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Carbon Emissions for 2021-2022
Moving Beyond Scope 1 and 2 to
Decarbonise the Entire
Value Chain
Reduction in carbon intensity across the Group
MGS carbon intensity is measured as tonnes of CO2e per £m of turnover.
This has reduced by 3.9% from last year.
M Group Services GHGs Emissions Report
2021-22
2020-21
Scope 1 (tCO2e)
57,299
44,409
Scope 2 (tCO2e)
1,339
632
Scope 3 (tCO2e)
651
2,941
Total Gross Annual Emissions (tCO2e)
59,288
47,982
Intensity Metric tCO2e/£m turnover
36.5
38.0
Carbon intensity
reduced by
3.9%
in 2021-22 from the
previous year
Scope 1 Emission Sources
2021-22
2020-21
Combustion of natural gas at sites (tCO2e)
527
221
Fuel use for mobile plant (gas oil, LPG) (tCO2e)
7,366
6,207
Emissions from fuel use for travel and transport (tCO2e)
49,405
37,981
Total Scope 1 (tCO2e)
57,299
44,409
Purchased electricity (location-based approach**) (tCO2e)
1,339
632
Total Scope 2
1,339
632
Employee Business Travel
651
2,941
Total Scope 3
651
2,941
Scope 2 Emission Sources
Scope 3 Emission Sources*
*From Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting
**Location based approach has used the UK Grid average factor for 2021
Emission Report Notes
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Performance for the Year
The pandemic resulted in a reduction in
emissions in 2020-21 due to reduced activity.
During 2021-22 business activity recovered and
we grew as a business with the acquisition of
four companies. This resulted in an increase
in our total GHGs, however our group intensity
metric reduced from the previous year.
Business (rebranded to Morrison Energy Services)
and Z-Tech. Morrison Utility Services was
also split into two businesses: Morrison Water
Services and Morrison Energy Services.
Targets
We have committed to reducing our emissions
by 50% by 2030 (for Scope 1 and 2) and are
currently developing a science-based target for
validation by SBTi, which will include Scope 3
value chain emissions.
Baseline Year
The baseline year is being redefined whilst we
generate our science-based targets during
this year.
Organisational Boundary
Our emissions report includes the activity we
undertake in delivering contracted business
support services for essential infrastructure to
our clients. It is based on operational control
reporting boundaries. During 2021-22 the
four new business acquisitions were:
Milestone Infrastructure (Skanska UK’s
infrastructure services operation), Waldon
Telecom, Babcock PLC’s Overhead Line Power
The GHG data table represents the
GHG emissions disclosure which forms
part of the UK mandatory reporting for
SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon
Reporting). This disclosure is required
to cover Direct Emissions (Scope 1),
Indirect Emissions from Electricity
(Scope 2) and employee travel outside
of company vehicle use (this forms one
part of Scope 3).
We have embarked on programmes of
work in order to elucidate our whole
value chain emissions. Our initial
estimates for GHGs from our supply
chain indicate that these are significant
and up to ten times the magnitude of
our direct Scope 1 emissions.
We committed to setting a sciencebased target in April 2022 in line with
keeping global temperature rise below
1.5ºC. We are currently developing
a Group-wide target which includes
covering our supply chain emissions.
We anticipate our SBT to be validated
by the Science Based Targets Initiative
(SBTi) by March 2023.
In addition we have engaged the Supply
Chain Sustainability School to assist us
in developing a Supply Chain Charter.
Reporting Period
Our reporting year is 1 April 2021 to
31 March 2022.
Waste
Intensity Measurement
Our intensity metric is tCO2e/£m turnover.
Data Assurance
Verification to ISO: 14064 is achieved by our
Telecom, Water and Energy Divisions.
Green Tariff
Our policy is to procure 100% renewable-backed
electricity from our suppliers.
Number of water
leaks repaired
66,310
88%
Share of total
waste recovered
(%)
16