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Turley becomes a carbon neutral business
We have become a carbon neutral company as part of our ongoing commitment to tackle the climate emergency and encourage a green economic recovery.
Having voluntarily reported our carbon footprint since 2016, we have calculated, reduced and offset all emissions associated with our activity to achieve CarbonNeutral® company certification in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
Having already driven down emissions through smarter and greener ways of working, we have partnered with leading experts in carbon neutrality and climate finance, Natural Capital Partners, to develop a blend of measures. These include powering offices with renewable energy and funding a high quality carbon offset project to address remaining unavoidable emissions.
This carbon offset project provides communities in Kenya with access to clean ground water and is community-managed by teams with a 50/50 gender split. This reduces pressure on nearby forests, empowers local people and improves the health of families.
We are also funding projects to deliver tree cover growth and enhance biodiversity through the restoration of mangroves on Mtwapa Creek, near Mombasa, as well as supporting new woodland in Cumbria under the UK’s Woodland Carbon Code.
Our carbon neutral strategy has been developed in conjunction with our market leading in-house sustainability team which is currently advising a number of clients and projects on net zero carbon strategies. The strategy is aligned with UK climate change targets and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will see us offset 169 tonnes of CO2 for our first year of certification.
Chief Executive, Dave Trimingham said: “Our commitment to carbon neutrality as a business is just the first step in the evolution of our sustainability strategy. There are interesting times ahead and we are well placed to combine our skills of place shaping and sustainability to help clients and co-professionals look at new ways to reduce and mitigate the sector’s impact on climate change.”
Colin Morrison, Senior Director, Head of Sustainability, added: “Working with Natural Capital Partners, we identified UN Sustainable Development Goals that enable us to achieve objectives we less commonly meet as part of our development consultancy. The water infrastructure project in Kenya supports multiple SDGs across the community and surrounding environment including clean water and sanitation, and life on land.
“Being sustainable can no longer just be about making incremental gains, we all need to work towards achieving carbon neutrality wherever possible while supporting other environmental efforts at the same time. It is key to long-term, clean growth and therefore can’t be ignored during short-term economic recovery efforts.”
23 June 2020