Ecometrica

Groupon, a global marketplace operating in 13 countries, was facing challenges in tracking and reporting their sustainability data. The company had been manually managing their data using spreadsheets and other tools, aiming to measure and manage their carbon footprint. However, these methods were proving to be time-consuming, resource-intensive, and had limited reporting capabilities. Groupon was seeking a more efficient and comprehensive solution to meet their reporting goals. They approached Ecometrica for assistance with their first greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment in 2021. Groupon's requirements included reporting their scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as their more complex scope 3 emissions, which encompassed business travel, water use, estimation of deliveries, cloud servers, and waste. They also needed a more coordinated and robust data collection across their global sites and a reduction in the time spent collecting and reporting data across the business.

PageGroup, a globally recognized specialist recruitment consultancy, was faced with the challenge of reducing its carbon footprint in line with its ambitious goal of achieving carbon net-zero by 2026. Despite having a relatively small carbon footprint due to the office-based nature of their work, PageGroup recognized their responsibility as a global, listed company to take urgent action against climate change. They aimed to ensure that both current and future generations could enjoy the benefits of a healthy and sustainable environment. However, their existing traditional reporting system, which required manual inputting of data, was inefficient and lacked the robustness needed for accurate and regular reporting of carbon emissions.

OLM Systems Ltd, a software and services organisation with over 30 years of experience, was faced with the challenge of tracking, calculating, and reporting their carbon footprint as part of their sustainability efforts. The company prioritises responsible business practices and needed a tool to assist them in this endeavour. Furthermore, OLM Systems was required to comply with UK legislation, Procurement Policy Note 06/21 (PPN 06/21), as they were bidding on UK government contracts worth over £5 million per annum. This legislation required OLM Systems to record, calculate, and report on their scope 1, scope 2, and select scope 3 emissions within a Carbon Reduction Plan. These emissions included upstream transportation and distribution, employee commuting, business travel, waste generated during operations, and downstream transportation and distribution.

Wyld, a leading cannabis edibles brand, was committed to taking responsibility for its business-related impacts on climate change. As part of their sustainability journey, they aimed to become a Climate Neutral Certified brand. In 2021, Wyld began the process of developing its base year greenhouse gas assessment. Calculating Scope 1 and 2 emissions, which are direct emissions from owned or controlled sources and indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy respectively, were straightforward for a company of its size. However, when it came to calculating Scope 3 emissions, which are all other indirect emissions that occur in a company's value chain, they realized that it was going to be a much more time and resource-intensive process. Wyld was committed to approaching its carbon accounting based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s standards and knew that it would need assistance with calculating all relevant Scope 3 categories.

IAMGOLD, an international mining company, has been calculating its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2007. The results are used to guide business practices and to report to the CDP, as well as to the Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) “Towards Sustainable Mining” Protocol. However, the company was facing challenges with its existing method of using spreadsheets for data collection, emission calculation, and analysis and reporting of results for various schemes. The company was seeking a more efficient, transparent, and flexible solution. Additionally, IAMGOLD needed to analyze data associated with different processes present at each mining, exploration, or office location, which proved challenging when using spreadsheets.

Greenergy International Ltd., a London-based fuel company, needed to implement a system that could formally account and measure the tCO2 e emitted by the company annually. The company wanted to improve the quality of its reporting to key stakeholders and needed a fast turnaround. In June 2010, Ecometrica worked with Greenergy to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their operations for the financial year 2009/10. Ecometrica quantified Greenergy’s emissions from its fuel supply and distribution network, including the UK’s largest biofuel plant, as well as traditional office-based activity and business travel.

National Express Group, a leading international public transport operator, had a CDP Climate Change disclose score of 59 in 2013, placing them in band D. This was a concern for a company with challenging efficiency targets. It was clear that part of National Express Group’s 2014 environmental strategy would be to improve this score. The company aimed to become the highest-ranked public transport company in the UK, outperforming key competitors such as Stagecoach Group and Go-Ahead Group.

Carclo plc, a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index, wanted to enhance its sustainability credentials for tenders, and improve reporting capabilities in time to comply with UK mandatory carbon reporting regulations, which affect FTSE SmallCap organisations. The company, which reported revenues of £97.3m in 2014, derives its revenues from the supply of fine tolerance, injection moulded plastics components, mainly for medical products and the design and supply of specialised injection moulded LED-based lighting systems to the low-volume premium automotive industry.

RSA Group plc, a global general insurance company, was in need of a system that could formally account and measure the tCO2 e emitted by the company annually. The company was also looking to improve the quality of its reporting to key stakeholders and improve delivery timescales. Prior to the implementation of the Our Impacts web-based GHG accounting solution, RSA was using a traditional spreadsheet-based assessment for their inventory and submissions to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

Pratibha Syntex Ltd, one of the world’s largest full vertically integrated suppliers of all types of knitted textile products, faced the challenge of implementing a system that formally accounts and measures the tCO2 e emitted by the company annually. The company wanted to improve the quality of its reporting to key stakeholders and enhance its business functions. The company works with around 30,000 farmers, hires 8,000 employees and supplies renowned global apparel brands from over 20 countries. It produces around 60 million garments every year and has a strong ambition to be seen as a leader in driving societal and environmental responsibility.

Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a multinational food processing and retailing company with a presence in 80 countries and several business sectors. The company has been publishing environmental data for many years. However, ABF's existing system, BSI Entropy, is a pure data collection tool with no built-in emission factors or the ability to run calculations for UK Mandatory Carbon Reporting compliance. With a presence in so many countries, identifying and maintaining accurate and up-to-date emissions factors was a constant and complex issue for ABF.

Aggreko, a global leader in temporary power generation, was faced with the challenge of monitoring and reporting Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, which was not previously core to their corporate communications. This aspect needed to be strengthened, especially ahead of the requirement to report GHG emissions in Directors’ Reports. Aggreko wished to implement a comprehensive and auditable GHG monitoring system for its global operations, including its fleet of generators and chilling equipment.

Pearson PLC, a British multinational publishing and education company, has been reporting environmental impacts for many years using spreadsheets. The spreadsheet was vast, with over 1,400 sites, and was becoming difficult to manage. This, coupled with the new UK mandatory reporting regulations, led Pearson to review its reporting processes and instead look to specialist providers to supply an online sustainability reporting solution. Pearson required a software service with features that included robustness and quality of data, accuracy, auditability, ease of use, ability to produce real-time management info such as reports and analytics, and the ability to integrate with finance, ERP and energy systems.