Sustainability at Zühlke: our journey

We need to transform our economy and the way we do business to ensure the wellbeing of our planet and its inhabitants. To improve the lives of future generations, we use our expertise to help transform businesses and protect the planet by designing sustainable products and solutions.

When it comes to our own operations, we are on a continuous journey of improvement. That's why protecting the planet is one of our four impact pathways where we strive to make positive impact:

  • Transforming business: we help our clients innovate and transform to deliver positive change. 
  • Protecting the planet: together with clients and partners, we strive to make the world a better place. 
  • Empowering our people: we foster diverse thinking and belonging, enabling all colleagues to grow and thrive. 
  • Building communities: we invest in communities and help them flourish, guided by our shared values.
Our impact & commitments
Our Impact Pathways: empowering people, building communities, transforming business, protecting the planet

  • Our net-zero goals

    Improving the sustainability of our own operations is a key focus in our sustainability strategy. In 2022, we signed the UN Global Compact (UNGC) Business Ambition for 1.5°C Pledge, joining leading companies in pledging to do our part to keep global warming below 1.5° Celsius, in alignment with the Paris Agreement and the criteria and recommendations of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

    It is why we chose to set ourselves science based targets for carbon reduction, and we are proud to confirm that our targets have been validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Those targets include:

    • Overall net-zero target: Zühlke commits to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our value chain by 2040.
    • Near-term targets: Zühlke commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90% by 2030 from a 2021 base year. We also commit to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions 42% within the same timeframe.
    • Long-term targets: Zühlke commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90% by 2030 from a 2021 base year. Zühlke also commits to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions 90% by 2040 from a 2021 base year. These measurable targets demonstrate our commitment to aligning our business practices with global sustainability goals by prioritising decarbonisation.

    We voluntarily report to the UN Global Compact EcoVadis, GRI, and CDP. Find attached our UK Carbon Reduction Plan. 

    UK Carbon Reduction Plan

Jess Hibberd

Sustainable Operations Lead

Jess Hibberd has been working as Sustainability Operations Lead at Zühlke since May 2023. In this role, she drives the company’s decarbonization initiatives, ensures compliance with mandatory and voluntary reporting standards, and firmly establishes sustainability both internally and externally through targeted communication. She also regularly contributes her expertise to proposals and tenders, enhancing them with a sustainability perspective. Her core competency lies in collaborating with companies of all sizes, helping them understand the significance of sustainability in the context of various ESG topics and successfully translating their sustainability ambitions into action.

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