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Climate change is an emergency; current Water
science tells us we have about 9 years to
do something about this before irreversible It’s easy to take water for granted; after all it
damage if global warming surpasses 1.5oC. feels like it’s all around us. Did you know only
The majority of our sites are now on renew- 1% of the world’s water is actually usable by
able electricity and we’re keen to reduce our humans and living things? Water is a key con-
carbon emissions and ensure we’re as energy sideration and from a business perspective,
efficient as possible. This not only helps us something we pay for twice; clean water and
from an environmental side but helps us stay water going down the drain. We are setting
resilient as a business. overarching goals to reduce our water con-
sumption from processes (factoring out the
water used in products like our drinks).
Waste
Sustainable Sourcing
We are setting group objectives in our Sus-
tainability Charter around achieving zero to When we buy products or food, we don’t
landfill. Beyond that though, we don’t want necessarily think about how it is made, where
to create waste in the first place. It has both it is grown or who is involved in making it.
significant sustainability and cost impacts. Sustainable sourcing is a central
responsibility for us as we have a duty to
ensure that the products we buy across our
global supply chain are not linked to harmful
ethical or environmental practices.
Packaging
Ever since David Attenborough’s Blue
Planet, we’ve seen the consequences of
plastic pollution on our world and from this,
there’s been huge demand for sustainable As part of the Group’s
packaging. Think of how much black plastic sustainability
was around a couple of years ago and how commitments we are
little we see now - recyclable packaging is a currently asking for people to join our ARW
key consumer demand and concern. Planet Champions team.
We’re targeting all of our produced finished
goods packaging to be 100% recyclable for We want people to get involved and help us
2025 and for cardboard, timber and paper within the ARW site to be as sustainable as
packaging to be FSC/PESC certified. We also we can be. If you have a passion and interest
want to use more recycled packaging in the in this area and you would be
first place. willing to support, raise
awareness and engage teams
on our sustainability plans
then please forward your name
to Nigel Lyons, our Planet Lead
on or before Friday 2nd April.
