Robert Scott 2022 ESG Report
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13<br />
TRANSPORTATION<br />
TRANSPORTATION<br />
Encompassing the movement of raw materials and<br />
delivery of product to the end user.<br />
We try to source onshore or nearshore where possible which<br />
helps to reduce our global transportation footprint.<br />
By optimising packing methods we have reduced our container<br />
load, making a marked difference to our carbon footprint.<br />
We’re also piloting rerouting shipping to reduce road haulage,<br />
which has the highest transportation emissions.<br />
Even seemingly minor alterations, like adjusting delivery<br />
frequencies, can accumulate to sizable CO2 emission reductions.<br />
A reduction from three to two deliveries per week for a single<br />
customer could, for instance, cut about 30 tonnes of CO2<br />
annually.<br />
We also operate a ‘backhaul’ service which means that the return<br />
of a haulage vehicle, instead of being empty, returns with a<br />
shipment over part or all of the route, equating to three full trucks<br />
a week.<br />
Most of our fleet cars are now hybrid models, and all will be by<br />
2030, and we have electrical charging points installed onsite which<br />
are powered by solar technology.