Sustainability Strategy
Being a responsible, sustainable business is one of our founding principles for future profitable growth.
2024 ANNUAL REPORT
Read our latest ESG Report in our 2024 Annual Report
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Our Sustainability Strategy
Read more about our ambitious Decade to Deliver Eco Strategy
Financial Markets and the Drive to Sustainability
Hear about changes in the financial sector which are now driving changes in the business world to adopt more and improved ESG initiatives.
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An award winning ESG strategy and performance
PLEASE VIEW OUR AWARDS BELOW:
FT Climate Leader
Named as a Financial Times European Climate Leader for 2023, 2024, and 2025. The only hire company to rank, and scoring the second highest among construction companies.
HAE CSR and Sustainability Award
HAE (‘Hire Association Europe’) Winners of the CSR and Sustainability award for our Decade to Deliver Strategy and Best Use of Media award for our Net Zero 2023 Virtual Conference.
EcoVadis Platinum
Awarded EcoVadis Platinum, placing us in the top 1% of over 85,000 businesses worldwide assessed and ranked for decarbonisation readiness.
Carbon Disclosure Project A-Rating
Improved CDP rating, achieving A-, placing Speedy Hire Plc in the Leadership band. For context, the Europe regional average is B-, and the average score for the trading, wholesale, distribution, rental and leasing sector is C. We also received a CDP A for supplier engagement on climate change.
Exponential Roadmap Initiative
The only hire company, globally, to be accepted by the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact.
Supply Chain Sustainability School Gold
Received Gold status for the Supply Chain Sustainability School Plant Charter, underlining our commitment to taking action to reduce emissions from our equipment.
Science Based Targets Initiative
The first company in UK hire to have our near and long-term science-based targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040 validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (‘SBTi’), further enhancing our accountability-focused leadership in sustainability.
