Beever and Struthers achieve Planet Mark Business Certification for the fifth year

Beever and Struthers have achieved Planet Mark Business Certification for the fifth consecutive year, generating £1,310,725 in social value contributions.

Reporting from their offices across Manchester, Blackburn, Birmingham, and London, Beever and Struthers have had their social value contribution analysed by Planet Mark’s experts, who have reported a Social Value per employee of £5,538, which represents seven per cent of its turnover.

Team Beevers invested £410,190 in volunteering and supporting the local community, which included environmental conservation, and sustainable ecosystem management initiatives.

The firm believes it has a responsibility to bring about positive change and support social value. It looks at ways to minimise its environmental impact.

Beever and Struthers gives back to the communities where the firm and its clients operate to help shape a sustainable future for generations to come, with goals and the self-belief and determination to achieve them.

Planet Mark is a leading carbon reduction and net zero specialist. With over ten years of experience, Planet Mark is committed to helping businesses of all sizes find unified solutions to reduce carbon emissions, secure net zero targets, generate long-term business value, and deliver meaningful climate action.

Planet Mark members are committed to measuring and reducing their carbon emissions annually.

Beever and Struthers are accelerating their sustainability journey further by calculating Social Value contribution through the Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMs) framework.

Beever and Struthers’ measured carbon footprint is 97.8 tCO2e, working towards being net zero by 2050.

The firm will prioritise continuing to embed sustainability into its business operations and achieving annual Planet Mark Business Certification.

This will be achieved by following Planet Mark’s robust three-step process: Measuring its impact, engaging everyone in the business, and communicating its progress.

The firm works with suppliers who are able to evidence their commitments to sustainability with accreditations, while ensuring that its employees have access to a range of carbon literacy training to enable them to make carbon reductions in the workplace and at home.

Geraldine Finn, marketing and business development director, Beever and Struthers, said: “We’re incredibly proud of our social value contribution and are grateful to our team (#teambeevers) for their commitment, time, and passion. Measuring and improving our environmental and social impact is central to our firm’s ethos and we have found that this has helped us attract and retain talent. It’s clear that employees want to work for organisations who prioritise sustainability and consider it holistically.”

Steve Malkin, CEO and founder, Planet Mark: "I am delighted that Beever and Struthers have achieved their fifth year of Planet Mark Business Certification. I look forward to seeing the firm continue on its Planet Mark journey to become a more sustainable organisation.”