As a new year begins, Compass Community is proud to be thinking about the future – and its role in making it better for everyone. In keeping with its mission to reduce its carbon footprint – whilst continuing to grow – the company has recently published its Net Zero (NZ) report. The report analyses Compass’ current greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and makes recommendations to reduce them, in line with established UK policy.

Using baseline data gathered from its 2022 financial year, the company has laid out its plans to cut down GHG emissions, with the goal of reaching net zero by 2045 – 5 years earlier than the UK government’s own target. In the report, Compass’ chief financial officer, Jamie Wright, commits the company to “working closely with our stakeholders to help the UK transition to a low carbon economy.”

The report states that, “Compass Community are committed to ensuring that we play our role in working alongside other UK organisations to achieve the UK Government’s Net Zero target of at least a 100% reduction in the net UK GHG emissions by 2050.”

Compass’ net zero report contains detailed analysis of each of the main activities it is engaged in – and the proportion of GHG emissions each one is currently responsible for. Although the report identifies 10 main activities, it is just 3 to which ¾ of Compass’ total GHG emissions can be attributed: purchased goods & services 32.5%, employee commuting 26.2% and business travel 16.9%.

The report also makes recommendations to reduce the company’s carbon footprint over time. Although some of the improvements will come as a result of policy development, it is also clear that much of the reduction will come from the support of all members of Compass Community being mindful of the small differences they can make on a day-to-day basis.

In light of this, Compass are launching a community wide competition – open to staff and children – to produce an A4 poster encouraging people to cut down on an aspect of their current GHG producing behaviour. Examples of themes for posters could include encouraging car sharing, buying in bulk, reducing printing and turning off lights in empty rooms. (Full details of the competition will follow in due course.)

The report is available to read using this link.