Case Study
Advanced UK
Industry: Office Technology & Digital Transformation
Focus: Sustainability • GRI Framework • Carbon Emissions • ESG Rating
“We made the decision to work with ESG PRO to help us build an ESG report to help us with our growing sustainability agenda plus help us maintain existing client relationships and improve our win rate on new bids and tenders. The team at ESG PRO made the whole process work beautifully and ensured we had time for our core business activities.”
— Joe Gallagher, Board Member, Advanced UK
The Company
Since 1991, Advanced UK has built a reputation as a leader in the field of digital transformation and innovation in the office technology sector. Their clients include the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Swissport, CBRE, Thrifty, and 1,000 more. In 2023, Advanced UK were purchased by Xerox and continue under this prestigious brand.
The Challenge
With no formal CSR, sustainability or carbon emissions programme in place, the challenge was to collate the many positives of Advanced UK and to produce a sustainability report according to the Global Report Index (GRI) framework. The objectives included a carbon emissions report to satisfy the demands of PPN06/21 and the SECR regulation, an ESG report, and the issuance of a formal ESG rating within a compressed timeframe of nine months.
The Solution
ESG PRO devised a project plan incorporating stakeholders, providing a full scope of work, a materiality assessment, and a competitive analysis. The team provided extensive training and live 1:1 support, ensuring tasks were broken down into manageable week-by-week portions without requiring complex software. ESG PRO also conducted interviews for the year-end report and completed all graphic design, concluding with a defined Sustainability strategy.
The Result
Exactly nine months after project inception, Advanced UK received their first ESG rating with an impressive score of BBB (1100), completed on time and on budget. This achievement makes Advanced UK the only non-publicly owned office technology vendor in the United Kingdom to achieve a formal ESG rating.
Advanced UK is now working with ESG PRO on their next steps, which include achieving verified carbon neutrality in 2024, supply chain auditing, community initiatives, and procurement optimisation.
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