XPO Logistics’ UK and Ireland headquarters (HQ) and national distribution hub at Crick, Northamptonshire, has once again been certified as carbon neutral, and the company has cut the number of carbon offsets required to maintain this status.
The site’s carbon intensity has been reduced by around a quarter (24%) due to company sustainability efforts, including ongoing use of clean energy, waste reduction and expansion of XPO’s fleet of electric company cars.
Dan Myers, managing director – UK and Ireland, XPO Logistics, said, “With a strong commitment to operate ethically and sustainably, our team’s efforts over the last 12 months have delivered measurable improvements in our environmental performance. We have come a long way together, but there is still much to do.”
Emissions from the Crick site were reduced by:
- Switching to Tier 1 energy supply – including wind, solar, and hydro.
- Replacing all lighting with LEDs throughout offices and warehouse, which was rolled out more than a year earlier than expected.
- Reducing water demand through monitoring use across the site and introducing measures to reduce consumption.
- Working with the site’s waste contractor to achieve zero waste to landfill (ZW2L) and boost overall recycling by increasing segregation of waste streams.
- Implementing an internal reuse initiative for scrap packaging in the company’s High Bay operations (wood, metal, and high-grade card).
- Segregating packaging waste to optimize the rebate before re-investing the savings in other on-site initiatives.
The savings realized by reducing the number of carbon offsets will now be invested in other sustainability initiatives at XPO.
The HQ site first achieved carbon neutral certification in June 2023, six months ahead of schedule.