M Group Services - ESG Report 21-22 - Flipbook - Page 4
Message from our Chief Executive
We are pleased to be able to share this ESG Report which provides a
Our commitment and approach
summary of some of our Group successes and those of our individual
to ESG performance will continue
operating businesses.
to evolve. We see alignment
with the UNSDG’s and adopting
We have built and maintained relationships with our clients over
external ESG best practice as a
many years and have a strong culture that continuously focuses
valuable next step in our ESG and
on safety, operational delivery, efficiency and customer service.
Innovation journey and we hope
To ensure we continue to deliver long-term solutions to our clients
you enjoy reading this report.
and their customers, we must operate in a way that is sustainable,
responsible and respectful to the communities in which we work.
This report highlights some of our
key achievements and milestones
Jim Arnold
Chief Executive Officer
M Group Services
Over the last year, we have taken a number of significant steps to
from the past 12 months, describes
enhance our performance.
our ESG performance and a taste
of where we are heading.
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In recognition of the growing importance of ESG across our
Group, the Director of ESG & Innovation reports directly into
myself and sits as part of the Group Operational Board.
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Having grown our innovation and best practice environment over
a number of years, we are now starting to leverage the output
across the Group to ensure we maximise the benefit and stay at
M Group Services
the forefront of sustainable performance.
delivers a range
of essential
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We have committed to setting science-based targets to reduce
infrastructure
our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in line with staying below
services within
a 1.5ºC global average temperature increase. In the short term we
commit to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030.
the water, energy,
telecommunications
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We continue to take a careful look at how the way we work
and transport
aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
sectors across the
(UNSDG’s).
UK and Ireland.
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One of the achievements we are particularly proud of, is that
during the last year we obtained a Group ESG Rating of 9.6,
based on an in-depth independent analysis by ESG risk ratings
agency, Sustainalytics. This resulted in M Group Services being
the best performer in the business support services sector,
compared to a sector average of 21.9. It means the Group has a
‘negligible risk’ of reputational and operational risks through its
direct and indirect activities.
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Integrity is one of our core values at
M Group Services, we act fairly and
responsibly across our business because it is
ethically the right thing to do and because
it makes good business sense. We believe
that acting in a responsible and sustainable
manner is crucial for the communities,
clients and customers that we serve.
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