HSS ProService Achieve a CPD B Rating!

It’s been a monumental year for everyone at HSS ProService Marketplace. As we have pioneered the way towards a digital future, we’ve still found ways to decarbonise our business and make a more sustainable future.

That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our successful completion of our CDP Disclosure and achieving a B rating 2023!

Matt Adams, Managing Director and leader of our internal sustainability charge, said “our 2023 submission was our second full CDP submission, so we were very happy to receive an SER “A” rating and Climate change “B” rating. This reflects the massive amount of progress made in the last 24 months on our journey towards Net Zero. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our colleagues for this great team achievement!”

Our commitment to reducing emissions

In our journey towards reaching Net Zero by 2040, we’re committed to:

Our company have committed via the SBTi to:

• Near-Term Target: To reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 46.5% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.
  
• Near-Term Target Increase active annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 7.6% in 2019 to 100% by 2030.
  
• Reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 27.5% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. This covers emissions from purchased goods, services, energy, transportation, waste, business travel, commuting, product end-of-life, and leased assets.
  
• Reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from use of sold products for sold fossil fuels 46.2% within the same timeframe.
  

By taking part in CDP, EcoVadis, and other leading sustainability assessments, this helps us be transparent in our progress towards our Net Zero commitments.

What changes have HSS ProService made to achieve a CDP B rating?

In the last 12 months we have continued to make excellent progress in all areas of our business in Scope 1 & 2 we remain ahead of target. This includes the switch to electric vehicles.

By slowly electrifying our fleet, the average CO2 emissions in our car fleet is now 46 g/km of CO2 per car, with 179 of the 350 cars emitting less than 100g/km of CO2 and 95 of these being zero emissions.

As well as electrifying our fleet, we’ve found greener ways to power our sites, and we’re proud to announce that 100% of our electricity for our property estate is now from renewable sources. In line with this, we’ve also agreed a contract to purchase 100% renewable GAS in 2023.

We remain on track with our Scope 3 emissions goals, with the most impact coming from the “Use of Goods Sold”.

In the last 12 months, we’ve publicly launched a number of industry-first carbon reduction tools such as sustainability & commercial insights tools. These allow customers of any size to generate their own carbon reports related to their Scope 3 emissions, specifically categories four(upstream transportation and distribution) and eight(upstream leased assets). The ability to filter by date-range, product group and download the data in a matter of seconds is revolutionary for businesses across the UK. We believe this will empower both our sellers and buyers to make more sustainable decisions in real-time, reducing CO2 emissions for everyone.

Creating a sustainable future, together

With our CPD B rating under our belt for 2023, we’re hoping to only improve on our sustainability practices for ourselves, and our buyers & sellers for the year ahead.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our colleagues and various stakeholders for their ongoing commitment and support to making our achievements to date possible. We are confident that working together we will create a more sustainable nature positive future.

If you’d like to find out more about our sustainability tools, and ways you can empower your businesses carbon reduction, visit our ESG page now.