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Net Zero Carbon Consultants

Companies across the globe are being called upon to tackle their emissions and commit to net zero carbon. With the pressure on to step up, how a business responds, the project they deliver, the promises they make, and their actions sit firmly under the spotlight.

Helping you achieve net zero carbon

Your sustainability strategy impacts your bottom line and your future prospects so it’s important to get it right from the get-go. Whether you’re at the start of your net zero journey, you’ve already committed but need help to reach your targets, or you need solutions to deliver a net zero project. We’re here to help you reduce your emissions and reach carbon neutral.

We’re here to help tackle your emissions

Your carbon footprint might be complex, but your journey to carbon neutral doesn’t have to be. Our sustainability experts can help you formulate a corporate strategy that embeds net zero across your organisation and into your everyday thinking. We can work with your project team to help you deliver a sustainable project with our carbon reduction solutions to tackle your emissions.

Net Zero Carbon Corporate Services

With multi-disciplinary expertise and a holistic approach, we inform, advise and support clients to formulate a strategy that aligns with key UN Sustainable Development Goals, global indices and reporting initiatives.

We work with you to determine your current emissions, set clear reduction targets and outline a net zero roadmap to help you achieve your goals.

Our services

Corporate strategy
Corporate, social reporting and management
Science Based Target Development
Carbon Footprinting
Scope three emissions
Lifecycle Assessment
ESG Due Diligence

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Net Zero Carbon Project Services

The transformation to a net zero carbon society requires a shift in the way we plan, design and build the supporting infrastructure. Our consultants have extensive experience in sourcing and designing sustainable solutions and assessing energy usage for both new and existing buildings to help our clients achieve their carbon reduction targets.

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Our services

Strategic advice
Site selection and energy strategy
Energy efficiency and building performance
Low carbon design and engineering
Managing carbon in construction
NZC in operation solutions

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Are you on the path to Net Zero Carbon?

Review your current position with our free, quick and easy progress check.

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Net Zero Carbon Strategy

Companies face an increasing expectation from stakeholders to demonstrate a coherent Corporate Responsibility Strategy and robust environment, social, governance (ESG) reporting. An important element of corporate responsibility is how your organisation is addressing the net zero carbon agenda and having a clear net zero carbon strategy is crucial for ensuring organisations deliver on their aims.

How to develop a net zero strategy

Driving the transition to a net zero future

We're proud members of the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), an industry-led organisation on a mission to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment, transforming the way it’s planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated.

RPS Consulting UK & Ireland have also pledged to Pledge to Net Zero, joining organisations from across the environmental services industry to take a leadership role in the transition to a Net Zero carbon future. We have pledged to set and deliver a greenhouse gas target and publicly report our emissions and progress each year.

RPS Group – a bold path to net zero by 2030

RPS has set an ambitious, science-based, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target across our value chain by 2030. For the same period, we are also setting a bold aim to have transitioned strongly towards Net Zero.

Managing Emissions - Science based and aligned to a 1.5ºC pathway
Target: c46% reduction in GHG emissions (Scopes 1-3) by 2030
Path to Net Zero: Aim to have strongly transitioned to Net Zero by 2030

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