Environment
We recognise the importance of environmental protection and continue to work with partners such as the FTA Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme, the Environmental Forum and Wholesale Power to implement initiatives to save fuel and energy where we can.
The engines on all our fleet are the cleanest available, meeting Euro 6 emission standards. We will continue to investigate new technologies to further improve our environmental standards.
By investing in planning technology and improving fleet utilisation, we reduce empty vehicle miles, minimising the overall impact on the environment.
We measure and monitor our operational carbon footprint in order to assess our environmental impact and are pleased that our scope one* and scope two** emissions have reduced in 2017 (based on calculations in line with DEFRA guidelines). We will continue to work on ways to further reduce our carbon footprint.
* Scope one (direct) GHG emissions are derived from the consumption of gas, oil and vehicle fuel.
** Scope two (electricity direct) GHG emissions are derived from the consumption of purchased electricity.
Armed Forces Covenant
Eddie Stobart is committed to the Armed Forces Covenant. We have been working hard to recruit service leavers and actively encourage and support employees who wish to join the Reserves. Eddie Stobart has also gone the extra mile, allowing employees to give their full commitment. They get an extra two-weeks paid leave on top of their normal holiday allowance to attend an annual camp.
We are actively working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), supported by the Ministry of Defence, who have assisted over 180,000 service leavers with career moves into the civilian world, to provide a range of resettlement opportunities for those leaving the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. We were extremely proud to be awarded our silver status in 2017 for:
- Demonstrating support for service personnel issues and employing members of the Armed Forces community
- Actively communicating a positive stance to our employees through our HR policies and procedures
- Showing flexibility towards annual training and mobilisation commitments of Reservist employees