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:

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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.

Award 2022
Award 2022
Award 2022 2
Award 2020 1
Award 2018 1
Award 2018 2
Award 2014-2015
Award 2011-2014

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.