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Iken Associates | Climate | Nature | Sustainability
Our policies and standards
Carbon policy and footprint
Iken Associates is committed to:
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Achieving net zero by 2035, becoming net positive after that date
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Maintaining a carbon footprint covering all emissions scopes from 2024
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Abating our carbon emissions in line with "Science-Based Targets" - a 90% long-term target and intermediate target of 50%
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Offsetting 200% of our scope 1 and 2 emissions from 2025 using only high integrity carbon offsets that align to the International Carbon for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles
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Latest review: 01/2025
> Download our Carbon Reduction Plan
Baseline emissions
Baseline emissions are a record of the greenhouse gases that have been produced in the past and were produced prior to the introduction of any strategies to reduce emissions. Baseline emissions are the reference point against which emissions reduction can be measured. Our progress at Iken Associates will be reported annually and made available on our website.
Total emissions 2024 (our baseline): 9.2 tCO2e
Scope 1
tCO2e
5.9
Scope 2
tCO2e
2.6
Scope 3
tCO2e
0.7
Modern Slavery Policy
Iken is committed to avoiding acts of modern-day slavery from within its own business and supply chain. We take seriously our responsibility under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will ensure transparency within our organisation and with suppliers of goods and services to the company.
As part of our due diligence processes into slavery and human trafficking, our supplier approval process incorporates a review of the controls undertaken by the supplier. Parts purchased from manufacturers based outside the UK, the EU, North America and Australasia are deemed to be potentially at higher risk of slavery/trafficking issues and are closely monitored.
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Iken will not deal with any business knowingly involved in slavery or human trafficking. The Directors jointly take the responsibility for implementing this policy statement and its objectives and will ensure adequate briefing to employees and contractors to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place within the company or in its supply chain.
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Latest review: 11/2024
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As an Employer, we are committed to meet the requirements of the equality and diversity duties in relation to the Equalities Act 2010 in both public and private procurement.
It is our policy as an employer to comply with anti-discrimination legislation, and to treat all people fairly and equally so that no one group of people is treated less favourably than others on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or pregnancy/maternity.
Equality of opportunity exists for all job applicants, prospective workers and current workers.
Iken ensures that equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is embedded within the organisation. All workers are expected to respect and act in accordance with the policy and that any bullying or harassment in the workplace would be totally unacceptable and subject to action.
We achieve this by actively promoting good practice and eliminating discrimination in all forms by ensuring that our all concerned with recruitment and personnel management understand the requirement for equality of opportunity.
We operate a grievance procedure, so that any complaint regarding discrimination, bullying and victimisation is dealt with by senior management. The procedure is fully described in our Staff Handbook.
We make guidance and policy documents about how the organisation embeds equality, diversity and inclusion available to workers/sub-contractors, and our representatives of workers.
In recruitment advertisements or other literature, we include the phrase “an Equal Opportunities Employer”.
The company will review the diversity and of all our permanent staff annually and ensure the policy is regularly updated and communicated so that no worker can use the excuse of ignorance.
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Latest review: 03/2025
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