Accelerating its sustainability journey and upskilling its team with Furthr
About Gattaca
Founded in 1984, Gattaca is the partner of choice for talent recruitment across engineering and technology.
Headquartered in the UK, the company also has offices in the US, Canada, and South Africa. Its purpose guides everything it does: to "provide the skills needed to build a better future, one job at a time."
Lucy Pope
Head of Sustainability
'Working with Furthr has been a total game changer for us - from the improvement of our carbon accounting processes to the education of our people on the changes we're making.'
tCO2e offset in FY 2023
1,777
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stakeholder engagement webinars conducted
6 SDGs certified across the 3 climate projects funded to offset emissions
2050
Gattaca's Net Zero target year
When Gattaca started partnering with Furthr, they had already measured their carbon footprint for two years and were in the process of getting their Net Zero targets validated.
The team at Gattaca were looking for high-quality projects to compensate for their unavoidable emissions, in a market full of options, jargon, and the risks of going for 'bad' offsets.
Furthr began the partnership by guiding the team through the selection of high-quality projects, providing ongoing support and education on the key quality criteria to look for when building a portfolio.
Overview
With its Net Zero targets in progress, Gattaca wanted to compensate for its unavoidable emissions through high-quality projects, a considerable challenge in a market crowded with jargon and questionable offsets.
Their team chose Furthr for expert guidance in building a credible portfolio, and to educate its wider team through Furthr's employee engagement platform.
Key challenges to address
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Furthr's Approach
Together, we used the projects supported by Gattaca to launch the company's sustainability strategy internally to their team, providing employee webinars to demystify Net Zero whilst demonstrating the true output of their offsetting projects.
We also made sure that the projects funded were related to their field of expertise: science & technology.
The 3 projects selected include a state-of-the-art VERRA certified biomass project, generating electricity from rice husk - the protective cover usually discarded when rice is harvested - reducing the environmental impact of the Indian paper industry, by turning waste into energy (see more below).
Reporting
Building an ever-closer relationship, we took on Gattaca's carbon emissions measurement in 2023, to support the delivery of their Net Zero strategy.
We also provided support and guidance regarding new rules and regulations that could impact the business, and provided them with a climate-related risk and opportunity analysis, aligned with the TCFD recommendations.
Engagement
Conscious that their entire team would benefit from learning more about sustainability, Furthr also provided Gattaca with workshops to upskill their staff on this complex topic.
The Impact
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Supported Projects
Biomass Energy Conservation, Malawi
2023 - 459 tCO2e Offset
Mangrove Restoration Project, Pakistan
2023 - 27 tCO2e Offset
Lango Safe Water, Uganda
2023 - 594 tCO2e Offset
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