Why this matters now
Manufacturers serving the construction sector are under increasing pressure to measure, manage, and reduce emissions across operations. Customers, investors, and supply chain partners now expect credible sustainability data โ not just ambition. For extrusion-based manufacturing, where energy consumption is often a major emissions driver, having a clear carbon baseline and a practical decarbonization roadmap is critical for staying competitive.
The challenge
A family-owned manufacturing group specializing in extrusion products for the construction industry needed to build a structured carbon management program across 12 facilities in Saudi Arabia.
The organization had ambitious sustainability goals, but data was fragmented across sites, reporting was largely manual, and there was limited visibility into facility-level emissions hotspots.
The business needed to:
- Establish a reliable carbon accounting framework across all facilities
- Create a baseline for enterprise-wide emissions
- Develop a practical net zero strategy aligned with business growth
- Identify and implement decarbonization opportunities with measurable impact
- Track progress consistently across multiple locations
Key requirements at a glance
The project required a combination of digital carbon management and strategic advisory support, including:
- Centralized carbon accounting across 12 manufacturing facilities
- Standardized activity data collection and emissions calculation
- Facility-level carbon footprint baselining and hotspot identification
- Net zero strategy development with a phased roadmap
- Decarbonization opportunity assessment and prioritization
- Ongoing performance tracking and governance
ECOPS streamlined data collection, emissions calculation, and reporting across sites, reducing manual effort and creating a single source of truth for carbon data. Gazelles provided the advisory expertise needed to translate data into action โ from baseline development to strategy setting and decarbonization planning.
How Gazelles and ECOPS handled this
The engagement combined ECOPS' digital platform with Gazelles' sustainability advisory expertise to move the client from measurement to meaningful reduction within 12 months.
ECOPS delivered:
- A centralized carbon accounting platform for all 12 Saudi Arabia facilities
- Standardized data templates for energy, fuel, and operational inputs
- Automated emissions calculation and group-level dashboards
- Site-wise performance visibility for ongoing tracking and reporting
- A scalable system to support future sustainability and disclosure requirements
Gazelles delivered:
- A carbon baseline assessment across all facilities
- Emissions hotspot analysis to identify the highest-impact reduction areas
- A net zero strategy tailored to the client's operations and growth plans
- A practical decarbonization roadmap with prioritized initiatives
- Governance, stakeholder alignment, and implementation support across the project lifecycle
This combined approach ensured that the company did not just measure emissions โ it built the systems, strategy, and accountability needed to reduce them.
Results in 12 months
By the end of the 12-month engagement, the manufacturer had achieved:
- 38% reduction in carbon footprint across 12 facilities in Saudi Arabia
- A group-wide carbon accounting system with standardized reporting
- A clearly defined net zero strategy with phased implementation priorities
- Improved decision-making through facility-level emissions visibility
- A stronger sustainability position with customers and stakeholders in the construction value chain
Business impact
Beyond emissions reduction, the project gave the organization a stronger foundation for long-term operational resilience and market credibility. With ECOPS providing the data infrastructure and Gazelles delivering strategic guidance, the client was able to move quickly from fragmented information to enterprise-wide action.
The result was a sustainability program that was not only measurable, but practical, scalable, and aligned with business value.
Start with a facility-by-facility carbon baseline before setting reduction targets. Once emissions hotspots are visible, it becomes much easier to prioritize the right decarbonization actions, allocate investment effectively, and track progress with confidence.