SmartWaste support Countryside on delivering their Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon reporting obligations

SmartWaste delivers carbon reporting for Countryside Properties’ construction projects, modular panel factories and offices

Challenge

In May 2021, Countryside launched a new sustainability approach to focus its efforts and resources on the most pressing social and environmental issues. 27 quantitative targets have been set, including science-based carbon targets that have been verified by the international Science-Based Targets Initiative. The company has also committed to supporting and driving action across 12 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A critical element to achieving this ambition was having accurate, clear, and useable data from its construction projects, factories, and offices. Countryside’s rapid growth created challenges in terms of data capture and management. With multiple offices and manufacturing facilities spread across the UK, as well as hundreds of construction projects, a unified and consistent approach to collecting data on carbon, energy and water usage, and waste output was needed. Moreover, whilst manual spreadsheet data management was used when the company was smaller, Countryside’s growth made this increasingly complex and time-consuming and threatened to overwhelm their manual processes.

The Process

Countryside partnered with SmartWaste to unify its reporting approach, help improve the capture and reporting of waste, water and energy data to meet its reporting goals across Scopes 1 and 2, and now working towards Scope 3. SmartWaste was key to improving the speed,accuracy and consistency of data and the quality of information. By implementing SmartWaste, Countryside has been able to measure performance accurately and consistently, supporting them in meeting their ambitious environmental and sustainability goals, whilst concurrently undergoing rapid growth. Countryside also implemented the SmartWaste Application Programming Interface (API) for its waste management contractors (WMCs).

Benefits

  • Improved the speed and accuracy of data
  • Automated capture of waste transport data
  • Measure performance accurately and consistently

Every time that Countryside have needed assistance the SmartWaste team
has been there to help, responding quickly and knowledgably.

Tarryn Sinclair, Sustainability Coordinator, Countryside Properties.

Outcome

Countryside has been able to deliver on its Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon reporting obligations. By enabling the accurate, consistent recording of the company’s energy, water and waste performance across multiple construction projects, factories and offices. SmartWaste has helped Countryside to improve on their sustainability and environmental measures, including the following:
• Scope 1 Total CO2e per 100m2 built at 1.12
• Scope 2 Total CO2e per 100m2 built at 0.29
• Total water in (m3) per 100m2 built at 3.18 (down from 4.00 in 2019)

Plus much more, you can see what else Countryside have
achieved here.

Next steps

Countryside is developing their Scope 3 reporting requirements and working with SmartWaste to implement data capture functionality for their supply chain. The reporting of non-financial indicators is also being considered, such as quantifying the number of electric vehicles charging points on a development project, the use of sustainable
technologies or the extent of open, public green spaces. SmartWaste is also helping Countryside achieve its ambitious commitment to the future, to build responsibly and efficiently. Countryside is aiming to reduce construction waste intensity by 20% by 2025 and maintain at least 98% of waste diverted from landfill by 2025.

About Countryside Properties

Countryside Properties are a leading mixed-tenure developer and housebuilder with a focus on creating high-quality homes and urban spaces. They are rapidly growing, trebling in size over the last six years. Since 2000, they have won 385 awards for design and sustainability excellence and are the only home builder to have received the RIBA Stirling Prize for a housing development.

For more information on
Countryside Properties:

01277 260 000
[email protected]
www.countrysideproperties.com

About SmartWaste

SmartWaste is the leading environmental social and governance (ESG) platform for the built environment. It supports net zero carbon, circularity or social value objectives and captures biodiversity, energy, materials, transport, waste
and water data.

Need help achieving your Net Zero Carbon Targets?
Book your free demo now to see how SmartWaste can support you:

Request your free SmartWaste demo

Find out why over 20,000 users choose SmartSite.

 

 

Book a demo

Contact us

Contact us for product, sales, or financial information.

 

 

Contact us

Browse the latest insights, thinking and case studies from SmartSite:

 

SmartWaste helps Colas in achieving ambitious carbon net zero targets

SmartWaste helps Colas in achieving ambitious carbon net zero targets

SmartWaste supports Colas’ transformation strategy and commitment to a net-zero target in line with limiting global warming to a 1.5°C ...
Insights
SmartWaste Version 10

SmartWaste Version 10

Exciting new features and enhancements have been added in the SmartWaste V10 release. These additions further enrich SmartWaste capabilities for ...
Insights
Pre-demolition Audit | CEEQUAL

SmartWaste Pre-demolition Audits

Construction’s focus on sustainable and efficient building practices has encouraged the application of circular economy thinking. Increasingly, new construction or ...
United Utilities use SmartWaste to drive improvements in environmental performance reporting

United Utilities use SmartWaste to drive improvements in environmental performance reporting

SmartWaste has helped United Utilities to demonstrate outperformance of their waste target of 95% of waste diverted away from landfill ...
Insights
SmartWaste delivers social value

SmartWaste and Social Value

SmartWaste is BRE’s environmental and sustainability monitoring and management solution. It provides centralised data collection and validation capabilities that help construction, refurbishment and demolition companies ...
SmartWaste support Countryside on delivering their Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon reporting obligations

SmartWaste support Countryside on delivering their Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon reporting obligations

SmartWaste delivers carbon reporting for Countryside Properties’ construction projects, modular panel factories and offices ...
Insights
Upload energy data in bulk with SmartWaste | bresmartsite.com

Save time and improve accuracy with the new SmartWaste function for bulk uploads for electricity, natural gas, and water usage data

The latest version of SmartWaste allows you to quickly upload electricity, natural gas, and water usage data for multiple projects ...
Insights
Easily access SmartWaste KPI data with the new API | Bresmartsite.com

Extracting KPI data with SmartWaste’s new API

Many companies struggle to extract Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from their business systems. SmartWaste allows you to easily access KPIs ...
Insights
Upload data in bulk with the new version of SmartWaste

Save time and improve accuracy by uploading staff transport data in bulk with the latest version of SmartWaste

The new bulk upload function allows you to upload staff transport data in bulk, reducing the time taken to add ...