Melrose Industries PLC
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:1,890,950 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:33,597 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:113,048 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:1,744,305 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:34%
Total Energy Consumption:568,133 MWh/year
Water Consumption:2,539,097 m3/year
Waste Generated:17,547 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.051 tCO2e per £1,000 revenue (market-based)
ESG Focus Areas
- Product Safety and Quality
- Climate Change: mitigation and adaptation
- R&D for sustainable aviation
- Business integrity
Environmental Achievements
- 38% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2020
- 88% of solid non-hazardous waste diverted from landfill in 2023
- 32% decrease in water withdrawal intensity since 2021
Social Achievements
- Lost Time Accident Frequency Rate of 0.053 (2022: 0.036)
- 83% Average response rate for employee engagement surveys in 2023
- 40% female representation on the Board
Governance Achievements
- ESG metrics integrated into executive remuneration
- GKN Aerospace submitted near- and long-term emissions targets to the SBTi
- Commenced a sustainability data pre-assurance project
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net zero GHG emissions across the value chain by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
- Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030
- Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% by 2030
- Encourage 70% of suppliers to have science-based targets by 2028
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by 50% by 2025
- Source 50% of electricity from renewable sources by 2025
- Divert 95% of solid non-hazardous waste from landfill by 2025
- Reduce water withdrawal intensity by 40% by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Exposure to carbon pricing mechanisms
- Regulatory changes to flight time and routes
- Declining demand for legacy product offering and dampening of aviation market
- Raw material availability
- Successful entry into service of new technologies
- Replacement of carbon-intensive machinery
- Flooding
- Storms
- Supplier disruption from extreme weather
Mitigation Strategies
- Supplier engagement target
- SBTi submission and Net Zero Transition Plan
- Monitoring exposure to potential future carbon price increases
- R&D investment in low-carbon technologies
- Investment in sustainable aviation fuels
- Engagement to ensure low-carbon aviation
- Ensure reliable supply from alternative non-sanctioned materials
- Increased focus on resource efficiency
- Collaboration with certification bodies
- Extensive use of ground and flight validation
- Electrification of carbon-intensive manufacturing processes
- Focus on additive manufacturing
- Collaboration with local environment agencies
- Alternative suppliers
- Flood management plans
- Property damage and business interruption insurance
- Incident Commander
- Tornado shelters
- Use of semi-generators
- Supplier business continuity plans
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Conflict Minerals policy
- Human Rights policy
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Flooding
- Storms
- Supplier disruption from extreme weather
Transition Risks
- Exposure to carbon pricing mechanisms
- Regulatory changes to flight time and routes
- Declining demand for legacy product offering
- Raw material availability
- Successful entry into service of new technologies
- Replacement of carbon-intensive machinery
Opportunities
- Operational efficiency in water, waste and energy
- Material efficiency improvements of raw materials
- Renewable energy
- In-flight efficiency
- Access to new markets through low-carbon aviation
- Technological solutions for climate change mitigation
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN SDGs, SASB, GHG Protocol, TCFD, CFD
Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001, EN/AS9100, CarbonNeutral®
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 6.4
- Goal 7.3
- Goal 9.4
- Goal 9.5
- Goal 13.2
- Goal 3.9
- Goal 5.5
- Goal 8.8
- Goal 8.7
The report details how various initiatives contribute to these goals.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Additively manufactured Fan Case Mount Ring
- Recycled thermoplastic parts
- Hydrogen propulsion systems
Awards & Recognition
- Local Sustainability award for Trollhättan site