Sustainability
We’re a part of constructing the landscape of tomorrow which means we
have an important role in ensuring our legacy is a positive one.
Committed to Accountability
At Cannon, we’re committed to action on sustainability, embedding it into everything we do as a business. We’re a part of constructing the landscape of tomorrow which means we have an important role in ensuring our legacy is a positive one. We work within all areas of ESG, ensuring a holistic approach to sustainable development is part of the fabric of our business and its legacy.
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Sustainability work implements the same mindset we apply to all our work - creating value. With a focus on operational excellence strengthened by our core values of Life & Health, Trust, and Responsibility, embedded in our daily processes is a strive to do more, to create value and mitigate damage. We know that with this mindset being lived by our people every day and backed up by our leadership teams, we will continue to work towards a more sustainable business.
Our Data
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We carried out our first footprint exercise in 2022, looking back at our financial year 2020-21. Every year since then, we’ve produced a robust sustainability report, based on the principles outlined in the Global Reporting Index methodology. Our emissions footprint covers all three scopes, with seven scope 3 categories covered including Purchased Goods and Services, and is calculated in line with ISO 14064 and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Discover more about our footprint and our approach to sustainability in our reports.
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We know how important robust systems are to achieving sustainability accreditations for your projects, which is why we’re proud to be able to offer a third party verified EPD for our precast concrete piles, produced and manufactured by Centrum Pile. We also embed rigorous data validation processes and are delighted to be verified to ISO 14064-1 as a part of Achilles’ Carbon Reduce programme.
Download our Sustainability Reports
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Our 2030 Goals
As we move out of the first half of the decade, we are aware of the need to understand where our strategy takes us to the next legislative period, with new emissions targets set into the 2030s and a deeper understanding of the meaning of sustainability on a global scale. As such, Per Aarsleff A/S has defined six core themes for the Aarsleff Group to work within, ensuring that our focus covers as broad a range of issues as possible, and we work within these as a governance pillar.
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Emissions:
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Scope 1 & 2 emissions down 60% from 2021 baseline by 2030
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Carbon reduction plan for cement & steel following R&D by 2030
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UK sourced cement & EAF only newly procured steel by 2030
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Centrum: all factory plant to diesel alternatives by 2030
Circular Economy:
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Waste reduction of 40% against 2024 baseline by 2030
Biodiversity:
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Improved biodiversity across Centrum and office sites by 2030
Own Workforce:
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10% of staff engaged in apprenticeships or internal supervisor and management training plans by 2030 - based off succession and progression planning
Value Chain:
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Work primarily with suppliers who meet our Tier 1 requirements by 2030
Business Conduct:
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Accurate and verified emissions reporting year on year with full TCFD requirements fulfilled in each report from 2027
Our Approach
We aim to take a fully holistic approach to sustainability, working to embed sustainable thinking into everything we do. Our Footprint Reduction Roadmap focuses on six key areas to help us maintain focus. These are:
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Procurement
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Emissions
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Energy Efficiency
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Fleet
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Circular Resource Economy
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Biodiversity
We use these, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, in order to better map our efforts, ensuring we maintain focus in areas which may not immediately present themselves. By working holistically with sustainability across the entire organisation, we know that progression becomes more tangible.
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