Our vision is to provide the solutions for a zero carbon world
Our mission
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Make a material difference to global carbon targets, enabling governments and corporate leaders to make the right decisions for sustainable growth.
By innovating and quickly adopting new technologies such as AI, Big data and Blockchain, we provide high quality insights on market changes and future trends. What does zero carbon mean?
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Develop a community of passionate and diverse professionals, committed to solving the complex challenges associated with climate change and resource efficiency.
Verco has an exceptional blend of technical consultants, engineers and software developers. Our combination of skills allows us to tailor our services to meet your needs and objectives.
We invest in the career development and health and well-being of our friendly, happy team, ensuring that we provide an enjoyable place to work. Our employee satisfaction is consistently high year on year.
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Grow financial, environmental and social value through delivery of best in market services.
Verco values long term partnerships and collaboration. We have a proven track record from 30 years in business. We have established long and happy relationships with our clients, including sustainable business leaders, project implementers and policymakers around the world.
Timeline
2023
Verco is acquired by BIP, becoming part of their Global Sustainability Centre of Excellence
Achievement of 29% increase in GRESB stars for our real estate clients
Celebration of our 12th SBTi verified client
2022
Awarded Best for the World B Corp in two categories
Verco wins Energy Institute ‘Energy Management Award’ with client partner CCL Secure
Delivery of GHG reporting for >20million tonnes of CO2e
Completion of >100 detailed net zero audits identifying reduction of >220,000 tonnes carbon and >£40million operational cost
2021
Employee satisfaction scores increased during a difficult COVID year
BCorp B-impact score increases, demonstrating our continuous CSR improvements
Our business grows in size, with a 50% increase in headcount
2020
Verco wins Business Green Consultancy of the Year for the third time running
Verco purchases removal offsets to manage emissions
Launch of machine-learning based platform, Reduct
2019
Verco declares climate emergency and commits to offsetting corporate emissions
Verco completes re-brand adding new services to help clients achieve zero
$1bn annual energy spend managed by Verco
Verco is now working with clients across six continents
2018
Verco wins edie ‘Consultancy of the year’ award
Verco becomes a certified B Corporation
Carbon Desktop now used in 50 countries worldwide
2017
Global energy management services expanded to 30th country
Real estate client base grows to $200bn AUM and achieves 13 GRESB Green Stars
Publication of 3yr research on energy efficiency in industrial processes
2016
Verco’s Carbon Desktop platform exceeds 1 billion data points
Verco appointed by EA to carry out ESOS compliance audits
BEIS publish Verco-led Building Energy Efficiency Survey
Verco’s work on water efficiency with SABMiller wins MacKay award
2015
Verco wins Consultancy of the Year at the Business Green Leaders Awards for the second consecutive year
Verco leads industry initiative to solve performance gap in commercial buildings
2014
Verco wins Consultancy of the Year at the business Green Leaders Awards
Verco wins Sustainable Housing Consultancy of the Year award for the 4th year running
Verco becomes independent employee-owned business
Verco part of H2020 bid for Investor Confidence Project
2013
Verco wins Sustainable Social Housing Consultancy of the Year award for the 3rd year running
Verco wins £1.5m DECC Building Energy Efficiency Survey project
2012
Camco Advisory Services renamed Verco after joining the Baxi Partnership
Verco wins Sustainable Social Housing Consultancy of the Year for the 2nd time
Verco develops Landlord’s Energy Rating for multi-let office buildings
2011
Camco Advisory Services wins the Sustainability Consultancy of the Year
Camco Advisory Services wins contract from Shell to run its Springboard low carbon business ideas competition for the seventh year running
Camco Advisory Services won 4 out of 5 carbon management programmes for the Carbon Trust
2010
Camco Advisory Services runs local authority carbon management programme for seventh year
Camco Advisory Services produces Low Carbon Workplace Standard
Camco Advisory Services win the Carbon Trust’s Dairy and Brewery UK sector-wide Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator Projects to confirm our status as market leaders in these sectors
2009
Camco ranked 7th in the Financial Times’ UK Great Places to Work
Camco Advisory Services manages pay-as-you-save taskgroup for UK Green Buildings Council
2008
ESD renamed Camco Advisory Services Ltd
EPLabel web based software approved by UK government to provide Display Energy Certificates (DECs) for buildings
2007
Camco acquires ESD
ESD acquires Bradshaw Consulting, a specialist energy efficiency business
2006
ESD named one of the 50 best places to work in the UK by the Financial Times
2003
Camco AG is established by ESD and Austrian partners as a stand-alone vehicle for carbon asset development
2001
ESD designs first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in Africa with the World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund
1999
ESD is one of the 12 founding members of the UK’s Emission Trading Scheme
1994
ESD is awarded TERES II contract by the European Commission
1989
ESD Ltd founded
Responsibility
Proud to be B Corp
We have been B Corp certified since 2018 and have pledged to be net zero by 2030 through the B Corp Climate Commitment. Read our latest B Impact report.
