SUSTAINABILITY
BUILDING TOMORROW
ARDEX Group UK explains how its UK brands ARDEX UK and BAL have achieved gold standard for carbon reduction.
As a leading company in the construction chemicals industry, ARDEX is strongly committed to sustainable building solutions and a more responsible world.
From reducing our CO2 emissions and replacing finite raw materials with circular solutions over diversity and equality to ethical business practices and local sourcing – sustainability at ARDEX means tackling environmental, social and corporate governance issues.
The Group, through its UK brands including BAL and ARDEX, has a core objective to reduce its impact on the environment in an evolving market-place through sustainable sourcing of materials, recycling, and waste reduction.
Ultimately, the Group’s aim is to be Carbon Neutral by 2045 through a series of initiatives including the target of carbon Neutral for Scope-1 and 2 by 2030.
A significant step towards carbon neutrality was recently achieved as ARDEX UK and Building Adhesives Ltd have both achieved gold certification for five years of continuous CO2 reduction.
The ARDEX Group UK first achieved ISO 14064:1 (otherwise known as CEMARS) for the quantifying and reporting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and removals in 2019
Building Adhesives Ltd in Stoke-on-Trent and ARDEX UK, based in Haverhill, were the first companies in the global ARDEX Group to achieve this standard and were the first companies in the tiling and flooring sectors to be reporting their GHG emissions through this internationally recognised standard.
To achieve this internationally recognised standard, BAL and ARDEX UK worked with Achilles (an independent consultancy) to accurately measure their GHG emissions and create positive strategies to manage and continually reduce impacts.
Achilles’ Carbon Reduce (powered by Toitu) scheme highlights the necessary data required which is then measured, monitored and calculated under the ISO 14064:1 scheme. Following successful completion and assessment, executive reports are produced for independent verification.
To ensure that BAL and ARDEX are meeting this international standard, annual audits are carried out by Achilles to verify that both companies can prove they are reducing their CO2 emissions.
Recent audits by Achilles at both Stoke and Haverhill plants confirmed an annual reduction for the fifth year in a row from their base reporting in 2019, ensuring that both sites achieved the Gold Certificate for being five Year Certified under the scheme.
The most recent audit confirmed an 11% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions at Building Adhesives Ltd in Stoke, and a 17% reduction at ARDEX UK in Haverhill using the programme five-year rolling average methodology.
Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions relate to direct GHG emissions an organisation controls, and indirect GHG emissions from purchasing energy.
Paul Vickers, UK procurement manager and UK sustainability champion, said: “Achieving this gold standard from Achilles is a significant step in our road to Scope 1 and 2 carbon neutrality by 2030.
“Recent audits have confirmed that we have made significant progress towards our targets, helped by recent initiatives to reduce our emissions including; the installation of solar panels at both ARDEX and BAL, switching to 100% renewable energy sources, installing energy-efficient LED lighting in our warehouses, promoting the use of electric company vehicles and installation of EV charging points and converting diesel forklifts to electric.
“Other emission reduction measures are also continuing including using reducing waste, increasing the use of recycled raw materials in our products and reducing emissions for company-wide freight distribution to our customers.”
The ARDEX Group UK have a number of initiatives that we are looking to implement as we look to hit our target of being Carbon Neutral by 2045.
This includes: • Working with logistics partners on zero C02 emissions for inbound and outbound freight
• Formulation adjustments to reduce share of C02 intensive raw materials
• Replacing all virgin plastic materials by 2035 and potentially introducing bio-degradable packaging
• New product development with carbon neutral alternatives •
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With the ARDEX Group UK, you’re Building Tomorrow.
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