ZEBRA ENVIRONMENTAL STEERING TEAM Here’s what we’ve been working on in 2022 2023
OUR KEY COMMITMENTS WE’RE NOW CARBON NEUTRAL FOR DIRECT EMISSIONS FROM FEBRUARY 2020 Become a carbon neutral company for our direct CO2 emissions All new and reprint cards to be plastic-free Flexible home working options introduced to staff Have our CO2 emissions verified by a third party EV charging points introduced to head office All fleet cars replaced with electric or PHEV or Hybrid vehicles Renewable energy on stream Smart equipment controls introduced to head office 95% of bought in paper products will be FSC certified 2021 65% of own published calendar product will come in plastic-free packaging Over 40% of Calendar Club’s bought in calendar product will be in plastic-free packaging 5% annual reductions in our energy usage Creating a wildlife haven at head office SBTi commitment made Carbon emissions 28% lower than baseline New digital processes in offices reducing paper usage and waste Registering as part of EU legislation on waste reduction in Europe Waste contractor tender completed under stricter conditions Working with supplier base to measure and reduce scope 3 emissions 2022 2023 Continuing our infrastructure improvements by moving from PCs to mini-PCs for office staff Introducing head office on-site sortation of waste Improving our carbon measurement tools to ensure accuracy across our operations Carbon data and key actions added to M2030 platform Starting a programme to eliminate unnecessary head office lighting and introduce motion activated lighting Plant and cultivate the new head office wildlife garden Creating more recyclable and reusable display stands “Every single action we take, no matter how big or small, moves us closer to net zero” PLASTIC CO2 Neutral WE’RE NOW POWERED BY GREEN ENERGY
Another project we’ve kicked off this year is the wildlife haven at our head offices. Over a three-day weekend of long and hard work, we’ve taken a piece of unused land and a beautiful area of woodland, and started creating a sanctuary for plants, wildlife and employees. We’ve been clearing brambles, digging a pond, developing paths, building a bridge and even creating composting bins to support the waste reduction initiatives we have in our offices. In spring, we’ll be sowing, planting, nurturing and tending to wildflower meadows, a mini orchard, a natural pond, and a sun-drenched woodland clearing peppered with butterflies, birds, bees and dragonflies. WILDLIFE GARDEN Reduced foil and glitter on greetings card ranges Majority of calendar range for 2024 is plastic-free Spring Seasons card offering now in plastic-free packaging Plastic-free packaging being improved across the ranges PRODUCT ACHIEVEMENTS ELECTRICITY & GAS CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION DIARY “WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THIS HAVEN GROW AND DEVELOP OVER THE COMING YEARS.”
Targets adopted by companies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are considered “sciencebased” if they are in line with the level of decarbonisation required to keep global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, compared to pre-industrial temperatures. DEFINITION OF SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS Science-based targets provide companies with a clearly defined pathway specifying how much and how quickly they need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, in the context of their longer-term business growth. The Science Based Targets Initiative champions fact-based target setting in the transition to the low-carbon economy. It is a collaboration between CDP, World Resources Institute (WRI), the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). Exe Box, Matford, Exeter, EX2 8FD, UK Tel: +44 (0)1392 824300 • Email: sales@otterhouse.co.uk • www.otterhouse.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1392 826482 • Email: admin@carouselcalendars.co.uk • www.carouselcalendars.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1392 826800 • Email: info@calendarclub.co.uk • www.calendarclub.co.uk 77182 FURTHER TO THIS, WE ALSO AIM TO ENCOURAGE 50% OF OUR KEY PRODUCT SUPPLIERS TO SIGN UP TO SBTi BY 2025 Otter House, Carousel Calendars and Calendar Club (Zebra MTD Limited) commits to reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions 46% by 2030 from a 2019 base year, and to measure and reduce its Scope 3 emissions. Our commitment is in line with a 1.5-degree pathway. All companies that are signed up to SBTi have their targets published on the SBTi website: https://sciencebasedtargets.org/companies-taking-action/ OUR PUBLISHED COMMITMENT WITH SBTi
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