Vertec Environmental website Update Jan 2025
We estimate that we have a direct influence on around 250 tons* of C02e carbon emissions each year through the running of our business. Most of these emissions are from vehicles going to and from site or offices and from site based mechanical plant.
Vertec started recording our emissions in 2021 and have made a commitment, in line with the United Nations’s Race to Zero campaign and by joining ConstructZero, to half our emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
2024 results: we reduced our overall emissions from 2023 by 61 tons or 24%. Which is 18% less than in 2021. However, due to a reduced turnover this year our emissions per £1m turnover went up by 17%. *
To achieve this 61 ton reduction, Vertec:
In the future we aim to:
* This estimate is based on the running of our two offices and our staff travel to and from work (site or office based), known as Scope 1 & 2 emissions. Vertec’s site works are generally specified by our clients and these materials and their transport, known as Scope 3 emissions, are currently not currently included in our calculations.