The Multifix 2023 sustainability report
The 2023 sustainability report for Multifix is very meaningful to us, as it shows how we’ve fared and gives you transparency on how we’re doing.
Most importantly though, it also allows us to look at ourselves and find room for improvement, which is very much on the agenda for 2024.
The results – how big was our carbon footprint?
In 2023, the carbon impact of our own-van deliveries was the equivalent of 142 tonnes.
Comparing that to others in the industry, that’s around average, but we feel that we need to be able to give something back to try and offset this.
The reason for this is that 142 tonnes is quite the impact. If you turn that into cubic metres, it works out at 78,357 cubic metres of carbon that we added to the planet.
To help you try and visualise this, that is the equivalent of 696 London buses, 39 Olympic swimming pools or 16.85 Big Ben’s.
That is a lot and it’s something that we intend on doing something about, especially with the aim to help net zero.
In comparison to other companies, it’s staggering how many tonnes are being emitted. On Black Friday 2020, Hermes/Evri emitted 58,000 tonnes of carbon on that day alone. Considering we are 142 tonnes for the year, that’s very striking.
Offsetting our carbon impact
For 2024, Multifix is doing a lot more to be sustainable. As mentioned earlier, sustainability is very important to the company. However, we want to do more.
Our plan for 2024 is to start offsetting our operational output, which we are looking to do in several different ways.
One way of doing this is by planting trees, but we are also going to be looking at helping carbon clean-ups, assist with restoring habitats and boosting renewable energy, amongst other things.
Rather than just commit to one thing, such as planting trees, we want to impact many different areas and not just for logistical reasons.
The Earth only has so much land to plant trees, so it makes sense to do other things, but we are very excited to get stuck into numerous projects that we can assist with from an environmental aspect.
You can find out more about what projects we are getting involved with here.
An eye on the future
By committing to offsetting part of our carbon impact, we are hopeful that we will be making an impact not only in 2024, but for years to come.
The net-zero goal for construction is an important one and one that we take seriously. It is also one of the reasons why we have been so transparent with our sustainability figures.
The quest for improvement never stops on our end and we are certain that when it comes to 2024’s reports, they will make for much greater reading.
To see what else we are doing from a sustainability perspective, click here.