The Ardmore Climate Target Collective (The ACT Collective) is an agency-wide initiative that’s been created to reduce Ardmore’s carbon emissions and to drive the business to net-zero status as quickly as possible.

We’re putting time and resources into transforming our business in three key ways: reducing our operational footprint to zero; educating and inspiring our people to reduce and report personal emissions; and enabling and empowering our clients and partners to make more sustainable choices through workshops, certifications and #changethebrief initiatives.

In conjunction with BITC

The Business in the Community NI Climate Action Pledge challenges all organisations based in Northern Ireland to commit to reducing their absolute scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by either 30% or 50% by 2030; and to work towards measuring and reporting their scope 3 GHG emissions

At Ardmore, we’re going further. We’re committed to going beyond this pledge by reducing our absolute scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030 or sooner, and to measure and reduce scope 3 emissions. We’re determined to get to net-zero as quickly as we can.

We completed an extensive and rigorous assessment process to measure our current climate impact – from energy efficient buildings to waste management and recycling, travel and transport and hybrid working practices – to produce an overall climate impact score, from which our new sustainability goal was set.

Following confirmation of our partnership with Planet Mark – a globally-recognised certification for progress and excellence in sustainability – we are now driving forward an industry-leading programme focused on implementing new sustainable practices throughout the agency.

Ardmore’s broader 2023 Environmental objectives are:

• Maintain ISO 14001 certification
• Identify Ardmore’s carbon footprint and reduce by 5% (2021: 20.6 tonnes CO2e)
• Influence clients, staff and suppliers to become more environmentally aware
• Reduce energy consumption by 5%
• Reduce paper use by 5%
• Improve measurement of waste

We are our staff! The ACT Collective is an agency-wide initiative. We’re committed to encouraging  all our colleagues and friends to make better personal choices and changes to their day-to-day to reduce their own carbon footprint at work, at home and when out and about.

We’ll keep all our clients, suppliers, and the wider business community up-to-speed with our progress on the road to net-zero. We’ll invite them to start their own journey and will remain on-hand to offer encouragement, insights and guidance each and every step of the way.