Climate Change Data

HSS Hire Group plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023-24)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:11,371 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:8,317 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:1,312 tCO2e (location based) + 105 tCO2e (market based)
Scope 3 Emissions:1,742 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:100% (England, Wales, Scotland in 2021)
Total Energy Consumption:6,904,183 kWh
Waste Generated:1,086 tons
Carbon Intensity:32.9 tCO2e/£m revenue in 2021

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Health, Safety and Wellbeing
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Ethics in Business
  • Digital Security
  • Bribery and Corruption

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy carbon emissions by 91% compared to 2020 and 97% lower than in 2016.
  • Moved all sites to 100% renewable electricity in England, Wales and Scotland in 2021.
  • 64% of residual waste incinerated to create energy in 2021.
  • 89% of waste diverted from landfill in 2021.

Social Achievements

  • Colleague engagement score of 76% in 2022.
  • Increased proportion of women in the business to 18% in 2021 from 15% in 2020.
  • Reduced RIDDOR accidents to five in 2021.

Governance Achievements

  • Established ESG governance structure via ESG Committee and ESG Forum.
  • Developed and disseminated ESG Policy.
  • Achieved Cyber Essentials certification.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero across our business and value chain by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce operational (scope 1 and 2) emissions to 45% by 2030
  • 60% of company fleet to electric by 2030
  • 35% of commercial fleet to electric and/or low-carbon alternative fuel by 2030
  • Reduce energy consumption by 30% per site by 2030
  • Achieve 70% reuse and recycling rate across all sites by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce operational emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 35% by 2025
  • 40% of company fleet (cars and vans) to be electric by 2025
  • 100% electricity procured from renewable sources by 2025
  • 95% of waste diverted from landfill by 2025
  • 20% of fleet capex budget allocated for sustainable products by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing carbon emissions from Scope 3 emissions (93% of total emissions)
  • Maintaining high safety standards
  • Ensuring compliance with ESG regulations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed a carbon reduction plan with targets for 2025 and 2030, aiming for Net Zero by 2040.
  • Implemented additional H&S initiatives, including increased focus on safety observations and new training materials.
  • Integrated ESG into corporate risk management framework.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • ESG criteria integrated into supplier selection process
  • Requirement for carbon footprint disclosure from largest suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Certifications: FORS Gold (fleet operator), IPAF Rental+ silver safety award

Third-party Assurance: Sustainable Advantage

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3
  • Goal 7
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 9
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 13

Initiatives across HSS help advance these SDGs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Solar powered lighting towers
  • Hybrid generators
  • Cordless tools
  • LED lighting products

Awards & Recognition

  • IPAF Rental+ silver safety award
  • Platinum award from Pennies From Heaven

Reporting Period: 2023-24

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:146,892 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:9,385 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:108 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:137,399 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:98%
Total Energy Consumption:6,212,302 kWh/year
Water Consumption:21,841 m3/year
Waste Generated:1,322 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:419 tCO2e/£m rev (All Scopes)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate change
  • Health, safety and well-being
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Ethics in business
  • Digital security

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 transport emissions by 24% from 2019 baseline.
  • Achieved 100% renewable electricity for over 99% of locations.
  • Reduced carbon emissions from waste through initiatives like waste reduction and increased recycling.
  • Avoided over 1,575 tCO2e through the sale of HVO as an alternative to diesel.
  • 90% landfill diversion rate.

Social Achievements

  • Industry-leading colleague engagement (74%, 89% response rate).
  • Established an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) committee and colleague ambassador group.
  • Continued to target a zero RIDDOR environment (though the number increased slightly in 2023).
  • Reduced serious accident Lost Time rates by 26%.

Governance Achievements

  • Established ESG governance structure via ESG Committee and ESG Forum.
  • Developed and disseminated ESG Policies.
  • Achieved ISO 27001:2013 certification.
  • Tracked ESG credentials for top 50% of supply chain partners by value.
  • 100% of all products ECO classified and labelled.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero across our business by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce operational (Scope 1 and 2) emissions to 45% by 2030
  • Move 60% of company fleet to electric by 2030
  • Reduce energy consumption by 30% per site by 2030
  • Achieve 70% reuse and recycling rate across all sites by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce operational emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 35% by 2025
  • 40% of company fleet (cars and vans) to be electric by 2025
  • 100% electricity procured from renewable sources by 2025
  • 95% of waste diverted from landfill by 2025
  • 20% of fleet CapEx budget allocated for sustainable products by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Limited range of electric commercial vehicles.
  • Obtaining landlord agreement for solar panel installations.
  • Supply chain challenges in providing LCA reports and ESG data.
  • Increased severity of weather events.
  • Strain on supply chains impacting the ability to provide low-emission technology.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Converted MG electric estate cars to vans.
  • Working with fuel card suppliers to improve EV charging access.
  • Developed an in-house hybrid reporting methodology for carbon footprint.
  • Conducting risk assessments around physical risks to operations.
  • Focusing on supply chain ‘bridging and buffering’.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 250 audits/year

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Ethics and Conduct Policy
  • ESG criteria in supplier selection
  • Supplier tiering system

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increased flooding
  • Increasing weather extremes
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
  • Market shifts
  • Reputational risks
Opportunities
  • Increased demand for climate change-related infrastructure equipment
  • Market leadership in low-emission technology

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Climate-related Financial Disclosures (CFD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: EcoVadis (Gold)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3
  • Goal 7
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 9
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 13
  • Goal 15

Initiatives aligned with these goals are detailed throughout the report.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Hybrid generators
  • Electric vehicles

Awards & Recognition

  • EcoVadis Gold award