Climate Change Data

Clade

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:595.86 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:14.98 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:129.38 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:463.54 tCO2e/year (estimated)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Social Impact
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Rooftop solar PV supplying power to the Technology Centre
  • Heat pumps for heating in the Technology Centre
  • Increasing use of electric vehicles across the fleet
  • Funding the planting of 453 trees in 2021
  • Recycling all wood packaging via Leeds Wood Recycling

Social Achievements

  • Nominated Action Medical Research as Charity of the Year
  • Company re-branding to focus on green agenda
  • Completion of new Technology Centre in Leeds
  • Solar panels & EV charging points installed at the Leeds Factory
  • First heat pumps manufactured & installed
  • Dean Frost’s row across the Atlantic Ocean for Action Medical Research - Raising £246k

Governance Achievements

  • Established a sustainability committee chaired by Tim Reynolds, open to all staff and responsible for the sustainability report, targets, metrics, and internal communications.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero emissions by 2050 (scopes 1 & 2)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Plant 5,000 trees by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Challenging to set meaningful metrics due to transitioning sectors, operating models, and growth, making baseline alignment difficult.
  • Current engineering standards limit the short-term ability to include more recycled content in heat pumps.
  • Need to conduct a carbon study of products to reduce their carbon impact.
  • Significant changes to buildings and facilities needed before baselining carbon performance.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Measuring and improving carbon footprint and reporting accuracy over time.
  • Implementing improvements in data and analytics to assess material grades and quantities.
  • Working with supply chain partners and customers to reduce carbon impact of products.
  • Taking a multi-faceted approach to carbon reduction, including working with property landlord and planting trees.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Working with Leeds Wood Recycling

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Expansion of heat pump market

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN SDGs (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13)

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 11
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13

Clade's initiatives contribute to these goals through various actions outlined in the report.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Low-cost natural refrigeration solutions using CO2 and Hydrocarbon