FMJ.CO.UK INTERVIEW FOCUS
OCTOBER 2021 29
ANTHONY HEATON
SUSTAINABILITY
MANAGER BAM FM
Anthony Heaton
moved over from BAM
Construction to the
role of Sustainability Manager at BAM FM
last year, and brings a fresh perspective on
the FM sector.
REID CUNNINGHAM
STRATEGIC
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR, BAM FM
AND BAM ENERGY
Reid Cunnigham is a
Strategic Development Director at BAM FM
and BAM Energy. He was one of the people
behind the setting up of BAM Energy.
CHRIS HAVERS SFMI PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Chris Havers understands the key role played
by corporates in helping address climate
change. He went into climate strategy
from a CSR background, and then onto the
sustainability consultancy side with Camden
Council and latterly Acclaro Advisory. Here he has the brief to
help FM organisations integrate responsible business into their
organisations.
and measurement.
THE FM INDUSTRY IS ON A JOURNEY
“Many client organisations are now
at a tipping point when it comes to
reducing carbon” says Anthony Heaton
Sustainability Manager at BAM FM.
“Discussions about reaching net zero are
happening everywhere. Clients are a lot
more engaged with this idea, but the level
of understanding varies. That’s why our
project is aimed at everyone, those who
are already on the journey like ourselves
and those who are just getting started
with their sustainability targets.”
BAM FM has been on their journey
for some time. “We’ve always given
sustainably a priority in the business with
our net positive future approach, which
considers people, climate and resources”
says Reid Cunningham, Strategic
Development Director at BAM FM and
BAM Energy. “In 2015, we came across the
SFMI and thought it was a way of carrying
out a consistent audit. Having achieved
the gold standard for the last three years,
our strategy has matured. We now want
to move to the next stage by focusing on
Scope 3 emissions.
“However, we cannot take these next
steps on our own” says Cunningham.
“For me it’s important that we produce
something that the sector can implement
and learn from together. We can all
chip away within our own niches or
as an industry, we can work together
to drive things forward and improve
client confidence that FM can deliver
sustainable solutions.”
This includes bringing its supply chain
on the journey. “What we’re aiming to
do is help demystify the process” states
Heaton. “And to achieve this we recognise
that we will need to carry out a huge
upskilling exercise with our supply chain.
In the past initiatives at the supply chain
level have fizzled out but we want to
harness supplier innovation to reduce
emissions and remove blockers that
prohibit a wider uptake.”
WHY THE FOCUS ON SCOPE 3
EMISSIONS?
The latest benchmark findings by the
SFMI suggests that despite growing
interest in meeting net zero
carbon targets, between
80 and 92 per cent of
scope 3 emissions
within FM are being
missed. To address
this, the SFMI and
BAM will seek
assistance from
the FM value chain
to help identify
the areas where it
can measure Scope 3
emissions from within
the FM sector and services.
This will help FMs to make more
informed decisions about procurement
and operations, based on their carbon
impact.
Says Chris Havers, SFMI’s Programme
Director: “If we look at direct and
indirect emissions Scope 1 & 2 see box
most companies know what they own
and operate. For instance, electricity
and gas is calculated from meters and
billing information, likewise carbon
from their fleet of vehicles from fuel
consumption.
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that despite growing interest in
meeting net zero carbon targets,
between 80 and 92 per cent of
scope 3 emissions within FM
“But capturing Scope 3, emissions
which are all the things that
indirectly happen in order for the
business to operate, is a huge
task. As a result, companies find
themselves spending a lot of money
to collect data and this situation is
made more complicated when FMs
deliver services for other organisations,
blurring the boundaries as to who the
emissions belong to. Some will shy away
from tackling the problem due to the
complexity. This latter approach means
that FM isn’t truly engaging the client with
are being missed.”