Phil Monkman.
CUSTOMERS of what is believed to be the UK’s largest builder’s merchant, Travis Perkins and its associated companies are set to benefit from a brand-new carbon calculator tool that will help to deliver their Scope 3 reporting.
Scope 3 measures all indirect greenhouse gas emissions in a supply chain and downstream categories, from sourcing the raw materials for a product, through manufacturing to the point of delivery to the customer, ensuring full traceability.
However, there are changes on the horizon and from January 2027 the FCA may make it a requirement that listed companies disclose all embodied carbon throughout the supply chain, with expectation that private companies will follow suit in 2028.
Until now providing Scope 3 data has been challenging due to the lack of standardised measurement and inaccuracy of information. This has meant a significant amount of back-office time was required to convert all materials to a single, comparable measurement. Weight of materials is mapped in tonnes and kilograms, and a precise CO2e figure has been applied to more than 120,000 products, using manufacturer’s EPD data where it exists and drawing from recognised industry datasets elsewhere. This simplified the reporting process, automatically transforming complex, fragmented data into clean, auditable and report-ready Scope 3 information.
CONNECT is currently being rolled out at Travis Perkins, CCF, Keyline, BSS and Travis Perkins Managed Services.
The platform was designed and built by a team led by Phil Monkman from Travis Perkins Group company and interiors specialist, CCF.
Phil said: “Up to now, the only way to get really accurate carbon data has been for the subcontractor to download delivery tickets and invoices and manually input the information, line-by-line. For some this could mean inputting up to 3,000 data points a month, just for carbon reporting. Before CONNECT we don’t believe that there was a product available to the construction industry which provided an accurate, automated and comprehensive breakdown of the embodied carbon values of individual materials, aligned to a single value. Now, both contractors and subcontractors can save hours of admin time manually inputting and verifying figures. This can be leveraged on active projects, providing clear carbon values. This is particularly important as there are risks of fines and penalties for non compliance and estimates can be some way from reality — one contractor’s estimate was some 60% lower than the actual figure.
“Subcontractors don’t always have quick and easy access to accurate data, which can lead to instances of “guesstimation” or use of outdated information. CONNECT solves this challenge by giving contractors something accurate, automated, delivery-level carbon data.
“CONNECT is Ideal for both upstream and downstream reporting, with every delivery captured in real time and each item matched to a precise CO2e value. This removes the need for estimates, spend-based guesstimations and manual data chasing, replacing it with an accurate, automated and transparent system. CONNECT represents a huge step change for the sector. While individual embodied carbon data has been available on a product-by-product basis for some time, the real benefit that CONNECT brings to the market is standardisation.”
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