Five-year global EDI strategy Launched new five-year global equality, diversity and inclusion strategy; updated Group EDI policy to include non-discrimination across broad characteristics including LGBT+. Published first gender equality capability statement and second Reconciliation Action Plan in Australia.
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Switching offices to renewable electricity supplies Group Carbon Reduction Plan includes switching to renewable energy supplies and driving energy efficiency across offices, and investigating alternative procurement sources for a low-carbon supply chain. Market-based Scope 2 emissions of 3,465 tCO2e in 2022 (vs 7,389 in 2019 baseline) reflect ongoing transition. No specific PPA or RE100 commitment disclosed.
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Primary: Business travel reduction Business travel is the largest growing Scope 3 category at MMGL (15,131 tCO2e in 2022 vs 6,280 in 2021 as travel rebounded post-Covid; baseline was 22,293 in 2019). Investigating low carbon travel choices and mechanisms to ensure staff can reduce their emissions; SBTi target requires 28% absolute reduction by 2030.
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ISO 14064 verification and emissions scope expansion As a result of undergoing verification of footprint to ISO 14064 and increasing the emissions scope, previous years' emission footprints slightly differ from previously reported. Cat 4 (upstream transportation) is now captured under categories 1 and 2.
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Leadership transition - new Executive Chair and MD Mike Haigh retired as Executive Chair on 31 July 2022 after 40 years. James Harris became Executive Chair and Cathy Travers was appointed Group Managing Director.
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Single-use plastics reduction pledge - top 10 SUP by 65% Pledged to remove avoidable single-use plastics from the business; published first ever SUP report and is working across offices and suppliers to reduce the top 10 most used SUP by 65%. Partnering with Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.
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Primary: Business travel reduction and low-carbon travel options The Carbon Reduction Plan calls for investigating low carbon travel choices and mechanisms to ensure staff can reduce their emissions. However, business travel emissions rebounded sharply in 2022 (15,131 tCO2e vs 6,280 in 2021) as post-Covid travel resumed, remaining below the 2019 baseline of 22,293 tCO2e.
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Primary: Employee commuting Employee commuting emissions (Cat 7) of 10,232 tCO2e in 2022, included in SBTi 28% Scope-3 reduction target by 2030. Behavioural change programmes and low-carbon travel mechanisms are being investigated as part of the Group Carbon Reduction Plan.
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Auditor changed from Grant Thornton to BDO LLP In 2022 the fees for principal auditor relate to BDO LLP, while in 2021 the fees for principal auditor relate to Grant Thornton UK LLP, due to a change of auditor during the year.
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Carbon credits as beyond-value-chain mitigation Mott MacDonald supports BVCM through continuing to purchase carbon credits aligned to their purpose, framed as a supplement to (not substitute for) the SBTi-validated deep abatement plan. The report does not distinguish durable removals (DAC, BECCS, biochar) from avoidance credits, nor disclose volumes retired.
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