Ibstock Switches to 100% Renewable Electricity on its Road to Net Zero

IBSTOCK PLC has become the first building products manufacturer in the UK to buy 100% of its electricity from renewable sources.

The switch takes Ibstock further along its Sustainability Roadmap target of a 15% reduction in CO2 per tonne of production by 2025, and accelerates its Net Zero Carbon journey.

Total Gas & Power, Ibstock’s energy supplier, says its Pure Green energy tariff enables Ibstock to report zero emissions for electricity under the GHG Protocol Corporate Standards, Scope 2 as the electricity can be matched to Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificates. Pure Green guarantees that the REGOs will only come from solar, wind or hydro sources. The generation mix of Total’s Pure Green power is typically hydro/wave power (0.31%); solar (24.69%); and wind (75%).

Ibstock Switches to 100% Renewable Electricity

The switch to renewable electricity is the latest in a series of decarbonisation projects the clay and concrete building products supplier has invested in. The company completed a solar park – the first of its kind in the brick industry – at the Group’s Leicestershire head office, supplying 20-30% of the power needs on site. It has also installed electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across several of its 41 sites.

Joe Hudson, Ibstock plc Chief Executive Officer

Joe Hudson, Chief Executive Officer of Ibstock, said: “This is a very significant moment for our business. We take our goals and ambitions on sustainability extremely seriously and procuring all of our electrical power from renewable sources is further evidence of that.

“We are a market leader in an energy intensive sector, and we believe it is vital that we demonstrate that leadership in terms of reducing carbon emissions and supporting the market for renewable energy. Many of our customers right across the construction sector have made commitments to achieving net zero emissions and our move to Pure Green shows them that we are with them on that journey.

“As the first UK building products manufacturer to make a move to 100% renewable electricity, we believe we have set an example to others in our sector; we hope our peers are quick to follow suit.”

Ibstock’s operations started using Pure Green electricity on 1 January 2021.

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