Climate Change Data

Gripple Ltd

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:2091 tCO2e (offset)
Scope 1 Emissions:403.1 tCO2e (market-based)
Scope 2 Emissions:1326.0 tCO2e (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:32,543.8 tCO2e (UK operations, 2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Community Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved carbon neutral operations in the UK (verified by Planet Mark)
  • Reduced grid electricity consumption by 4% in the UK despite adding a new manufacturing site.
  • Significant progress in identifying and measuring Scope 3 emissions globally.

Social Achievements

  • Employee-owned company fostering a culture of sustainability.
  • Community engagement initiatives like tree planting and river cleanup.
  • Sustainability Champions appointed to drive energy efficiency improvements.

Governance Achievements

  • Implementation of a robust travel policy to reduce business travel emissions.
  • Development of a Net Zero Action Plan for UK operations.
  • Use of Planet Mark data collection methodology and business certification.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero GHG emissions across the entire UK value chain by 2030.
  • Procure a minimum of 80% renewable electricity by 2025 and 100% by 2030.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality for global operations by the end of 2023.
  • Reduce grid-drawn electricity by 15% annually before 2025.
  • Decarbonise fleet by 2025 (75% BEV and 25% PHEV).
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce gas consumption by 17% at Gripple Hellaby by Dec 2023.
  • Conduct a full heating analysis on all UK properties by 2024.
  • Increase the % of electric vehicles in the fleet by 10% by the end of 2023.

Environmental Challenges

  • Measuring and reducing Scope 3 emissions across global operations.
  • Setting ambitious yet realistic net-zero targets for all Gripple regions.
  • Data collection and reporting inconsistencies across different regions.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Upgrading data collection processes and systems.
  • Collaboration with Planet Mark to improve data quality and reporting.
  • Working towards a full Scope 3 assessment for all regions.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Working with suppliers to understand the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of purchased components.
  • Moving to increased recycled content where possible.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: PAS2060:2014, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, CIBSE TM65

Certifications: Planet Mark

Third-party Assurance: Planet Mark

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3315.6 tCO2e (market-based)
Scope 1 Emissions:356.8 tCO2e (Global)
Scope 2 Emissions:1172 tCO2e (Global)
Scope 3 Emissions:513.7 tCO2e (Global)
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Community Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved carbon-neutral operations in the UK (verified by Planet Mark)
  • Achieved carbon-neutral operations globally (verified by Planet Mark)
  • 154% increase in self-generated energy due to solar panel installations at two manufacturing sites
  • Reduced market-based emissions per employee by 6.1%

Social Achievements

  • Engaged in community projects in the UK (Whirlow Hall Farm, Tak Ponies, Enable)
  • Participated in tree-planting events in Canada (Centennial Park, Tree Canada’s National Tree Day)
  • Launched a "Cycle to Work" challenge in Europe
  • Established a carpooling partnership with Karos application in Europe

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero emissions by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce operational carbon footprint by 5% from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase in business travel emissions (22.2% increase, primarily due to air travel)
  • Data comparability issues affecting emission data from Gripple India in 2022
  • Increased air emission factors due to reduced load factors from the COVID-19 pandemic
Mitigation Strategies
  • Updated and reinforced travel policy to encourage responsible travel practices
  • Prioritized enhancing the accuracy and completeness of travel data
  • Improved data quality across the organization

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: PAS2060:2014

Certifications: Planet Mark

Third-party Assurance: Planet Mark

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Wire rope or track-based suspension systems

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed