Carbon
Emissions
Data Report
2024
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Unipart remains committed to eliminating carbon from its operations and supply chain. In the last 12 months, we’ve made significant progress through further engaging all colleagues in sustainability, developing a transportation plan that aligns to net zero, and continuing to support our customers and suppliers in our ambition. In 2023 we became the first organisation ever to be recognised with a world-class safety, wellbeing and sustainability ‘treble’ by the British Safety Council. Our consistent achievement of a five-star rating and the Globe of Honour for sustainability from the British Safety Council over twelve years, demonstrates our unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest environmental standards.
In the past year, Unipart has refined its business strategy to identify climate change risks and opportunities, aligning our operations with a 1.5°C warming planet. We’ve expanded our green product and service offerings, including Eco Insight, to help customers meet their carbon reduction goals. We’ve conducted Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for manufactured products to identify carbon hotspots and adjusted our processes to start taking steps to review the carbon when the products and services we sell.
The launch of our latest online learning module, Carbon Literacy, and our participation in the Zero Carbon Oxford Partnership highlight the importance of colleague education and external stakeholder collaboration in achieving our carbon reduction goals - we can’t do this alone. In 2024, Unipart sponsored the Oxford Climate Awards for the first time, recognising sustainable small businesses in Oxfordshire that are demonstrating exceptional commitment to environmental responsibility, energy efficiency, waste reduction and sustainable practices.
Looking ahead, Unipart will continue to improve data quality, moving from a spend-based approach to a supplier-specific approach, and provide carbon reporting at a more granular level. This will allow us to more accurately understand the key products and suppliers influencing emissions hotspots in our supply chain. Unipart will continue to expand its electric company vehicle fleet and supporting infrastructure, and invest in renewable and low emissions fuels within our transport, to tackle Scope 1 emissions.
Chief Sustainability Officer’s Introduction
Scope 2 Emissions
Indirect emissions from purchased energy
Scope 1 Emissions
Direct emissions from operations
Scope 3 Emissions
All other emissions associated with
activities throughout the value chain
In August 2023, Unipart had its Scope 1 and 2 near-term emissions reduction target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. The SBTi also validated Unipart’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 long-term target as aligned with SBTi’s 1.5°C science-based net-zero pathways by 2050 or sooner. Unipart is committed to updating its carbon reduction plans and progress via the SBTi portal annually and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2040.
Planet
Unipart has made significant strides in its sustainability efforts. In just two years, the company has successfully eliminated 53,464 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent from its value chain.
To achieve a 90% reduction in emissions across Scopes 1,2 & 3
(tCO2e)
Unipart has reduced:
equivalent in Scope 1 and 2
operations
49,212 tonnes of carbon dioxide
equivalent in Scope 3 emissions