Report results - SME Climate Hub

The SME Reporting Tool

Introduction *

Commitment and Targets *

Own Emissions *

Value Chain Emissions *

(optional)

Climate Solutions *

(optional)

Management, Strategy and Climate Risk *

(optional)

Results, Challenges and Outlook *

Version 1.1.0

1.1 Reporting year

2023

1.1.1 Reporting period

from 7.2022 to 6.2023

1.2 Describe your business activities

Boutique Modern are a main contractor and modular manufacturer dedicated to addressing the affordable housing crisis across the South of England. We work with local authorities & housing associations to deliver high-quality, truly sustainable, affordable and social housing.

1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year

1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts

Full-time equivalent

1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary

Not applicable

2.1 Net zero target year

2030

2.1.1 Base year

2020

2.2 Near-term target

90% of intensity scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2020

2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.

We have reduced scope 1 & 2 emissions from our baseline year by 62.5% and aim to reduce a further 27.5% between now and 2030.

3.1 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a plan and is taking action

Yes

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption

75600 kwh

3.3 Renewable energy

75600 kwh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions

4.54 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions

0 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions

0 metric tons CO2e

3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.

Boutique Modern will be moving to a new premises and will install PV panels for generation of solar power on-site. This will reduce our emissions further.

3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.

We use Normative Carbon Calculator to measure and calculate scope 1 & 3 emissions.

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?

Yes

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.3 Capital goods

11.3 metric tons CO2e

4.1.5 Transportation and distribution (upstream)

161 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Business travel

0.0504 metric tons CO2e

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.17 Do you have a plan and are taking action to reduce emissions from your value chain?

Yes

We commissioned a life cycle assessment of our products to get an in-depth understanding of our product and value chain emissions. Our product has a carbon footprint of 39.2 kg CO2 eq. / m2. This includes upstream supply chain, manufacturing, installation on-site, maintenance and repair, use-phase over 5o years and projected end-of-life scenarios for materials. We are analysing emission hotspots and will make changes to purchasing, design and material choices based on the LCA results.

4.2 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?

4.3 Have you communicated your commitment and actions to any of your customers?

Yes

4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.

We used Normative Carbon Calculator to get an outline of our scope 3 emissions. For more in-depth information we commissioned an LCA of our product to look at upstream, manufacturing, use-phase and projected impacts of materials at their end of life. We have this data for our products from the year 2023 onwards.

5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?

5.3 Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:

We build well insulated homes that are quick to manufacture off site and quick to install on site. Campared to a regular terraced brick house in the UK our modules emit around 10% less ghg emissions during construction and use-phase.

5.4 Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions, and third party which has validated the assessment, if any:

Our product LCA by leading sustainability consultancy Metsims, shows a 39.2 kg CO2 eq. / m2. Compared to another LCA on a comparable brick built house with a 309 t CO2 eq. / m2. Referce LCA: Environmental impacts of the UK residential sector: Life cycle assessment of houses. Rosa M. Cuéllar-Franca, Adisa Azapagic*. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The Mill, Sackville Street, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.

Governance process in place,Person is responsible for climate strategy at board level

6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.

Lucas Shone Projects Manager is a board member of Boutique Modern and oversees all sustainability and climate startegy work.

6.1.2 Is this person (or another at executive and board level) also responsible for climate risk?

Yes

6.2 Have you started to identify and assess your companies climate risks and opportunities?

Yes - we have identified both climate risks and opportunities

6.2.1 Where are the climate risks you've identified?

Both operations and value chains

6.2.2 How are you managing these climate risks? Choose as many as are applicable.

We\'ve not started managing climate risks yet

6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.

Yes

We include a sustainability statement in our mission statement and company handbook. We became a certified B Corporation in 2021 and amended our company governance structure to include acountability to all our stakeholders. We are pleased to have improved our score this year by 17%.

6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?

Yes

As a certified B Corporation and co-host a regular local sector focused event to share our experience with other businesses and encourgage more companies to address social and environmental asects of thier business activities.

7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.

This is our first SME Climate Hub Report. We publish a B-Corp impact statement that includes more details on our company pledges, measurments and aims for the future.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?

