Category: Timeline Stories

• Aim to achieve SBTI Long Term Target: Aligned with The Keystone Group target of Net Zero

  

• Aim to achieve SBTI Near Term Target: Aligned with The Keystone Group emission reduction target of 36.6% based on 2021 Group baseline year

• Aim to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 100%: Scope 1 covers direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling consumed by the reporting company.

• IG Masonry Support’s EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) review and update: All new and existing products are to be reviewed and certification to be updated based on the current manufacturing process.

 

• Aim for all IG Masonry Support company car fleet to be converted to fully electric or hybrid: Aligned with the end of lease of fossil fuel engine vehicles

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• Continuous improvement of laser cutting facilities: Upgrade onsite systems to significantly reduce nitrogen usage

Aim to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 76%: Scope 1 covers direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling consumed by the reporting company.

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• Achieve ISO 14001 certification: Independent IG Masonry Support certification to support the management of our environmental impact

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• Upgrade delivery fleet: Ensure optimal fuel efficiency with minimal emissions output and utilise the latest Euro 6 engine technology

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• Receive SBTi target validation: Emission reduction targets independently validated by SBTi’s target validation service

  

• Begin full upgrade of company fleet to electric
• Achieved 80% reduction of Scope 1 & 2 emissions since 2020
• Installation of PV panels across Swadlincote manufacturing site
• SBTi Near-Term Target set for The Keystone Group to achieve 36.6% reduction by 2034
• SBTi Long Term Net Zero Target set to achieve Net Zero by 2050

 

Further factory optimisation

 

• Installation of EV charging points

 

 

• Introduction of full EV and hybrid vehicles into the fleet

 

 

 

Keystone Group appoints new Group Sustainability Manager:
Jemma Ison, who is also Specification Executive for IG Masonry Support, is appointed as Group Sustainability Manager after playing an integral part in developing Keystone’s Sustainability Strategy. Read more>>

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Carbon Neutral Environmental Product Declaration: EPDs are received for every IG Masonry Support product, which transparently communicates the product’s or material’s environmental performance or impact over its lifetime.

1. 1. BREG EN EPD 000462 – Brick on Soffit System (B.O.S.S.)
   2. BREG EN EPD 000456 – Brick on Soffit System (B.O.S.S. A1)
   3. BREG EN EPD 000461 – Welded Masonry Support (WMS)
   4. BREG EN EPD 000457 – Brick Slip Lintel
   5. BREG EN EPD 000458 – Reveal Support Plate
   6. BREG EN EPD 000459 – Titan
   7. BREG EN EPD 000460 – Windpost

IG Masonry Support becomes a Carbon Neutral manufacturer: IG Masonry Support leads the way in the Keystone Group, becoming the first company within the group as well as its sector to achieve carbon neutral status.

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Science Based Targets Initiative signed (SBTi): The Science Based Targets Initiative defines and promotes best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science.

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Switched to renewable electricity tariff: At both sites in Swadlincote and Overseal to support a lower cost of capital and careful use of the distribution system to deliver lower-cost, renewable energy.

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Upgrade to biodegradable packaging: Switch to biodegradable packaging for products which ultimately reduces the amount of wasted materials and consumption of resources.

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Scope 3 emissions assessment: These emissions are the result of activities from assets not owned or controlled by the reporting organisation, but that the organisation indirectly impacts in its value chain.