Sustainability overview
Our mission is to support the construction of the UK’s best, safest and most sustainable buildings.
Whether it be investing in renewable energy, driving skills development, recruiting apprentices, or donating to local causes - we’re determined to lead with purpose as we prioritise tangible actions that benefit everyday life.
We’re incredibly proud to announce that ACS has become the first in our sector to achieve Planet Mark business certification.
This milestone reflects our unwavering commitment to sustainability and our dedication to making a real, measurable impact.
Planet Mark is an internationally recognised leader in net zero certification, with over 12 years of experience in helping 800+ Member organisations reduce carbon emissions, achieve net zero targets and generate long-term business value.
After an intensive four-month process of data collection and analysis, Planet Mark has recognised our robust efforts in energy efficiency and social value. We’ve invested significantly in our people, generating £123,281 in social value through apprenticeships, T-Levels, and our in-house ACS Academy training programs.
This achievement marks a significant shift in our sustainability strategy. We’ve moved from carbon neutrality, which relied on offsetting, to Planet Mark certification, which focuses on tangible carbon emission reductions. As our Director of Design and Innovation, Dean Keeble, explains, “To achieve Net Zero, we must prioritise 90% decarbonisation, with only the remaining emissions offset. Planet Mark enables us to take real, tangible steps towards achieving our goals.”
Supply Chain Sustainability School: Gold Status
We’re proud members of the Supply Chain Sustainability School, a collaborative industry initiative dedicated to building a sustainable environment. Our commitment to continuous improvement has been recognised with Gold status, demonstrating our dedication to embedding sustainable practices throughout our operations and supply chain. This achievement reflects our proactive approach to learning, sharing best practices, and driving positive change within the construction sector.
Our Net Zero target
In 2022 we measured our baseline operational carbon footprint, and we are working tirelessly to achieve a 50% reduction by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050, with our targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a corporate climate action organization that develops standards, tools and guidance to allow companies to set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions targets in line with what is needed to keep global heating below catastrophic levels.
By aligning our operational carbon reduction targets with the SBTi, we are following the latest climate science to reduce our carbon footprint at the rate our planet demands.
Investing in Sustainability: Our state-of-the-art, facilities
It’s not just our people that we are investing in, our facilities are top notch too. In 2019 we moved into our purpose-built manufacturing facility in Leeds, home to over 1,000 photovoltaic solar panels that ensure a third of the energy we consume is generated on site through renewable sources.
Auto-dimming LED lighting and maximum levels of insulation have ensured that our factory achieves an EPC rating of A, helping to reduce our energy demand all year round.
Additionally, we are making significant strides in transitioning our company vehicle fleet, with 12 EV charging points and a fully electric