Protect The World

Sustainability & Social Values

Protect The World

To manage and reduce our environmental and ethical impacts across our operations and value chain.

This marks the third year of calculating our scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions, in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. While there’s more to be done, we’re developing the skills, tools and partnerships necessary for accelerating change across our operations and value chain.

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SSV Highlights

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Data from this section is based on our FY MAY24-APR25

Moving Towards Net-Zero

We’ve set bold ambitions to address our climate impact, including:

•63% reduction in Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2033

•Net-zero by 2040

It is our aim to have near and long-term net-zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) by Q1 2026.

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Net-Zero Graphs Proteus scope 3

Rethinking Energy Use

Energy consumption remains a priority issue for us. We’re actively reducing our environmental impact by monitoring energy use across our facilities and fleet, and by engaging with supplier partners to improve product efficiency.

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decrease in total energy consumption in our vehicle fleet and built estate

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of our electricity now comes from renewable sources, up from just 2% in FY23

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We’re Turning Our Ambition Into Action

Proteus are proud to announce that we’ve joined the BEAMA 2050 Connected Climate Commitment, pledging our support for key sustainability action alongside other industry leaders. Read the full story here.

Reducing Materials In Products & Packaging

Across our businesses, we’re innovating to decrease our use of virgin materials and find alternatives for plastic. We have reduced plastic packaging by 85% since 2018, including recently at M2, with the removal of plastic trays, windows and films.

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Targets

Proteus EcoVadis Target
Proteus Scope 1 & 2 target
Proteus net-zero target

Download our full Impact Report

Our CEF Limited full SSV report can be downloaded here. Following our company restructure in May 2024 our SSV report is combined into one report. For more information download here.