Buro Happold

Buro Happold, a UK-based construction firm, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 18,396,000 kg CO2e in 2023. This includes 137,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 231,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions, and 18,020,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. Notably, Scope 3 emissions in 2023 were primarily driven by purchased goods and services (12,878,000 kg CO2e), business travel (3,504,000 kg CO2e), and employee commuting (1,030,000 kg CO2e).

Looking back, their total emissions were about 9,947,000 kg CO2e in 2022, and approximately 12,316,000 kg CO2e in 2020. Emissions data for 2016 indicates Scope 1 emissions of approximately 59.35 kg CO2e.

Buro Happold has set ambitious climate commitments. The company has Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved targets, cascaded from its parent company Buro Happold Limited, to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2045. As part of its near-term goals, Buro Happold aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 21% by FY2025 from a FY2020 base year. Additionally, they commit to increasing annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 40% in FY2020 to 100% by FY2025. Buro Happold also targets a 52.6% reduction in Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from business travel and employee commuting per full-time equivalent (FTE) by FY2028 from FY2020. For its long-term strategy, Buro Happold is committed to an absolute reduction of Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by FY2045, using FY2020 as the baseline. The company also aims for 50% of its suppliers by spend to have science-based targets by 2028. Furthermore, Buro Happold's goal is to design all new build projects to be net-zero carbon in operation by 2030.