SIG UK has published its first sustainability report detailing the company’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon by 2035 after beginning its sustainability journey a year ago.
The document Sustainability Report 2021 Commencing our journey 2022-2025 explains how SIG intends to continue its sustainability journey into the future in three strategic stages:
- Years 1-3: Commencing the Journey will involve the practical implementation of key initiatives
- Years 4-7: Advancing the Journey involve enhancements and improvements to existing sustainability programmes
- Years 8-10: Completing the Journey will see the last corrective and mitigating actions to achieve the targeted net-zero position.
As Philip Johns, SIG UK managing director outlines in his forward, SIG holds a key position at the centre of the supply chain. “This provides us with a prime vantage point from which to work with both suppliers and customers to deliver a defined sustainable product range that meets and exceeds environmental standards.”
In 2021, SIG UK began its sustainability journey in earnest. Early successes included a 52% reduction in operational carbon footprint compared with its emissions level in 2010; enhanced health and safety capability and know-how with new appointments to key positions; and the establishment of a CEO-led steering group to support the ESG agenda.
In addition, in January 2022 SIG became a partner of the Supply Chain Sustainability School to help raise awareness of sustainable building practices both internally and with its supply chain. Afterwards, in February 2022, SIG UK was named CO2nstructZero Business Champion by the Construction Leadership Council in recognition of the company’s work and commitments to reaching net zero goals.
