NG Bailey, which includes NG Bailey’s IT Services, has become one of the first construction and engineering companies in the UK to have its long-term target to achieve net zero emissions by 2045 approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI).
The UK’s largest independent engineering and services business has set a target to achieve net zero by 2045 for its scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of its long-term target, NG Bailey has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for sources it owns or controls directly (Scope 1 and 2) by 90%, as well as reducing emissions from its wider supply chain (Scope 3) by 90% by 2045.
The new target is in addition to its existing near-term targets, approved in 2022, which include a commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2031, and that 75% of its suppliers will have science-based targets in place themselves by financial year 2027.
As well as setting future targets, NG Bailey has already taken significant steps to reduce its own emissions as part of its Net Positive responsibility strategy.
All the electricity at sites where NG Bailey has operational control are now from renewable sources. It is phasing out diesel and petrol cars within its fleet by 2025, with 91% of its company car fleet now battery or electric plug-in hybrid. It is also undertaking a trial of electric vans within its fleet and looking to the future and what alternative fuel solutions may be available, including for plant.
Natalie Wilkinson, Head of Responsibility at NG Bailey, says, “NG Bailey has a long history of being a responsible business and the company was proud to become one of the first UK construction and engineering businesses in the UK to have its near-term science-based targets validated in 2023.
“Receiving this latest validation from the Science Based Targets initiative for the company’s long-term net zero target demonstrates just how seriously NG Bailey is taking this as a business and its ongoing commitment to put more into society, the environment, and the global economy than it takes out.
“Climate change is a growing threat to NG Bailey’s business, its customers and future generations. The latest climate science, described by the UN as a ’code red for humanity’, shows the urgency with which we must all take action.
“The company’s vision as a business is to create exceptional environments for present and future generations, which means that cutting greenhouse gas emissions and taking significant and credible action on climate change is absolutely essential.”
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