Our carbon reduction plan has been prepared in compliance with PPN06/21 ‘Taking account of carbon reduction plans in the procurement of major government contracts’.
We are committed to supporting the UK Government in achieving its net zero targets.
To achieve this we are adopting carbon reduction targets which will be benchmarked yearly against our 2022 baseline data.
Our long-term vision is to be targeting net zero emissions across all activities including the supply chain working on our behalf. The time to achieve this is yet to be confirmed. In the short term, interim targets will be set to achieve a reduction in Scope 1 and 2 over the coming years.
Over the past 2 years, we have implemented several environmental initiatives in support of our net zero commitment. These include:
We constructed Northamptonshire’s first carbon neutral public building, the £1.5m Stanwick Lakes Visitors Centre for the Rockingham Forest Trust.
The building incorporated the latest eco-friendly M&E systems, photovoltaic panels, grey water recycling, water source pumps in the lake and a sedum roof. The building was also built on stilts enabling floor plain water to run freely underneath.
Our Design Manager was pivotal in the design and integration of these and other sustainable technologies undertaking significant stakeholder engagement with our designer and the client to ensure that the visitor and educational internal environment was optimised whist maximising reductions in CO2.
