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Ascent 2031

Our five-year ESG and social value strategy. Five camps, five gates, and nothing claimed before it is measured.

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§ Where we stand

The startingposition, statedplainly.

2031Summit year
5yrsFive camps, five gates
Accreditations0Held, audited and current
Real Living Wage0%Of our people, all divisions
Evidence pack0Working days to return it
The thesis0Figures published before the baseline lands
Why this plan looks different

A small operator earns credibility by refusing to inflate.

A national contractor can pledge to uplift a million lives. We are not that, and we won't pretend to be. For a business our size, what scores in a tender isn't the size of the promise. It's whether an evaluator can trace it back to a record.

So Ascent 2031 starts with a baseline year, and gates every year after it on a condition that has to be verifiably true before we claim the next altitude. If a gate is missed, it's reported in the year it's missed.

The rule the plan is built on

We do not publish a number we cannot evidence from a source record.

Every figure traces back to something already captured in AOG Ops, a job sheet, a sign-off, a postcode, a training record, or it doesn't get published. The same discipline we already apply to compliance, applied to carbon and social value.

Three routes, one summit

Each route has an owner whose name is on it.

Select a route to see what it covers and what it delivers across the five years.

Scope 1, 2 and material Scope 3 baseline, then targets against it
Published Carbon Reduction Plan in the Government's Annex A template
ISO 14001 certified since before this plan, the baseline extends the system we already run
FORS Bronze, then Silver, then Gold, closing the gap between what we ask of suppliers and what we hold
Light fleet to EV and hybrid at natural renewal, not forced write-off
Telematics route optimisation on patrol and cleaning rounds
Operational waste diverted from landfill, contract by contract
Net zero Scope 1 and 2 by the summit, with offsets reported separately
Owner · Anant Mishra
Real Living Wage as written policy, then Living Wage Foundation accreditation
Local hiring measured by postcode against each contract site
Progression routes: officer to supervisor, operative to site manager
Apprenticeships and formal training across all five divisions
Ex-forces, care leavers and ex-offenders into SIA-licensed roles
Social value reported in £ per contract, using TOMs proxy values
Owner · JimPatrick Munupe
One named director accountable end to end, reviewed quarterly at board level
Voluntary Modern Slavery Statement from Year 1, below the statutory threshold
Annual public ESG and social value report
AOG Supplier Charter, issued only after we hold the standards ourselves
Independent limited assurance over the carbon figures from Year 4
EcoVadis, Constructionline Gold and Achilles where the sector requires it
Owner · Matt Judge
The five-year route

Altitude is how farthe claim hasbeen verified.

This isn't a timeline. The vertical axis is the strength of the evidence behind what we say publicly, self-measured, certified, contract-wide, assured, verified. You can't gain altitude by writing a better bid. Select a camp to read the year.

BASE CAMP26/27THE APPROACH27/28THE RIDGE28/29THE PUSH29/30THE SUMMIT30/31
01 / 05Click a camp, or use ← → keys

Base Camp

Live now · Q2Year 01 · FY2026/27

Measure everything. Promise nothing we cannot count.

Route to Zero
Complete a Scope 1, 2 and material Scope 3 baseline to the GHG Protocol, fleet, head office, subcontracted operative travel and operational waste. Delivered by extending the ISO 14001 system we already run, not by building a parallel one.
Publish AOG's first Carbon Reduction Plan in the Government's Annex A template under PPN 006, signed at director level and lodged publicly.
Weigh and classify waste streams on the ten largest contracts to set a diversion baseline against the Environment Agency licence.
Ground Up
Confirm the Real Living Wage as written policy across all five divisions and open Living Wage Foundation accreditation.
Instrument social value inside AOG Ops: local labour postcodes, training hours, apprentice starts and volunteering logged at source.
Map the current workforce to establish local-labour percentage per contract.
Open Book
Complete the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme application, now at phase two.
Complete the Achilles renewal and return it to held.
Publish a voluntary Modern Slavery Statement. We sit below the £36m threshold; publishing anyway costs nothing but discipline.
Gate to Year 2

Baseline signed off and published, with SIA ACS and Achilles both returned to held. No numeric target in this strategy is claimed until this gate is passed.

