In 2024, Simply Sustainable worked with Mitchells & Butlers, one of the largest operators of restaurants, pubs and bars in the UK, to enhance its CDP Climate Change score. In addition, Simply Sustainable provided expertise in refining Mitchells & Butlers’ Forests and Water Security sections, ensuring a comprehensive alignment with CDP’s requirements.Through a structured approach and data-driven guidance and support, Mitchells & Butlers’ Climate Change score was successfully improved from a D to a B in 2024, and a C was achieved in both Forests and Water.
The challenges and objectives
Simply Sustainable’s gap analysis of Mitchells & Butlers’ previous year’s disclosures revealed immediate areas for improvement, helping Mitchells & Butlers better showcase the strengths of its environmental strategy within CDP.
The recommendations report offered a clear and structured plan with short, medium, and long-term actions, providing a roadmap for Mitchells & Butlers to continuously improve its CDP score over future reporting cycles.
Working with the Simply Sustainable team to enhance our CDP disclosure was a really positive experience. The team were professional and diligent, identifying clear areas to improve our score as well as adding value to our approach to sustainability.Amy de MarsacDirector of Investor Relations and Sustainability, Mitchells & Butlers plc
The story
Simply Sustainable’s approach to supporting Mitchells & Butlers’ CDP submission focused on thorough analysis and actionable recommendations, starting with a comprehensive gap analysis against CDP’s updated 2024 questionnaire requirements. The project followed a three-step methodology:
Gap Analysis – By examining Mitchells & Butlers’ previous year’s CDP disclosures, Simply Sustainable identified areas where the company could disclose existing environmental practices more effectively within its CDP submission.
Data Collection Support – Simply Sustainable engaged with Mitchells & Butlers to gather key information, facilitating a structured and accurate CDP response.
Recommendations for Continuous Improvement – Simply Sustainable’s report offered a series of practical recommendations categorised into short-, medium-, and long-term actions. These were tailored to guide Mitchells & Butlers in closing identified gaps and advancing its environmental performance reporting.
Through this collaborative effort, Simply Sustainable enabled Mitchells & Butlers to stay ahead of emerging best practices in environmental reporting, helping it align more closely with investor and stakeholder expectations in sustainability.
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