Climate Change Data

Zentia Ltd and Zentia Profiles Ltd

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:1600 tons/year (estimated from newspaper and egg carton data)
Carbon Intensity:3.41 kgCO2/m2 in 2023

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 93% of water used in manufacturing is now recycled
  • 1,400 tonnes of pre-consumer newspaper waste and 200 tonnes of pre-consumer egg cartons used in manufacturing
  • Reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2.57% from 2022 to 2023 (3.5 kgCO2/m2 to 3.41 kgCO2/m2)

Social Achievements

  • Launched electric car scheme for employees (11% participation)
  • Introduced a Recognition Portal for employee feedback
  • Organized voluntary private health assessments for colleagues
  • Introduced an off-cut recycling service for Pinnacle Approved Partners
  • Achieved 66.1% average employee engagement score (up from 62.2% in 2022)

Governance Achievements

  • Introduced a Supplier Code of Conduct
  • 44% of Category 1 suppliers completed risk assessments
  • Ceiling grid factory had zero recordable incidents in over ten years

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Continued commitment to reducing GHG emissions beyond 2025 targets
  • More research into Net Zero suspended ceiling products
  • Embedding sustainability and circularity into product development and production
  • More CSR activities benefiting local communities
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce total recordable incident rate to <3 per 1,000,000 hours by 2025
  • Improve employee satisfaction to 75% by 2025
  • Increase customer promotion of Zentia products in response to sustainability enquiries to 9/10 by 2025
  • Achieve 90% revenue from products with EPDs by 2025
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% (to 2.5 kg CO2/m2) by 2025
  • Ensure that 95% of raw material spend is covered by supplier risk assessment by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing GHG emissions in an energy-intensive manufacturing process
  • Improving employee engagement scores
  • Completing supplier risk assessments
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing £4.5m to replace gas burners and upgrade insulation in the main dryer
  • Teaming up with Green Power Advice for energy optimization
  • Implementing continuous improvement projects to reduce waste and downtime
  • Conducting in-depth analysis of employee engagement survey results
  • Implementing improvement plans for high-risk suppliers

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 44% of Category 1 suppliers assessed in 2023

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Net Zero suspended ceiling tiles (research ongoing)

Awards & Recognition

  • Business Challenge of the Year award (AJ Bell Great North 10k Run)