 | HCQS is reducing its Carbon FootprintThis means we are committed to calculating and reducing our impact on climate change year-on-year in line with the global goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. This has been independently validated by "Go Climate Positive". About us HCQS is a provider of Quantity Surveying and Legal Support Services for all sectors of the construction industry, with a specialism in Building Services. Established in 1989, HCQS has provided, amongst other things, Specialist Quantity Surveying, M&E Design, Project Management, Cost Modelling, FM, Building Surveying and Legal Support Services to the construction industry. |
Targets
We are committed to achieving the following targets:
- Achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050, reduction of 90%
- Reduce emissions from Scope 1 fuel for company vehicles by 4.2% each year
- Reduce emissions from Scope 1 & 2 office energy by 4.2% each year
- Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 2.5% each year
Actions
We have committed to reducing emissions over the next year by:
- Investigate replacing vehicles due for renewal in next 2 years with electric vehicles
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Perform heating timer/thermostat premises audit.
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Investigate opportunties to source office energy from a renewable provider and to fit energy saving lighting,
- Update Business Travel policy to encourage, where practical, virtual on-line meetings as opposed to face-to-face meetings involving travel
- Revise our sub-consultant ‘Professional Services Agreement’ to include 'promotion of working towards net zero emissions by 2050' & request monthly travelling data
Emissions
Our Net Emissions is the total amount of greenhouse gases we produced in the year once the amount we saved has been taken into account.
Net Emissions
140
tCO2e
Carbon FootprintThis is the total amount of greenhouse gases we produced in the year. Actual Emissions 140 tCO2e Equivalent to 116 flights London-New York | Carbon HandprintThis is the total amount of greenhouse gases we saved in the year. Offsets Purchased 0 tCO2e Emissions Avoided 0 tCO2e |
Emissions Intensity
40
tCO2e per £m revenue
History
This chart shows how our emissions have changed over the last 5 years.
‘Go Climate Positive’ is a membership programme that makes it easy for businesses to calculate, reduce and offset their carbon emissions. It is designed to adhere to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Corporate Value Chain Standard.