For bid and procurement teams

Build the social value answer for your tender.

Tell us the framework, the sector and which divisions are in scope. We'll show the commitments AOG would put in writing for that contract, mapped to the standard you're scoring against.

01Which framework are you scoring against?
02What sector is the contract in?
03Which divisions are in scope?
04Annual contract value
What AOG would commit to
PPN 002 Social Value ModelMandatory for central government from 1 October 2025. We map commitments to the growth, opportunity, clean energy and safer streets missions, with KPIs set at contract level.
✓Real Living Wage for every person on your contract, from day one, across every division in scope
✓Social value plan issued at mobilisation, not at bid stage, with a named owner on your account
✓CSCS card sponsorship and site-based training for local recruits on the contract
✓Traffic marshal and gate-operative training routes, delivered on site rather than off it
✓Security: ex-forces personnel, care leavers and ex-offenders routed into SIA-licensed roles, with licence costs covered by AOG
✓Quarterly social value reporting in your monthly contract pack, proportionate to contract size, no separate reporting overhead for you
Worth knowing
PPN 002 replaced PPN 06/20 on 1 October 2025 and is built around the Government's five missions rather than the old themes. If your authority is sub-central, National TOMs may still be the right model, we report against both.
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The whole plan, in one list

Every commitment, filterable.

Nothing hidden in a PDF. Filter by route or by year to see exactly what we've said we'll do and when.

