Introduction to sustainability

Our ambition
To reduce our environmental impact by improving business efficiencies and minimising our impact on the climate. To focus on the quality of materials we use, to support the creation of a circular economy, and eliminate all forms of waste across our value chain.

“We are delighted that the SBTi confirmed that our science based targets meet the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard Criteria. This approval demonstrates our commitment to reducing GHG emissions in line with the latest climate science research.”

Ronnie George
Chief Executive Officer

 

Sustainable activities & awards

LSE green mark 

FT Europe Climate leaders

Plus x award

‘Excellent brand quality’ inVENTer

H&V news awards

Vent-Axia Low carbon impact award

How we align to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
As a member of the UN Global Compact, our sustainability strategy and material topics align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.

We focus on what is most important  to our stakeholders

In 2021, we undertook our first materiality assessment to identify our focus areas in Product, Planet and People in alignment with our stakeholder needs. In line with our approach to sustainability governance and to ensure our strategy and key objectives remain relevant to our business and stakeholder needs, in 2025 we undertook another full materiality assessment, including a review of internal and external factors that may have changed over that time.

 

Our 2025 materiality assessment confirmed that the existing material topics remain relevant to the Group, albeit with some changes to ranking.

Highest Priority

1. Our carbon emissions
Emissions from our direct operations remains a key area of activity for the business and our stakeholders as we continue towards our net zero targets.

2. Health and safety
Keeping everyone safe and ensuring our colleagues can go home each day to their families remains amongst the highest priorities.

3. Low-carbon products
Our target for the sale of low-carbon products was met in 2025 and has increased in importance if we are to deliver our net zero commitments.

7. Employee engagement
Our first employee engagement survey in FY24, repeated and with improved results in FY25, demonstrates our commitment to delivering real improvements and the high priority placed on this by the Group.

High Priority

4. Supply chain management 
We recognise increased demands for responsible and transparent supply chains from internal and external stakeholders and have increased our capabilities further for sustainable supply chain management. 

5. Sustainable materials
We have continued to see excellent and industry leading progress in the use of recycled plastic in our manufactured products. Our investment to date has set up our processes to be able to deliver further in the future.

6. Packaging/waste management
We have reduced our impact significantly through reducing our packaging and diverting most of our operational waste from landfill. There is still more to do to reduce packaging waste further.

Priority

8. Diversity Equity and inclusion (DEI)
DEI continues to remain a priority, for the business.

9. Training and development
Development of our employees continues to be a key priority for the business with further activity planned in the future.


Our approach to material sustainability topics
We identified a range of sustainability topics across all areas including governance, environment and human/social issues from various sources including market review and analysis, recent publication frameworks (including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)), and from our previous materiality assessment work.

We identified those topics of particular relevance for Volution Group and our stakeholders.

We grouped and prioritised topics and scored according to Group and stakeholder interest to identify those that are material.

We aligned to the UN SDGs, and ensured that we have relevant and measurable KPIs and metrics to report against each material topic so that progress can be tracked and reported.

Our Sustainability strategy

We are committed to a low-carbon future with the health and wellbeing of people and the planet at its core.

Click on each of the pillars to the left to find out more.

Sustainability targets

Each of our targets are geared towards achieving significant improvements​.

75 %

of our revenue from low-carbon sales is our goal by the end of FY2026

90 %

is our target for the amount of recycled plastics that are used in our manufactured products by end of FY2026, without compromising on the quality or reliability of our products

0

is our target of reportable accidents

Healthy air, sustainably

We are proud to provide healthy indoor air for our customers around the world and we know we have a role to play to ensure a more sustainable future. We want to accelerate a low-carbon future with the health and wellbeing of people and the planet at its core. This year, we have set out our road-map to becoming a net zero business by 2040.

» Read more about Net zero carbon future 

This was defined using a materiality assessment process in which we reviewed the material issues that affect out sustainability and prioritised them around the Company’s and stakeholder’s needs.

We launched our new strategy with the three pillars of product, planet and people and set clear goals, initiatives and improvements plan against each of those areas.

The strategy has helped clarify our purpose to our stakeholders, and has engaged our employees.

Over the following pages, we share our current progress, our new targets, and the sustainability initiatives we are proud to be involved in.

How we meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals

We have aligned our strategy to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.

Healthy air, sustainably

Our sustainability timeline

Volution becomes a carbon neutral business

Volution becomes a carbon neutral business

Transition of UK procured electricity to 100% renewable sources

Transition of UK procured electricity to 100% renewable sources

75% of our sales are low carbon products

75% of our sales are low carbon products

90% of the plastic processed in our factories are from recycled sources

90% of the plastic processed in our factories are from recycled sources

Volution becomes a net zero carbon business

Volution becomes a net zero carbon business

Volution products support legislative transition as we decarbonise

Buildings are responsible for circa 36% of total CO2 emissions and 40% of energy demand. If we are to hit global net zero targets, we must deal with the existing building stock, as well as new build. With 90% of the buildings that exist today still standing by 2050, and a refurbishment rate of just 1% per year, new initiatives are required. We recognise the value of advocating for change in the industry and wider legislative arena to galvanize action in line with our climate ambitions and the Paris Agreement Goals.

As active members of trade associations across our Group, we influence directional change in building regulations and improve industry guidance towards enabling net zero ready buildings in line with the Paris Agreement. We are committed to investing in innovation to support breakthroughs in sustainable living and ensuring that emission reduction is a core consideration in our solution design.