

Governance Achievements

  • Became a certified B Corp with a score of 80.3

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero emissions
Short-term Goals:
  • Net zero target of 2030 for UK beef farms
  • Improve water and waste reduction with dedicated action

Environmental Challenges

  • Maintaining environmental quality standards across all suppliers as the company grows
  • Accurately measuring and reducing water and waste
  • Developing a net zero plan
  • Ensuring consistent purposeful models across UK and US operations
  • Improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing a new, more in-depth procurement policy
  • Setting targets for water and waste reduction using three years of baseline data
  • Publishing a net zero plan and working with key suppliers
  • Developing a carefully designed survey and program of work to assess and improve DEIB

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • 30-page specification document for ethical beef sourcing

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: B Corp

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • First vegan dish launched in 2022

Awards & Recognition

  • World's best steak restaurant
  • Three-star rating by Green Restaurant Association (US)
  • Three-star rating by Sustainable Restaurant Association (UK)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:25,394.15 tCO2e (2023)
Scope 1 Emissions:594.79 tCO2e (2023)
Scope 2 Emissions:483.86 tCO2e (2023)
Scope 3 Emissions:25,394.15 tCO2e (2023)
Renewable Energy Share:100% (UK electricity)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced gas consumption per trading hour by 20%
  • All food waste turned into green gas
  • Opened second fully electric restaurant in Dublin
  • Installed appliance-level electricity monitoring across all restaurants
  • Reduced cling film usage, now using a biodegradable product
  • Using recyclable kraft material drinks napkins
  • Chicken and pork in Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh now from 100% renewable energy farms
  • Increased use of reusable trays for deliveries to 80% of all food

Social Achievements

  • Launched extensive DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging) policy and strategy
  • Introduced a new Race and Ethnicity Employees Network
  • 61 managers and all directors completed DEIB training
  • Raised and donated £340,000 for charity partners
  • Won 'Highest Group Fundraiser' award from Action Against Hunger
  • Offered over 50k meals to people in need during Covid
  • Provided over 50k meals to people in need during Covid
  • Introduced 20 hours paid volunteering time per year for employees
  • Supported various local charities (e.g., Cyrenians, Feeding Liverpool, Dublin Simon Community, City Harvest, Chefs in Schools, Untold)
  • Developed The Cookout, a hospitality-based charity project for young people in prison

Governance Achievements

  • Became a B Corp in 2022 (scored 80.3)
  • Consistently maintained a 3-star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association for 13 consecutive years
  • Ranked as a Top 100 Employer with Best Companies for 12 consecutive years

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero emissions across entire supply chain by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve Net Zero emissions by 2030
  • Increase percentage of regenerative farms in supply chain
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water waste by 30%
  • Improve Net Zero strategy

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing emissions from beef production
  • Data inconsistencies in emissions calculations across different years
  • Retrofitting existing restaurants to be fully electric
Mitigation Strategies
  • Carbon offsetting to achieve carbon neutrality
  • Working with suppliers to adopt regenerative farming practices
  • Implementing new data recording systems
  • Phased approach to retrofitting restaurants with electric appliances
  • Developing new vegetarian and vegan dishes

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Environmental Purchasing Policy
  • Partnership with Farm Wilder

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: 3-star Sustainable Restaurant Association

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • New vegetarian and vegan dishes

Awards & Recognition

  • Highest Group Fundraiser Award (Action Against Hunger)
  • #1 steak restaurant in Europe and the US (World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants)