Design-only and Design-and-build of exhibitions and other interpretative materials for museums, heritage organisations and other visitor attractions.

2

Full-time equivalent

Parent company

2040

The scope of the contracts that we undertake has a direct and fluctuating impact on our Scope 3 emissions for any given financial year. Design-only contracts have minimal emissions as they typically involve home-office-based computer work with mostly online meetings and online communication. Design-and-build contracts increase our Scope 3 emissions because, additionally, they typically involve more site visits by Abound and sub-contractors, face-to-face community engagement workshops by Abound and sub-contractors, external manufacture, purchased goods and equipment for the project, transportation and installation activities. While we may have projects that crossover two financial years, we cannot know ahead of time what future contracts we will be awarded in any given financial year.

No

Yes

4.2.2.1 100% of our office electricity has been obtained from 100% renewable sources including from our own solar panels since 2015 4.2.2.2 Our Creative Director has kept up-to-date with sustainable materials and production technologies 4.2.2.3 Continued to require main suppliers and sub-contractors to have a written environmental and sustainability policy and provide evidence of its implementation or agree to our policy; 4.2.2.4 Continued to develop a sustainability strategy for each project at concept stage (RIBA stage 2) and monitor compliance with specifications throughout the project. 4.2.2.5 Minimised physical meetings that require travelling significant distances and increased use of video-conferencing technology to achieve the same end. 4.2.2.6 Used email and internet file sharing to communicate project documents and assets, online ordering, and keep digital project and administration files. 4.2.2.7 Specified and sourced materials and services locally or from UK suppliers where possible 4.2.2.8 Aimed for at least 10% of specified materials to be made from recycled or waste content or from sustainable sources. 4.2.2.9 Specified only timber and timber products originating from independently verified legal and sustainable sources (e.g. FSC and PEFC) or from a licensed Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) partner. 4.2.2.10 Avoided materials harmful to the environment with paints, varnishes and other finishes being natural oil or water-based and not petrochemical or solvent-based. Use low or no-VOC adhesives. Environmentally friendly products are: biodegradable; organic; have ‘clean’ manufacturing processes (e.g. green energy and non-toxic chemicals); energy efficient in production and use; made from or contain a percentage of recycled material; are made for reuse or can be taken back at end of life or broken-down into component parts for recycling. 4.2.2.11 Considered building modularity and disassembly into structures to make them more readily reusable e.g. use of demountable walling systems. 4.2.2.12 Considered whole life costs to deliver best value, and selecting sufficiently durable materials to reduce the need for maintenance, repair and replacement over the life of exhibitions and other materials. 4.2.2.13 Used and controlled natural light for exhibitions minimised consumption of artificial light sources using low energy light sources where possible; 4.2.2.14 Where objects needed stringent environmental control, micro-environments were created rather than conditioning the whole exhibition space. 4.2.2.15 Adhered to the principles of the circular economy – minimising demand on primary resources and maximising the reuse, recycling and recovery of materials, rather than treating them as waste.

No

Yes

This is the first time of reporting.

Not knowing what future contracts we will be awarded in any given financial year, whether low emission design-only or higher Scope 3 emission design-and-build projects. We need to develop individual strategies and plans for each type of contract.