Our vision is to provide the solutions for a zero carbon world

01

Make a material difference to global carbon targets, enabling governments and corporate leaders to make the right decisions for sustainable growth.

By innovating and quickly adopting new technologies such as AI, Big data and Blockchain, we provide high quality insights on market changes and future trends. What does zero carbon mean?

02

Develop a community of passionate and diverse professionals, committed to solving the complex challenges associated with climate change and resource efficiency.

Verco has an exceptional blend of technical consultants, engineers and software developers. Our combination of skills allows us to tailor our services to meet your needs and objectives.

We invest in the career development and health and well-being of our friendly, happy team, ensuring that we provide an enjoyable place to work. Our employee satisfaction scores increase each year.

03

Grow financial, environmental and social value through delivery of best in market services.

Verco values long term partnerships and collaboration.  We have a proven track record from 30 years in business.  We have established long and happy relationships with our clients, including sustainable business leaders, project implementers and policymakers around the world.

Timeline

2022

Awarded Best for the World B Corp in two categories

Won Energy Institute ‘Energy Management Award’ with client partner CCL Secure

Delivered GHG reporting for >20million tonnes of CO2e

Completed >100 detailed net zero audits identifying reduction of >220,000 tonnes carbon and >£40million operational cost

2021

Employee satisfaction scores increased during a difficult COVID year

BCorp B-impact score increased, demonstrating our continuous CSR improvements

Our business grew in size, with a 50% increase in headcount

2020

Verco wins Business Green Consultancy of the Year for the third time running

Verco achieves carbon neutrality

Launch of machine-learning based platform, Reduct

2019

Verco declares climate emergency and commits to achieving net zero carbon

Verco completes re-brand adding new services to help clients achieve zero

$1bn annual energy spend managed by Verco

Verco is now working with clients across six continents

2018

Verco wins edie ‘Consultancy of the year’ award

Verco becomes a certified B Corporation

Carbon Desktop now used in 50 countries worldwide

2017

Global energy management services expanded to 30th country

Real estate client base grows to $200bn AUM and achieves 13 GRESB Green Stars

Published 3yr research on energy efficiency in industrial processes

2016

Verco’s Carbon Desktop platform exceeds 1 billion data points

Verco appointed by EA to carry out ESOS compliance audits

BEIS publish Verco-led Building Energy Efficiency Survey

Verco’s work on water efficiency with SABMiller wins MacKay award

2015

Verco wins Consultancy of the Year at the Business Green Leaders Awards for the second consecutive year

Verco leads industry initiative to solve performance gap in commercial buildings

2014

Verco wins Consultancy of the Year at the business Green Leaders Awards

Verco wins Sustainable Housing Consultancy of the Year award for the 4th year running

Verco becomes independent employee-owned business

Verco part of H2020 bid for Investor Confidence Project

2013

Verco wins Sustainable Social Housing Consultancy of the Year award for the 3rd year running

Verco wins £1.5m DECC Building Energy Efficiency Survey project

2012

Camco Advisory Services renamed Verco after joining the Baxi Partnership

Verco wins Sustainable Social Housing Consultancy of the Year for the 2nd time

Verco develops Landlord’s Energy Rating for multi-let office buildings

2011

Camco Advisory Services wins the Sustainability Consultancy of the Year

Camco Advisory Services wins contract from Shell to run its Springboard low carbon business ideas competition for the seventh year running

Camco Advisory Services won 4 out of 5 carbon management programmes for the Carbon Trust

2010

Camco Advisory Services runs local authority carbon management programme for seventh year

Camco Advisory Services produces Low Carbon Workplace Standard

Camco Advisory Services win the Carbon Trust’s Dairy and Brewery UK sector-wide Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator Projects to confirm our status as market leaders in these sectors

2009

Camco ranked 7th in the Financial Times’ UK Great Places to Work

Camco Advisory Services manages pay-as-you-save taskgroup for UK Green Buildings Council

2008

ESD renamed Camco Advisory Services Ltd

EPLabel web based software approved by UK government to provide Display Energy Certificates (DECs) for buildings

2007

Camco acquires ESD

ESD acquires Bradshaw Consulting, a specialist energy efficiency business

2006

ESD named one of the 50 best places to work in the UK by the Financial Times

2003

Camco AG is established by ESD and Austrian partners as a stand-alone vehicle for carbon asset development

2001

ESD designs first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in Africa with the World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund

1999

ESD is one of the 12 founding members of the UK’s Emission Trading Scheme

1994

ESD is awarded TERES II contract by the European Commission

1989

ESD Ltd founded

Responsibility

We have a dedicated CSR champion and have CSR teams across the business.

