- South Africa's construction sector experienced a decline in output
- Declining public and private investment in infrastructure
- Major public sector contracts significantly overran budget and completion dates
- Losses from long-term legacy contracts
- Liquidity issues
- Problems within the roads division
- Mediocre contracting decisions and low margins
- Skills shortage in the construction industry
- Ongoing industrial unrest
- Insufficient working capital facilities
Basil Read Holdings Limited
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2017 reporting, Basil Read Holdings Limited disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 144.0K 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.
GHG Emissions
144.0K tCO2e/year
2017
Water Usage
2.3K Mℓ/year
2017
Energy Use
1.9M GJ/year
2017
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 144.0K tCO2e/year |
| 2015 | 93.3K tCO2e |
| 2014 | 75.2K tCO2e |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced water consumption from 4 043Mℓ in 2016 to 2 319Mℓ in 2017
- Retained ISO 14001 certification for environmental management
- Established a waste recycling station
- Initiated a process of turning food waste into compost
- Recycling of e-waste bi-annually
- Relocating bird nests and incubating eggs from construction sites increased hatchling survival rate
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Complete legacy contracts
- Resolve outstanding claims
- Sell non-core assets
- Improve liquidity
📅 Medium-term
- Return to profitability
- Increase market share
- Expand into new markets
🔭 Long-term
- Become a leading construction company in Southern Africa
- Achieve 51% black ownership
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Human capitalSocial and relationship capitalIntellectual capitalManufactured capitalNatural capitalTransformationSafetyHealthEnvironmentBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)