Rider Levett Bucknall
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-2020, 2021-2022)
Reporting Period: 2019-2020
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:1210 tCO2e/year (gross)
Renewable Energy Share:100% (where RLB is responsible for procurement)
Carbon Intensity:1.91 tCO2e/employee (gross), 1.19 tCO2e/employee (net)
ESG Focus Areas
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Environmental Footprint Reduction
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Social Value Delivery
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Greenhouse Gas emissions by 8% compared to the previous year (1210 tCO2e gross, 757 tCO2e net after offsets)
- Purchased 100% green electricity where responsible for procurement
- Eliminated single-use plastics from operations
- Set a net-zero carbon target for 2025
Social Achievements
- 100% of employees completed diversity and inclusion training
- 32% of Senior Leadership Team positions held by women
- 22% Technical female workforce (above industry average)
- 1,800 hours volunteered by employees
- £52,000 raised for charity
Governance Achievements
- Implemented Diversity and Inclusion workshops and unconscious bias training
- 10 years certified to ISO 14001
- Adopted the Wates Governance Framework
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- 20% reduction in carbon intensity per employee
Short-term Goals:
- Achieve Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Business travel remains the largest source of GHG emissions
- Unexpected shift in business activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Mitigation Strategies
- Accelerating move towards agile working to reduce travel
- Incentivising green travel
- Purchasing carbon offsets for unavoidable air travel
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Sustainable procurement policy
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), UN Sustainable Development Goals
Certifications: ISO 14001
Awards & Recognition
- RLB Charter Award 2019
Reporting Period: 2021-2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:849 tCO2e (Gross before offsets)
ESG Focus Areas
- People
- Clients
- Environment
- Community
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced total carbon emissions by 30% against the baseline year (2019/2020) and remained below pre-Covid levels.
- Offset all emissions from the Global Partners Conference via a Gold Standard project and planted a tree for each attendee.
Social Achievements
- 100% Diversity and Inclusion training completed.
- £212,064,576 total social value created.
- £22,000 raised for local charities.
- 3,400 hours volunteered.
- 27% Senior Leadership Team members are women.
- 24% Technical female workforce (above industry average of 15%).
Governance Achievements
- 12 years certified to ISO 14001.
- Achieved Silver in the TIDE diversity and inclusion benchmark.
- EcoVadis Silver rating for the second year running.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Net zero emissions globally by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
- Net zero carbon emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and selected Scope 3 categories by 2025 (UK).
Environmental Challenges
- Road travel remains the largest environmental impact and source of GHG emissions.
- Need to further reduce emissions to achieve net-zero goals.
Mitigation Strategies
- Incentivizing green travel, promoting a green travel hierarchy, encouraging uptake of the EV salary sacrifice scheme.
- Improving employee knowledge on carbon reduction, engaging with landlords to advance a shift to renewables.
- Including emissions associated with employee commuting and supply chain emissions in future calculations.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN SDGs
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015