Sustainability
Reduction in C02e emissions
since 2019
Certified Carbon Literate Employees
C02 Neutral Target
Dedicated Sustainability Manager
Caroline manages the supply of materials, products and services, ensuring quality and affordability are maintained, whilst championing and driving forward the company’s sustainability goals
"I hope to implement a long-term Sustainability plan that incorporates the ideals and priorities of all at Birmingham Specialities. Saving the planet would be the ideal, but everyone has got to start somewhere!!"
CO₂ Neutral 2026
At Birmingham Specialities Ltd, we are committed to environmental sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint. That's why we have set an ambitious goal to become CO2 neutral by 2026, four years ahead of our original target, as a member of the Indutrade Group.
We believe in taking proactive measures to protect the planet for future generations. Through implementing innovative technologies, adopting energy-efficient practices, and investing in renewable energy sources, we are dedicated to making a significant positive impact on the environment.
CO₂ Intensity Roadmap
2023
80.1tCO2e
Transition to 100% Renewable Electricity Complete
2024
70.4tCO2e
Continue Transition of Company Vehicles to EV
2025
13.0tCO2e
100% Green Gas Supply
2025
7.0tCO2e
Move all Company Vehicles to EV
2026
0.0tCO2e
CO₂ Neutral!
In 2019, we began reporting on our Scope 1 & 2 emissions:
2019
113.7 T
CO₂e
2023
80.1 T
CO₂e
So far, our progress has included:
With many more initiatives and projects in the works, we have growing confidence that we will continue to decrease our footprint and achieve our 2026 CO₂ Neutral target!
Indutrade 2030 Objectives
As a member of the Indutrade group, we work towards overall goals in the areas of People, Environment and Products & customers . The aim of Indutrade's strategic sustainability work is to promote business opportunities, attract the best talent, drive sustainable profitable growth and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Objective 2030: 100% Engaged People
Safe & Healthy Working Conditions:
Ensuring that employees feel good and develop in the organization are priority areas for Indutrade and crucial for the Group’s success. We help create the conditions for long-term growth of our business by focusing on continuously developing leadership skills and competencies, having inclusive teams and workplaces where people thrive and by ensuring that there are safe and healthy working conditions.
Job Satisfaction:
We believe in giving people freedom and trust. It creates job satisfaction, pride and commitment. Being able to attract, develop and retain the right employees is a prerequisite for Indutrade's long-term profitability. By building teams with diversity, the ability for development and innovation increases.
To track the development towards our 2030 goal, we closely monitor the progress of our key enablers, our People Engagement Drivers:
- Engaged people
- Leadership and competence development
- Employee satisfaction
- Diversity and inclusion
- Employee well-being
- Employee safety
Most Relevant Global Goal: SDG 4 – Quality education
Our employees benefit from continuous leadership and competence development, along with the well-being derived from having a stable workplace.
Objective 2030: CO2 neutral (Scopes 1 and 2 GHG)
Emission Reduction:
Indutrade's environmental impact and environmental work primarily takes place in our subsidiaries. In 2020, they started to calculate the Group's total greenhouse gas emissions.
Both direct emissions (scope 1) and emissions from energy consumption (scope 2) are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
The goal is to reduce these emissions, and well as compensate for the emissions that can not be avoided, by investing in projects that counteract the footprint.
Our journey towards climate neutrality is monitored through our key enablers:
- Improved energy efficiency
- Share of renewable energy
- Reduced CO2 emissions
- Resource efficiency
- Efficient business travel (scope 3 GHG)
Most Relevant Global Goal: SDG 13 – Climate action:
Many of Indutrade’s companies deliver solutions and products that help customers save energy, water, materials and reduce CO2 emissions.
Objective 2030: 100% of Indutrade companies contributing to sustainable development
Long Term Drivers:
Indutrade sustain their companies’ strong market and product positions by efficient use of resources and continuous product and process innovation. They carefully select stable and profitable businesses to acquire, limiting the business risk by focusing on long-term growth drivers and a positive contribution to society.
Sustainable Value Over Time:
All companies that are acquired are thoroughly evaluated from a sustainability perspective, as an integral part of the due diligence process. Growth is to be achieved organically as well as through acquisitions and Indutrade strives to create sustainable value over time for all of our stakeholders
Our enablers for profitable growth are:
- Customer satisfaction
- Solutions improving customer operations and reducing environmental impacts
- New product offerings should use less energy and/or decrease carbon footprint
- Assessed impact of acquired companies
Most relevant Global Goal:
SDG 8 – Decent work and economic growth:
Solutions and products that contribute to a safer work environment and better health are one of the areas that Group companies work within. Many of our companies do business in smaller cities and communities, which contributes to local growth and creates jobs.
The Carbon Literacy Project
The Carbon Literacy Project, ran by the The Carbon Literacy Trust offers everyone a day’s worth of Carbon Literacy learning, covering: climate change, carbon footprints, how you can do your bit, and why it’s relevant to you and your audience.
So far, 17 members of the BSL team certified have gained Carbon Literate certification, throughout various departments including Operations, Commercial, Quality, IT and Purchasing.
Our goal is to become a Carbon literate organisation with 100% engagement from our workforce. We believe that people make the difference and Carbon Literacy educates us all on the positive difference we can make to the environment.
Caroline Whybrow
Purchasing & Sustainability Manager
Caroline Whybrow
Purchasing & Sustainability Manager
My Pledges
Here at BSL, we can now proudly say that we are accredited as a Silver Carbon Literate Organisation, which highlights our dedication towards tackling climate change, reducing our organisational carbon emissions, and our commitment to working towards a lower-carbon future.
Joined The Science Based Targets Initiative:
Climate issues and reducing carbon dioxide emissions is a high priority for Indutrade. By joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Indutrade has now formally committed to developing targets and lowering emissions in line with climate science.
Already today, Indutrade has set the overall target of being carbon neutral in Scope 1 & 2 by 2030. Living up to the requirements of SBTi involves calibrating the existing targets for Scope 1 & 2, defining targets for Scope 3 and developing a roadmap for having net zero emissions no later than 2050, which contributes to limiting global warming to under 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Indutrade has also joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), which serves as the foundation for our environmental efforts.
We promise to work with the Global Compact’s ten principles for sustainable development in the four areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption.
Human Rights
Human Rights Principles
- Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights, within the scope of their influence
- Businesses should make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour
Labour Standards Principles
- Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
- Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour.
- Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child labour.
- Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
Environmental Principles
- Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.
- Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.
- Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
Anti-corruption
Anti-Corruption Principles
- Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
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