Walking the walk
Reducing our emissions
We achieved carbon neutrality in 2020 and have been ISO14001 accredited since 2011 but it doesn’t stop there; we’ve set our Net Zero Pathway and contribute to BIP’s Science Based Net Zero Target. Since 2016, we’ve reduced our Scope 1 & 2 emissions per employee by more than 80%.
Helping our clients
Our clients' carbon reduction targets contribute to 1MtCO2 of annual emissions reductions by 2025 which is 1% of the UK’s required reductions for the fourth carbon budget.
Regular initiatives
Our busy CSR team encourage everyone at Verco to participate in initiatives throughout the year, while our EDI committee ensure an active commitment to inclusion. We celebrate events such as Diversity awareness month, Earth day, Pride, and much more.
Volunteering
Through our volunteering days we have helped to preserve natural environments, working with Wildlife Trusts and other environmental organisations:
2023
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Bendrigg Trust
The Chorley team got creative, decorating dorm rooms at the charitable residential outdoor activity centre which specialises in stays for disabled and disadvantaged youths and adults.
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Stepney City Farm
The London team slipped into their wellies for a day of volunteering at Stepney City Farm, helping with composting, animal pen cleaning, litter picking and animal grooming.
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Primrose Hill Community Woodland
The Overmoor team joined the woodland volunteers, setting up areas for new trees to be planted, clearing the community woodland, and learning about the native species
2022
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Holiday Moss, Rainford
The Chorley team took part in aiding the restoration of peatland for the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside at Holiday Moss.
2021
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The Friends of Eastwood farm
Verco’s Overmoor team contributed to increasing the meadow diversity by removing turf and replanting wild flowers. A rewarding day.
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Brockholes nature reserve
The 4th year returning to Brockholes, a 250 acre nature reserve. The Verco Team were removing evasive trees and repurposing them as dead hedging for a beautiful sustainable look-out point on the lake.
2019
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Primrose Hill Community Woodland
Our Overmoor office donated a day of time to help maintain the 24-acre community woodland on the Western edge of Bath.
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Brockholes nature reserve
Verco Chorley returned to this Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, helping to maintain the meadows by removing ragwort and dock which are unsuitable for livestock.
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Stepney City Farm
We collected nettles to make valuable liquid fertilizer for use on the farm, removed the very poisonous plant; Dog’s Mercury and prepared signs for painting.
2018
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Bath Woodland
We gathered and prepared log piles for sale to generate funds for the upkeep of this important area of woodland.
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Stepney City Farm
We assisted in the upkeep of the animals and prepared vegetable beds to be used to educate children and support young people in their community projects.
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Brockholes Nature Reserve
We worked with the Reserve officer to build dead hedges with the purpose of allowing public access off the footpath, while protecting the wildlife and their homes.
2017
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Brockholes Nature Reserve
We pulled up Himalayan Balsam, a non-native invasive plant.
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Green Lane Wood
We built two portable foot bridges for use on the reserve in winter, to cross flooded ditches for coppicing and maintenance work.
2016
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Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve
We picked litter around the pathways, repainted the wooden walkways and pulled up invasive plants from the surrounding lake edge.
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Sustainable Merton
At one of the community gardens we prepared the ground and planted seed beds.
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Green Lane Wood
We installed an information board and a disability access gate.
2015
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Samlesbury Hall
We helped to maintain the Heritage Gardens, pulling up weeds, turning the soil, sweeping up the fallen leaves.
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Thrive at Battersea Park
We helped to clear an area covered in weeds in preparation for a new bed for planting.
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Conigre Mead
We pulled nettles and cleared banks.
Awards & Industry leadership
We contribute to world-leading thinking around energy management and policy. This allows us to provide the best advice to you, based on sound industry knowledge and a forward view of energy management.
We are delighted to be awarded recognition for our work.
Certifications
ISO9001 — Certificate No. 74050/A/0001/UK/En
ISO14001 — Certificate No. 74050/B/0001/UK/En
ISO27001 — Certificate No. 74050/C/0001/UK/En
Audited by URS
Active memberships
We are active members or contributors to the following organisations:
- BBP: steering group on energy benchmarks
- Green Construction Board: Buildings Working Group
- GRESB: Partner and members of the Expert Resource Group
- UKGBC
Industry forefront
We use our many years of expertise and sound industry knowledge to advise on policy and drive the industry agenda. Our work includes:
- Technical lead for the Better Buildings Partnership to develop the Design for Performance scheme and NABERS UK rating for commercial offices.
- Investor Confidence Project - We were the European technical lead and UK advocate for this H2020 funded project.
- ALDREN - We were UK partner for this H2020 funded project to establish the business case for deep renovation.
- Bristol University - We sponsored a research project: “A review of pasteurisation process monitoring to support energy efficiency in the dairy industry”.
- Verco supports and encourages staff to become STEM Ambassadors, engaging young people with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines.
- We are on the External Advisory Board for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bath University.
- We are on the Industrial Advisory Board for the School of Mechanical Engineering, Manchester University.