S4Capital plc

Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data

📊 Latest report period: 2023🗂️ Report periods on file: 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019

In its 2023 reporting, S4Capital plc disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 25.7K tCO2e/year. By scope: Scope 1: 2.8K tCO2e/year; Scope 2: 944 tCO2e/year; Scope 3: 21.9K tCO2e/year. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.

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GHG Emissions
25.7K tCO2e/year
2023
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Renewable Energy
45%
of total energy
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Water Usage
10 m3/year
2023
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Waste
93 tons/year
2023
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Energy Use
4.5K MWh/year
2023

📊 Emissions by Scope (2023)

ScopeWhat it coversReported value
Scope 1Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions).2.8K tCO2e/year
Scope 2Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling.944 tCO2e/year
Scope 3Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.).21.9K tCO2e/year

New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.

📈 Emissions by Report Period

Report periodHeadline emissions figure reported
202325.7K tCO2e/year
2021744.42 tCO2e/year
20202.8K tonnes CO2

Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.

✅ Reported Environmental Achievements

🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets

🔜 Short-term

  • Reduce absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030
  • Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions 25% by 2030
  • Finalise B Corp certification process in 2024

📅 Medium-term

  • Achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030
  • Reduce absolute Scope 1, 2 & 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2040

🔭 Long-term

  • Net zero emissions by 2040

🌱 ESG Focus Areas

People FulfilmentOur Responsibility to the WorldOne Brand

⚠️ Challenges & Risks +

  • Slower market growth and continuing macroeconomic uncertainty
  • Client caution and longer sales cycles
  • Lower regional and local opportunities
  • Difficulty converting new business opportunities
  • Challenging year for Content practice, impacting margins significantly
  • Modest like-for-like net revenue decline in Data&Digital Media
  • Slight decline in Technology Services in the second half due to phasing and reduced work with some larger clients

📋 Report Information

Reporting Period: 2023
Frameworks: TCFD, SBTi