Wincanton retains Carbon Trust Standard
Logistics giant Wincanton has announced that it has retained the Carbon Trust Standard, with the latest award remaining valid until March 2018.
The company has been a Standard bearer since 2010, in recognition of its continuous and consistent reductions in carbon footprint.
In order to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard, entrants must record a carbon management performance minimum score of 60 per cent. In this most recent certification cycle, Wincanton surpassed this and recorded a performance score of 87 per cent, with a 1.4 per cent absolute emissions reduction.
The company also achieved the highest emissions intensity reduction of 6.1 per cent, compared with the next best organisation in the sector which recorded 2.3 per cent.
The process included a review of Wincanton’s carbon emission performance data from the last four years, as well as the completion of a qualitative assessment. In addition, the process also involved site visits by the Carbon Trust to five Wincanton operations.
“The largest contributor of carbon from Wincanton’s operations is related to transport fleet fuel consumption,” said the operator, in a statement announcing the retention of the Standard.
“The company closely monitors and constantly drives efficiency in the activities that are the most significant for its carbon impact across the business.
“Beyond the company’s core transport fleet, strong procedures are in place to minimise emissions where possible, such as a number of low-carbon vehicles in the car fleet and increased collaboration with customers at the site level. In addition, Wincanton procures 100 per cent green electricity in the UK.”
Marcos Hart, Wincanton business optimisation and transformation director, added: “To be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard once again and to be recognised for our initiatives is a fantastic achievement for Wincanton.
“We take our sustainability and environmental impact responsibilities seriously and the findings from the Carbon Trust have proven our efforts to be significantly worthwhile. As an organisation we remain dedicated to working closely with our customers to reduce our carbon footprint and improving our existing operations.”
The Carbon Trust Standard certification report found that: “Wincanton has done an excellent job of integrating low-carbon initiatives and communication into the design and delivery of its services.
“While the driver is, again, primarily cost reductions, environmental and low-carbon concerns do play a prominent role in the company’s communication to potential clients and submissions to formal tendering processes.
“Reducing fuel and energy consumption, and in turn, carbon emissions, has become an integral part of Wincanton’s value proposition and was witnessed throughout site visits.”
