Carbon management: Scopes 1 and 2 are complete and are under ongoing annual monitoring – by the end of the year this will move to monthly, with a report given to the board.

For our solar energy generation projects, Place UK has installed three solar PV systems. At the moment, we have a larger 250KWh solar generator located on land and in our warehouses, as well as a smaller 30KWh solar generator on our staff dormitories. This way, we are able to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 tonnes per year.

In order to reduce our carbon footprint even further and continue to use clean, green energy, we are currently reviewing a 1000Kwh solar energy generation project. The project is estimated to cost £1 million. This energy could account for up to 32% of the self-generated electricity needed for on-site operations. Saving a further staggering 300 tonnes of CO2e.

We have also completed a reservoir project capable of holding 150.000m3. Of which 50,000m3 have already been collected. Rainfall is collected by a newly constructed multi-span greenhouse, and drainage is collected by a 16 hectare leg-row polytunnel system.