44 commitments shown of 44
Yr 1 · 2026/27Complete a Scope 1, 2 and material Scope 3 baseline to the GHG Protocol, fleet, head office, subcontracted operative travel and operational waste. Delivered by extending the ISO 14001 system we already run, not by building a parallel one.Route to Zero
Yr 1 · 2026/27Publish AOG's first Carbon Reduction Plan in the Government's Annex A template under PPN 006, signed at director level and lodged publicly.Route to Zero
Yr 1 · 2026/27Weigh and classify waste streams on the ten largest contracts to set a diversion baseline against the Environment Agency licence.Route to Zero
Yr 1 · 2026/27Confirm the Real Living Wage as written policy across all five divisions and open Living Wage Foundation accreditation.Ground Up
Yr 1 · 2026/27Instrument social value inside AOG Ops: local labour postcodes, training hours, apprentice starts and volunteering logged at source.Ground Up
Yr 1 · 2026/27Map the current workforce to establish local-labour percentage per contract.Ground Up
Yr 1 · 2026/27Complete the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme application, now at phase two.Open Book
Yr 1 · 2026/27Complete the Achilles renewal and return it to held.Open Book
Yr 1 · 2026/27Publish a voluntary Modern Slavery Statement. We sit below the £36m threshold; publishing anyway costs nothing but discipline.Open Book
Yr 2 · 2027/28Recertify the integrated management system. ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 expire 9 August 2027, one audit, one cycle, one system.Route to Zero
Yr 2 · 2027/28Publish absolute and intensity reduction targets, tCO₂e and tCO₂e per £100k revenue, against the Year 1 baseline.Route to Zero
Yr 2 · 2027/28Commit to net zero Scope 1 and 2 by 2031 and Scope 3 by 2045.proposedRoute to Zero
Yr 2 · 2027/28Achieve FORS Bronze, moving from specifying the standard for our suppliers to meeting it ourselves.Route to Zero
Yr 2 · 2027/28Achieve Living Wage Foundation accreditation, the licensed badge, covering contracted staff on client sites, not just the internal policy.Ground Up
Yr 2 · 2027/28Launch progression routes: SIA officer to supervisor, cleaning operative to site supervisor. Target six apprenticeship or training starts.proposedGround Up
Yr 2 · 2027/28Publish the first annual ESG and social value report.Open Book
Yr 2 · 2027/28Adopt dual social value reporting: National TOMs for housing, education and councils; PPN 002 mission mapping for central government.Open Book
Yr 2 · 2027/28Draft the AOG Supplier Charter.Open Book
Yr 3 · 2028/29Achieve FORS Silver, which aligns directly with CLOCS, so construction clients get their requirement met without commissioning a separate audit.Route to Zero
Yr 3 · 2028/2960% of the light fleet EV or hybrid.proposedRoute to Zero
Yr 3 · 2028/29Telematics-led route optimisation across mobile patrol and cleaning rounds, with published mileage-per-visit reduction.Route to Zero
Yr 3 · 2028/2990% of operational waste diverted from landfill.proposedRoute to Zero
Yr 3 · 2028/29100% renewable electricity at head office and all AOG-controlled site accommodation.Route to Zero
Yr 3 · 2028/2940% of new hires drawn from within 10 miles of the contract site.proposedGround Up
Yr 3 · 2028/29Formal inclusive-recruitment partnerships bringing ex-forces, care leavers and ex-offenders into SIA-licensed roles.Ground Up
Yr 3 · 2028/29A social value plan issued at mobilisation on every contract above a stated value, not only where a buyer scored it.Ground Up
Yr 3 · 2028/29Issue the AOG Supplier Charter. As a FORS Champion we already ask transport suppliers for FORS accreditation; the charter adds Real Living Wage, modern slavery due diligence and carbon data. Target 80% of subcontract spend under signed charter.proposedOpen Book
Yr 3 · 2028/29Every contract carries a TOMs line in its monthly report.Open Book
Yr 4 · 2029/30Achieve FORS Gold, the level TfL and major contractors specify, and the one that requires year-on-year improvement evidence rather than a snapshot.Route to Zero
Yr 4 · 2029/30Independent limited assurance over the carbon figures. Self-declared numbers stop being enough at this altitude.Route to Zero
Yr 4 · 2029/30Validate near-term targets through the SBTi SME route, or publish the reason for not doing so.Route to Zero
Yr 4 · 2029/3085% of the light fleet EV or hybrid; first electric or HVO-fuelled welfare and site setup units.proposedRoute to Zero
Yr 4 · 2029/30Cumulative social value published in £, by contract, using TOMs proxy values.Ground Up
Yr 4 · 2029/30Apprentice retention: 75% still with AOG or in employment 12 months after completion.proposedGround Up
Yr 4 · 2029/30Achieve EcoVadis Silver or better, the rating most commercial and framework buyers now check.Open Book
Yr 4 · 2029/30Transition the integrated management system to ISO 9001:2026 ahead of the September 2029 deadline.Open Book
Yr 4 · 2029/30Publish a service standard: ESG evidence pack returned within 10 working days of any client request.Open Book
Yr 5 · 2030/31Net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 achieved: fully electrified light fleet, 100% renewable electricity, and a stated technical route for residual plant emissions.Route to Zero
Yr 5 · 2030/31Zero operational waste to landfill.Route to Zero
Yr 5 · 2030/31Scope 3 reduced against the Year 1 baseline by a published percentage, on the path to 2045.Route to Zero
Yr 5 · 2030/31100 people supported into work across the five years through inclusive recruitment routes, sized to our real hiring volume, not borrowed from a plc.proposedGround Up
Yr 5 · 2030/31Progression published: how many officers, cleaners and operatives moved up or across the five divisions.Ground Up
Yr 5 · 2030/31Publish the five-year outcome report with independent verification, including every target missed as well as met.Open Book
Yr 5 · 2030/31Set the next plan from a verified base rather than a blank page.Open Book
Verified and certified

Where we actually stand today.

Thirteen schemes held, audited and current. Two in progress. Eight more being added under Ascent 2031. We'd rather show you the whole picture than let you find the edges of it at due diligence.

