LPL Achieves Significant Progress in EcoVadis Sustainability Audit
We’re proud to share the results of our Year 2 EcoVadis sustainability audit, submitted in March 2025.
EcoVadis is one of the world’s most respected platforms for assessing corporate sustainability performance, covering four key areas: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. This independent audit holds us to account—against global industry standards—and offers our clients and stakeholders transparency around our impact and operations.
Our 2025 Results: A Mark of Meaningful Progress
While we didn’t achieve the Gold Badge accreditation this year, our overall progress is something to celebrate. In fact, our Year 2 assessment introduced a more comprehensive and demanding set of questions across all categories, yet we managed to increase our scores in every area—a clear reflection of the hard work, preparation, and strategic direction driven by the LPL team.
Categories and Improvements:
- Environment
- Labour & Human Rights
- Ethics
- Sustainable Procurement
Particularly in the Environmental category, the audit required a deeper dive into carbon data and climate strategy—an area where we had already made progress by developing our Carbon Management Plan and aligning with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) criteria. While final validation from the SBTi was still pending at the time of submission, our groundwork places us in a strong position for next year’s assessment.
2024 results – Year 1
2025 results – Year 2
Outstanding Global Positioning
In this year’s audit, LPL was benchmarked against over 1,000 global construction companies, including large multinational firms. We’re proud to report that we ranked in the 94th percentile—meaning our score was higher than 94% of all organisations rated worldwide.
By comparison, no UK-based peer company scored above 75/100, putting LPL among the top performers nationally in our sector. That’s a significant step forward from last year’s performance, where we were compared against just 250 organisations globally.
These results are a clear sign that our sustainable practices, business ethics, and people-first approach are not only effective—they’re leading the way.
LPL Global Standings – Position in relation to our worldwide sector colleagues for year 1 & 2
Position relative to global competition
UK Comparisons
Why This Matters
These results are more than numbers—they demonstrate our alignment with our clients’ ambitions and the wider industry’s push toward sustainability. They show that LPL:
- Measures and manages its environmental impact
- Upholds ethical and safe labour practices
- Works with a responsible, vetted supply chain
- Embeds ESG thinking into every aspect of our delivery
Importantly, our improved EcoVadis score shows we are aligned with the values and targets of clients such as Manchester Airports Group (M.A.G)—giving us confidence in our ongoing partnerships and future opportunities, including upcoming framework tenders.
Explore More: Our SDG & Carbon Management Reports
Our sustainability journey doesn’t stop with EcoVadis. We continue to measure and communicate our impact through two key publications:
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report – Year 2
This report outlines LPL Construction Services’ progress in Year 2 (2024) toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It details our work in:
- Employee well-being and inclusion
- Community engagement
- Environmental stewardship
- Circular construction practices
- Transparent reporting and innovation
The report demonstrates how sustainability is woven into the fabric of our business operations and project delivery.
Carbon Management Plan
This report details LPL’s strategy to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050, in line with UK Government targets and the Paris Agreement. It includes:
- Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data from 2022 to 2024
- Significant reductions and improvement targets
- Strategies covering procurement, fleet upgrades, and operational efficiencies
- A focus on meaningful reductions—not just offsets
The Carbon Management Plan reflects our commitment to sustainable growth through operational accountability and collaboration.
Explore the Carbon Management Plan here
A Team Effort, A Shared Milestone
This achievement is the result of months of work across the business, and we want to extend a huge thank you to all the team involved in the audit submission, data collection, and reporting to the Accounts, Buying and Project Delivery teams, for their consistent support in gathering and supplying critical information and meeting the highest standards of safety and sustainability.
Looking Ahead
As we await the final SBTi validation and prepare for Year 3 of our EcoVadis journey, we remain committed to progress over perfection—continually learning, improving, and aligning our operations with what’s best for people and the planet.
We’re proud of how far we’ve come—and even more excited for what’s ahead.
