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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.

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