Held today

13 · certificates and reference numbers available same day
ISO 9001Held · expires 09 Aug 2027Quality management. Annual surveillance by British Assessment Bureau.
ISO 14001Held · expires 09 Aug 2027Environmental management. The system the carbon baseline extends.
ISO 45001Held · expires 09 Aug 2027Occupational health and safety management. Annual surveillance by British Assessment Bureau.
Constructionline GoldHeldPre-qualification confirmed at the highest tier.
Constructionline Social ValueHeld · verifiedSocial value independently verified, not self-declared.
CHASHeldContractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme.
SafeContractorHeld · SSIPSSIP-accredited health and safety approval.
PQSHeld · SSIPSSIP-recognised health and safety accreditation.
Builder's ProfileHeldPre-qualification and supply chain assessment.
Environment AgencyHeldWaste management licence holder.
FORS ChampionHeldWe require FORS accreditation across our transport supply chain.
BICScHeld · memberBritish Institute of Cleaning Science.
ALPHeld · memberAssociation of Labour Providers, ethical labour standards.

In progress

2 · application or renewal underway
SIA Approved Contractor SchemeIn progress · phase twoAccepted by the SIA; second-phase application submitted.
AchillesIn progress · renewalRenewal underway, returns to held in Year 1.

Adding under Ascent 2031

8 · committed, with the year we've said we'll have them
Living Wage FoundationAdding · Year 2The licensed accreditation, covering contracted staff on client sites.
FORS BronzeAdding · Year 2Meeting the standard we already ask our suppliers to meet.
FORS SilverAdding · Year 3CLOCS-aligned, so construction clients need no separate audit.
FORS GoldAdding · Year 4The level TfL and major contractors specify.
EcoVadisAdding · Year 4Silver or better, targeting commercial and framework buyers.
Independent carbon assuranceAdding · Year 4Limited assurance over the published carbon figures.
SBTi · SME routeAdding · Year 4Validated near-term targets, or a published reason not to.
ISO 9001:2026 transitionAdding · Year 4Ahead of the September 2029 transition deadline.

Anything marked "Adding" is a commitment, not a claim. We don't hold it yet, and we've published the year we've said we will. If a date slips, it's reported in that year's ESG report rather than quietly moved.

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The commitments behind the commitments

What we will not do.

A short list, because it's usually the part an evaluator remembers.

✕Buy our way to net zero

Offsets are reported separately from reductions. They're never blended into a headline figure to make the number look better than the work.

✕Publish social value without a source record

If a figure can't be traced back to a job sheet, sign-off or training record in AOG Ops, it doesn't go into a bid.

✕Ask our supply chain for what we haven't done

The Supplier Charter lands in Year 3, after AOG holds ISO 14001 and Living Wage accreditation. Not before.

✕Quietly restate a missed target

A missed gate is reported in the year it's missed, with the reason, in the same document as the ones we hit.

Governance

Someone's name is on it.

OwnershipThree named owners, one per route, Anant Mishra on Route to Zero, JimPatrick Munupe on Ground Up, Matt Judge on Open Book. The same accountability model as every AOG contract.
ReviewQuarterly at board level, against gates rather than sentiment.
ReportingPublished once a year, including the targets we missed.
On contractEvery contract review includes its ESG line. A standing item, not an annual event.

Need our ESG evidence for a live tender?

Tell us the framework and the weighting. We'll return TOMs-aligned social value and carbon evidence, mapped to your question, ready to drop into the submission.

Ten working days. That's the standard we hold ourselves to, published here so you can hold us to it.

Request ESG evidence →See accreditations
Base CampThe ApproachThe RidgeThe PushThe SummitBase CampThe ApproachThe RidgeThe PushThe Summit
Five camps, five gates

The plan is published. Hold us to it.

Every gate, every owner and every date is on this page. Ask for the evidence behind any of them and we will return it within ten working days.

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Route to ZeroGround UpOpen BookNet Zero 2031Route to ZeroGround UpOpen BookNet Zero 2031
Ascent Onsite Group Ltd · Registered in England & WalesDraft for approval · figures marked "proposed" require confirmation against the Year 1 baseline