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RS Group announces ambitious carbon reduction targets towards net zero


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S Group plc has announced that four of its near-term climate reduction targets have received validation from the SBTi. The SBTi is a global body that drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling organisations to set science-based emissions reduction targets.


RS is committed to helping fight the climate crisis through genuine actions to reduce its emissions, from ensuring its distribution centres generate and use renewable electricity, to cutting the distance its products travel and switching to deliveries by road or sea rather than air. The company’s ambition is to reach net zero in its direct operations by 2030 and across its value chain by 2050. It is uniting the whole of RS, its 1.1 million customers and 2,500+ suppliers behind this goal, to develop and implement scalable solutions that lead to genuine emissions reductions.


ECA highlights “mixed signals” in King’s speech E


CA said the King’s speech had little to offer the electrotechnical and engineering services sector, despite it being a driving force in the transition to Net Zero carbon. The association welcomed the prospect of accelerated investment in renewables and grid connections. However, it sees additional oil and gas licensing as an unnecessary distraction from Net Zero 2050, which remains a legally binding target.


Andrew Eldred, ECA director of workforce and public affairs, said: “The King’s speech gave mixed signals about our ambitions for Net Zero. While we praise reforms to grid connections for renewables projects, we cannot overstate the


need for greater emphasis on practical training and better- resourced further education. “Our sector is the key to delivering Net Zero installations and infrastructure, but the government is at risk of


undermining it by failing to properly tackle the dual challenges of a skills shortage and providing well-paid jobs for the future.


“Urgent progress is needed to keep up with the pace of change necessary for the safe and efficient switch to an electrified future, including advances in innovation, multi-disciplinary working, recruiting the future workforce and upskilling. “We cannot do this without clearer support from the top.”


Andrea Barrett, vice president of social responsibility and sustainability at RS Group, said: “The SBTi validation is an important landmark in our 2030 environmental, social and governance (ESG) action plan – For a Better World.


“RS Group is one the first global providers of industrial product and


service solutions to achieve this milestone, giving our stakeholders real confidence that we are committed to driving emissions reductions and progressing towards net zero.


“Of course, setting the targets is easy in comparison to the journey ahead, but we have a brilliant team assembled who are driving towards results – helping RS and our customers and suppliers achieve their climate goals.” The SBTi classifies targets against the long-term temperature pathways of well below 2°C and 1.5°C. The SBTi’s Target Validation Team classified RS’ Scope 1 and 2 target ambition in line with a 1.5°C trajectory – the most ambitious designation available through the SBTi process.


hanks to the popularity of its 95th anniversary Spot the Difference competition, Martindale Electric has uploaded a new picture puzzle for entrants to get their teeth into.


Martindale Electric unveils second Spot the Difference competition T


and you will be entered into the prize draw to win one of three £200 Amazon vouchers or one of 95 Martindale exclusive celebratory metal water bottles. The double wall vacuum insulation keeps


The new Spot the Difference puzzle shows a scene where safe isolation is taking place and entrants are challenged to spot the key differences in the two pictures and bag themselves a prize. Entrants who successfully completed the first competition can enter again to double their chance of winning.


Steve Dunning, Martindale Electric’s managing


director, said: “We are celebrating our 95th year and we wanted to have a little more fun with a new picture based on a safe isolation scene. Amazon vouchers and exclusive ‘95th Anniversary’ metal water bottles are up for grabs, so why not have a go and click as many of the differences you can spot?” To enter the competition, simply successfully complete the spot the difference competition,


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The competition closes on November 30, 2023.


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