Client Profiles

We work with property developers, landowners, SMEs, and large enterprises across the UK. Select your profile below to see how we help.

🏗️ Property Developers
Planning & BNG

Fast, clear compliance for planning approvals.

Property developers face a strict legal mandate to deliver 10% Biodiversity Net Gain for all developments in England. Ecological delays can stall construction, inflate interest costs, and threaten site viability.

We provide rapid turnaround UKHab surveys, compute the statutory metric, and compile developer-focused Biodiversity Gain Plans designed to pass planning committees without administrative friction.

Hypothetical Case Context:
A residential developer in Berkshire faced planning delays due to unresolved BNG queries. We mobilized a baseline survey within 5 days, adjusted the post-development landscape design to secure a 10.4% gain on-site, and delivered the complete Biodiversity Gain Plan to unlock committee consent within 3 weeks.
🌳 Landowners
BNG Unit Supply

Turn marginal land into a 30-year income stream.

Landowners with marginal, low-yielding, or ecologically interesting land can turn it into a dedicated "BNG bank". By improving the land's ecological habitat, you generate biodiversity units that can be sold or leased to developers who cannot meet their BNG obligations on-site.

We help you audit your land's baseline, calculate the potential unit yield, register your land as a BNG site, and structure transactions to secure predictable, long-term returns.

Hypothetical Case Context:
An arable farmer in Leicestershire had 40 acres of damp, unproductive clay soils. We audited the site and calculated it could yield 120 BNG habitat units through wet woodland restoration. We supported the farmer in registering the BNG bank and brokering the sale of the first tranche of units to a regional housing association.
📈 SME Businesses
Carbon Footprint & ESG

Plain-English ESG reporting to win larger tenders.

SMEs are increasingly being asked for carbon footprint data and ESG statements by their commercial clients, bank lenders, and public sector procurement bids. The process can seem overwhelming, expensive, and buried in technical acronyms.

We demystify carbon tracking. We analyze your emissions, write clear, plain-English carbon reports, and help you deploy tracking software so you can confidently answer ESG questionnaires in bids.

Hypothetical Case Context:
A precision manufacturing SME in Yorkshire risked losing its tier-1 supplier status with an aerospace group due to lack of carbon reporting. We mapped their Scope 1 & 2 emissions within 14 days, prepared an auditable carbon reduction statement, and trained their team to answer tenders, securing their supplier status.
🏢 Large Enterprises
Supply Chain & Group Quality

Defensible ESG supply chain compliance and auditing.

Enterprise organizations face significant pressure to audit their scope 3 emissions and review vendor compliance. Standard consultancies deliver generic advice without understanding how corporate procurement and IT work.

As part of SDC Group, we evaluate supplier networks, draft robust compliance questionnaires, and deploy automated monitoring tools that integrate with existing ERP systems via Underpin IT.

Hypothetical Case Context:
A national logistics group needed to audit the ESG compliance of its 200+ subcontractor hauliers. We designed a clear vendor carbon audit methodology, executed the audits, and connected their key partners to the Underpin IT tracking dashboard to automate quarterly Scope 3 data collection.
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