As a business we have a responsibility to reduce our carbon emissions. This involves measuring all applicable Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, understanding them in the context of our business operations, and taking credible steps towards achieving net zero emissions aligned with regulatory requirements.
Why this matters to NCC Group
It’s critical that we protect our future business from emerging risks associated with climate change and comply with current and emerging environmental regulations. This will enable us to be a responsible supply chain partner, focusing our efforts on support our clients with the Cyber Security challenges. As an employer, we know and understand the importance of net zero transition to our current and future colleagues, and the communities we exist within.
Our approach
This is a journey, it’s not a race. Tackling climate change is not something we can do alone, we need to partner with experts and work collaboratively with our clients and our supply chain partners to continually make progress towards the net zero emissions ambition.
Our progress
In the past financial year we enhanced our Scope 3 emissions reporting by adding spend-based purchased goods and services, and employee commuting.
With enhanced measurement we saw an increase in our reported emissions. We also changed our financial year end and have transformed our operating model, with the opening of a new office in Manila, so we have reset our benchmark from which to develop our carbon reduction plan and set net zero targets. To support us on this journey we have appointed Positive Planet to support us on our carbon reduction plan, which will include setting credible reduction targets. This ends our partnership with Planet Mark, and we’d like to thank the team for its support on our journey so far.
Our future and ambition
The work with Positive Planet will be ongoing through 2025 with the aim to publish our plan as part of our full-year reporting cycle. Validation of our benchmark data will allow for analysis to understand our emissions, pinpoint carbon hotspots and identify areas to prioritise for reduction initiatives. It will also highlight data quality and opportunities for improvement.
We’ll then move to creating our carbon reduction plan (or net zero strategy); this will be a collaborative approach, which will include members of our new climate change working group working with Positive Planet.
Our ambition is to set short, medium and long-term reduction targets, while taking into account NCC Group’s growth strategy and future operating model, which may impact our carbon footprint in future years.
