The impacts of, and response to climate change will result in wide-reaching changes to supply chains, technologies and trading conditions.
Companies are taking action: There has been a step-up in ambitious corporate targets as companies look to meet investor and or customer expectation and manage long-term climate related risks.
Consumer pressure for business to ‘do the right thing’ is increasing and inaction means real risk to future business success. Our Aim for zero service sets the right net zero pathways and strategies for our clients.
Generate value within your organisation and respond to investor concerns.
Improve your resilience to a carbon constrained future and make a material contribution to tackling climate change.
A clear plan helps everyone work together towards a common aim.
A pro-active approach gives you the best chance of an orderly transition and to take early advantage of any opportunities created by a zero carbon economy.
Expert, independent advice gives you confidence your plan is ambitious, competitive and achievable.
Our Aim for zero service gives our clients costed pathways to achieve zero carbon complete with milestone targets and the structure for achieving them.
Because we work directly with industry to implement net zero projects, you can be confident that the targets set with Aim for zero are commercially viable, realistic and achievable in the real world.
Helping you to identify opportunities and risks in transitioning to zero carbon.
Developing an emissions baseline for your value chain.
Exploring scenarios for achieving zero carbon to inform the strategy.
Presenting the business case for the required investment.
Identifying future “tipping points” when certain strategic decisions need to be made (such as cost of carbon or gas vs electricity price).
Our managed environmental data service resulted in a significant improvement in the accuracy and robustness of reporting.
Delivery of a group-wide energy management and monitoring programme, setting and validating a Science Based Target, carrying out detailed energy audits, creating a reduction roadmap and supporting the site teams with identifying and delivering reduction projects.
Verco has worked with PZ Cussons for 6 years and has delivered services across 7 countries of operation. Verco has facilitated almost £1m in utility cost savings as well as supporting the decision-making on major investment decisions.
PZ Cussons is a FTSE250 listed consumer goods business, headquartered in Manchester, UK. They employ nearly 3,000 people across their operations in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Verco has worked with PZ Cussons for 6 years and has delivered services across 7 countries of operation. Verco has helped the group transition to being sector leaders on utility management and has facilitated almost £1m in utility cost savings as well as supporting the decision-making on major investment decisions to ensure capital is directed to the areas of greatest impact. As a PLC, PZ Cussons takes corporate reporting seriously and relies on Carbon Desktop to provide detailed tracking of utility consumption by region and areas of operation.
In this webinar, Hannah Jones, Senior Consultant, Aim for Zero (Corporates) explains:Who the Science Based Targets Initiative is.What a Science Based Target is and how they have been developed.What setting a Science Based Target means for a company and what they need to do.How Science Based Targets are likely to evolve. Read more
In the first of this series of short 10-15 minute 'Verco Explains' webinars, Head of Aim for Zero (Corporates), Tim Crozier-Cole explains net zero. Read more
This webinar is a primer for anyone interested in understanding how carbon offsetting and insetting can be used within net zero carbon pathways. Read more
