Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC New Sustainability Targets Launched (0810C)
June 17 2021 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0810C
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC
17 June 2021
News Release
Thursday 17(th) June 2021
Spirax-Sarco Engineering sets new targets to accelerate
sustainability performance.
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, the thermal energy management and
niche pumping specialist, has launched its refreshed Sustainability
strategy and announced new targets designed to accelerate
sustainability performance, including:
-- Achieve net zero (1) in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions (2) by 2030
-- Deliver a 10% biodiversity net gain from direct operations by 2025 (3)
-- Send zero waste to landfill by 2025
-- Further raise global supply chain standards
-- Grow sales of products with quantifiable sustainability benefits
-- Establish a GBP5 million (4) fund to support inclusive access to education
The new strategy builds on Spirax-Sarco Engineering's
responsible business foundations which are underpinned by its focus
on Health & Safety, People & Wellbeing, Inclusion &
Diversity and Ethical Business Practices.
With over 8,000 people working in 68 countries worldwide,
Spirax-Sarco Engineering is deeply embedded within the communities
where it operates. The Company's technologies play a crucial role
in critical industrial processes responsible for the production of
many products used every day. Its purpose is to create sustainable
value for all its stakeholders by engineering a more efficient,
safer and sustainable world.
One Planet: Engineering with Purpose is Spirax-Sarco
Engineering's strategic roadmap towards achieving leadership in
industrial sustainability and to building a more sustainable
future. More details can be found at
spiraxsarcoengineering.com/sustainability/one-planet.
Group Chief Executive, Nicholas Anderson, said:
"The world's challenges are global and complex. By operating
responsibly and working with our stakeholders to engineer a more
efficient, safer and sustainable world, we aim to make a
difference. Our new strategy has been developed with input from
over 600 people, it is evidence-based and focuses on initiatives
that will create lasting impact for us and the wider world.
"Our strategy addresses how we source materials to how we
develop, manufacture and sell our products. It also focuses on
creating sustainability benefits for our customers and prioritises
the way we support our communities. We are investing in
sustainability across our Group, building on a legacy of
responsible business operations, working ethically and safely, as
well as creating inclusive environments where diversity can thrive.
Across our Group we will support each other and work with our
customers, suppliers and communities to drive meaningful and
positive change."
Enquiries:
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Tel: +44 (0)20 7638 9571
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
Shaun Laubscher, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 7717
512757
Hazel Meldrum, Group Head of Corporate Communications +44 (0)
7741 233091
Tel: + 01242 521361
About Spirax--Sarco Engineering plc
Spirax--Sarco Engineering plc is a thermal energy management and
niche pumping specialist. It comprises three world--leading
businesses: Steam Specialties, for the control and management of
steam; Electric Thermal Solutions, for advanced electrical process
heating and temperature management solutions; and Watson-Marlow,
for peristaltic pumping and associated fluid path technologies. The
Steam Specialties and Electric Thermal Solutions businesses provide
a broad range of fluid control and electrical process heating
products, engineered packages, site services and systems expertise
for a diverse range of industrial and institutional customers. Both
businesses help their end users to improve production efficiency,
meet their environmental sustainability targets, improve product
quality and enhance the safety of their operations. Watson--Marlow
provides solutions for a wide variety of demanding fluid path
applications with highly accurate, controllable and virtually
maintenance-free pumps and associated technologies.
The Group is headquartered in Cheltenham, UK, has strategically
located manufacturing plants around the world and employs over
8,000 people, including 1,900 direct sales and service engineers.
Its shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1959
(symbol: SPX) and it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 and the
FTSE4Good indices.
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc's Company purpose is to create
value for all its stakeholders as it engineers a more efficient,
safer and sustainable world.
Further information can be found at
www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com
Notes:
1. net zero: no increase in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to
the atmosphere as a result of GHG emissions associated with
Spirax-Sarco Engineering's direct operations.
2. Scope 1 (direct emissions) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions) from our direct operations.
3. Direct operations, comprising our sales and manufacturing footprint globally.
4. GBP5 million to be paid by the Fund up to 2030.
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