Reducing scope 1 emissions,Reducing scope 2 emissions,Reducing scope 3 emissions,Balancing emission reductions with business growth,Complexities in managing supply chain emissions,Slow societal and economic progress on climate action,Insufficient policies or government incentives

7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?

Yes

We use Normative Carbon Calculator for our ghg emissions reporting, and Metsims Sustainability Consultancy for the LCA which gave CO²eq. / sqm of our product.

1.1 Reporting year

2023

1.1.1 Reporting period

from 7.2022 to 6.2023

1.2 Describe your business activities

1.4 Number of employees in the reporting year

1.4.1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) or headcounts

Full-time equivalent

1.5 Let us know if your company is a parent company or subsidiary

Not applicable

2.1 Net zero target year

2030

2.1.1 Base year

2020

2.2 Near-term target

90% of intensity scope 1+2 emission reduction from my base year by 2020

2.3 Provide any additional comments or context on your net zero and near term targets.

We have reduced scope 1 & 2 emissions from our baseline year by 62.5% and aim to reduce a further 27.5% between now and 2030.

3.1 To reduce emissions in line with my commitment, my company has a plan and is taking action

Yes

Energy consumption

3.2 Total energy consumption

75600 kwh

3.3 Renewable energy

75600 kwh

Scope 1 emissions

3.4 Scope 1 emissions

4.54 metric tons CO2e

Scope 2 emissions

3.5 Location based scope 2 emissions

0 metric tons CO2e

3.6 Market based scope 2 emissions

0 metric tons CO2e

3.7 Describe your plans and actions taken to reduce scope 1 & 2 emissions.

Boutique Modern will be moving to a new premises and will install PV panels for generation of solar power on-site. This will reduce our emissions further.

3.8 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy, including any tools/methods used to calculate.

We use Normative Carbon Calculator to measure and calculate scope 1 & 3 emissions.

Scope 3 emissions

4.1 Have you measured any of your scope 3 emissions?

Yes

Supply chain related - upstream emissions

4.1.3 Capital goods

11.3 metric tons CO2e

4.1.5 Transportation and distribution (upstream)

161 metric tons CO2e

4.1.7 Business travel

0.0504 metric tons CO2e

Customer related - downstream emissions

4.1.17 Do you have a plan and are taking action to reduce emissions from your value chain?

Yes

4.2 Have you asked any of your suppliers to set a net zero target (either voluntarily or as a requirement)?

4.3 Have you communicated your commitment and actions to any of your customers?

Yes

4.4 Describe the calculation methodology and comment on the data accuracy and any tools used to calculate your scope 3 emissions.

5.1 Do you classify any of your existing goods and/or services as a climate solution?

5.3 Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:

5.4 Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions, and third party which has validated the assessment, if any:

6.1 What governance processes do you have in place for your climate strategy? Choose as many as are applicable.

Governance process in place,Person is responsible for climate strategy at board level

6.1.1 Please describe their position and responsibility.

Lucas Shone Projects Manager is a board member of Boutique Modern and oversees all sustainability and climate startegy work.

6.1.2 Is this person (or another at executive and board level) also responsible for climate risk?

Yes

6.2 Have you started to identify and assess your companies climate risks and opportunities?

Yes - we have identified both climate risks and opportunities

6.2.1 Where are the climate risks you've identified?

Both operations and value chains

6.2.2 How are you managing these climate risks? Choose as many as are applicable.

We\'ve not started managing climate risks yet

6.3 Have you integrated climate and/or nature into your company mission statement or shareholder agreements? If yes, describe how.

Yes

6.4 Have you taken actions this year outside of your emissions to accelerate climate progress?

Yes

7.1 Provide any additional comments or context on your annual results and progress from previous years.

This is our first SME Climate Hub Report. We publish a B-Corp impact statement that includes more details on our company pledges, measurments and aims for the future.

7.2 Do you face any key challenges in reducing emissions?

7.3 Has there been any third party validation of the data submitted in this report?

Yes

We use Normative Carbon Calculator for our ghg emissions reporting, and Metsims Sustainability Consultancy for the LCA which gave CO²eq. / sqm of our product.

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