Sustainability Report 2024
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Our latest Sustainability Report captures Encyclis’ performance across a range of environmental, social and governance criteria during 2024.
The report highlights the company’s achievements in driving progress on decarbonisation, including the development of our first-of-a-kind carbon capture project at Protos ERF; advances in the rollout of district heating; and forward momentum in the reprocessing of bottom ash to enhance our contribution to the circular economy transition. You can read about our sustainability objectives and the work we’ve done towards our goals. The report also covers the ways in which Encyclis contributes to society, and the governance structures in place to ensure adherence to the highest standards in all areas.
We are proud of our achievements and hope you enjoy reading more about our ongoing work to provide both a vital societal role and a key delivery vehicle for green infrastructure and clean energy.
Our sustainability performance
The data tables below provide details of our latest performance against a series of key sustainability measures, as highlighted within our 2024 Sustainability Report.
Split into our principal ESG themes, these measures are monitored and reported to our Sustainability Committee on a quarterly basis to help accelerate our progress in delivering ‘more than energy from waste’.
Environmental
| Total GHG emissions | 2023 (tCO2e) | 2024 (tCO2e) |
| Scope 1 | 699,542 | 762,159 |
| Scope 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Scope 3 | 45,060 | 44,676 |
| Total emissions | 744,607 | 806,843 |
| R1 energy efficiency factor | 2023 | 2024 |
| Newhurst ERF | 0.90 | 0.91 |
| Rookery South ERF | 0.87 | 0.84 |
| *Dublin WtE | 80.1% | 81.2% |
| *our Dublin facility follows a different methodology to calculate energy efficiency set by the Irish Government’s Environmental Protection Agency | ||
| Water usage | 2023 (m3) | 2024 (m3) |
| **Newhurst ERF (monthly average) | 2,383 | 3,024 |
| Rookery South ERF | 73,882 | 71,240 |
| Dublin WtE | 252,382 | 239,481 |
| **Newhurst ERF’s water supply reflects a full year of operations in 2024, whereas it was only operational for 7 months in 2023 (May-December) | ||
| % of IBA recycled in the UK | 2023 | 2024 |
| Newhurst ERF | 100% | 100% |
| Rookery South ERF | 100% | 100% |
| Total tonnes of IBA treating at our dedicated processing facility | 2023 | 2024 |
| Wellingborough IBA facility | In build | 112,552 tonnes |
| Climate change risk assessments | 2023 | 2024 (m3) |
| Conducted at each operational facility | N/A | Completed for all facilities |
Social
| Safety data: All sites combined | 2023 | 2024 |
| Total number of person hours worked | 515,466 | 629,760 |
| Number of fatalities | 0 | 0 |
| Number of reportable injuries | 1 | 1 |
| Number of lost time injuries (non-RIDDOR & also ROI reportable >3 days >7days) | 2 | 0 |
| Number of Hazard Observations | 1539 | 1635 |
| Employee data | 2023 | 2024 |
| Gender split across the workforce | 78% Male 22% Female | 84% Male 16% Female |
| % of staff recommending Encyclis as a great place to work | 87% | 78% |
| Total Community Funds & fundraising proceeds provided to good causes | 2023 | 2024 |
| Entire portfolio | TBC | Over £900,000 |
Governance
| Emissions as a % of defined limit values (ELVs): All sites combined | 2023 (%) | 2024 (%) |
| Oxides of nitrogen | 82 | 81 |
| Particulates | 3 | 7 |
| Total Organic Carbon | 3 | 3 |
| Hydrogen chloride | 34 | 39 |
| Sulphur dioxide | 8 | 10 |
| Carbon monoxide | 12 | 16 |
| Ammonia | N/A | 1 |
| Triple ISO certification for UK facilities | 2023 (%) | 2024 (%) |
| Newhurst ERF | In place | In place |
| Rookery South ERF | In place | In place |
| Covers ISO 9001: 2015 for Quality Management; ISO 14001: 2015 for Environmental Management; and ISO 45001: 2018 for Occupational Health and Safety Management. | ||