Our ambitious carbon reduction target is to significantly contribute to 1MtCO2 of annual emissions reductions by 2025. This is the equivalent of 1% of the UK’s required reductions to meet the fourth carbon budget.

We also work to reduce the environmental impact of our direct operations by working more efficiently.  We have achieved carbon neutrality in 2020.  We have been ISO 14001 compliant since 2011 and we pay ‘cycle miles’ to our staff to encourage cycling to work.

We use Verco’s network, skills and capital to invest in carbon-saving projects locally. In 2014, the community wind turbine that we co-developed and financed in Berwick was commissioned and has now operated for over 4 years, saving 1,350 tCO2. This project is providing £2.3m to the local community over the next 25 years.

Through our volunteering days we have helped to preserve natural environments, working with Wildlife Trusts and other environmental organisations:

2021

  • The Friends of Eastwood farm

    Verco’s Overmoor team contributed to increasing the meadow diversity by removing turf and replanting wild flowers. A rewarding day.

  • Brockholes nature reserve

    The 4th year returning to Brockholes, a 250 acre nature reserve. The Verco Team were removing evasive trees and repurposing them as dead hedging for a beautiful sustainable look-out point on the lake.

2019

  • Primrose Hill Community Woodland

    Our Overmoor office donated a day of time to help maintain the 24-acre community woodland on the Western edge of Bath.

  • Brockholes nature reserve

    Verco Chorley returned to this Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, helping to maintain the meadows by removing ragwort and dock which are unsuitable for livestock.

  • Stepney City Farm

    We collected nettles to make valuable liquid fertilizer for use on the farm, removed the very poisonous plant; Dog’s Mercury and prepared signs for painting.

2018

  • Bath Woodland

    We gathered and prepared log piles for sale to generate funds for the upkeep of this important area of woodland.

  • Stepney City Farm

    We assisted in the upkeep of the animals and prepared vegetable beds to be used to educate children and support young people in their community projects.

  • Brockholes Nature Reserve

    We worked with the Reserve officer to build dead hedges with the purpose of allowing public access off the footpath, while protecting the wildlife and their homes.

2017

  • Brockholes Nature Reserve

    We pulled up Himalayan Balsam, a non-native invasive plant.

  • Green Lane Wood

    We built two portable foot bridges for use on the reserve in winter, to cross flooded ditches for coppicing and maintenance work.

2016

  • Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve

    We picked litter around the pathways, repainted the wooden walkways and pulled up invasive plants from the surrounding lake edge.

  • Sustainable Merton

    At one of the community gardens we prepared the ground and planted seed beds.

  • Green Lane Wood

    We installed an information board and a disability access gate.

2015

  • Samlesbury Hall

    We helped to maintain the Heritage Gardens, pulling up weeds, turning the soil, sweeping up the fallen leaves.

  • Thrive at Battersea Park

    We helped to clear an area covered in weeds in preparation for a new bed for planting.

  • Conigre Mead

    We pulled nettles and cleared banks.

Awards & Industry leadership

We contribute to world-leading thinking around energy management and policy. This allows us to provide the best advice to you, based on sound industry knowledge and a forward view of energy management.

We are delighted to be awarded recognition for our work.

Award 2022
Award 2022
Award 2022 2
Award 2020 1
Award 2018 1
Award 2018 2
Award 2014-2015
Award 2011-2014

Certifications

ISO9001 — Certificate No. 74050/A/0001/UK/En
ISO14001 — Certificate No. 74050/B/0001/UK/En
ISO27001 — Certificate No. 74050/C/0001/UK/En
Audited by URS

Active memberships

We are active members or contributors to the following organisations:

  • BBP: steering group on energy benchmarks
  • Green Construction Board: Buildings Working Group
  • GRESB: Partner and members of the Expert Resource Group
  • UKGBC

Industry forefront

We use our many years of expertise and sound industry knowledge to advise on policy and drive the industry agenda. Our work includes:

  • Technical lead for the Better Buildings Partnership to develop the Design for Performance scheme and NABERS UK rating for commercial offices.
  • Investor Confidence Project - We were the European technical lead and UK advocate for this H2020 funded project.
  • ALDREN - We were UK partner for this H2020 funded project to establish the business case for deep renovation.
  • Bristol University - We sponsored a research project: “A review of pasteurisation process monitoring to support energy efficiency in the dairy industry”.
  • Verco supports and encourages staff to become STEM Ambassadors, engaging young people with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines.
  • We are on the External Advisory Board for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bath University.
  • We are on the Industrial Advisory Board for the School of Mechanical Engineering, Manchester University.