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EV Cargo reports on green progress

[ December 20, 2022   //   ]

EV Cargo has published its first Sustainability Report, to highlight the progress in delivering its strategy during 2021.

The company introduced a number of environmentally targeted operational programmes and was bolstered with the appointment in March of Dr Virginia Alzina as chief sustainability officer, with responsibility for leading initiatives across four focus areas: planet, people, governance and value creation.

Dr Alzina oversaw the development of a comprehensive decarbonisation roadmap, working towards the target of becoming carbon neutral across scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, while a sustainability committee was established at executive board level and more than 20 employees were given the role of sustainability champions across the business.

EV Cargo also became a signatory to a number of international agreements including the UN Global Compact, a pact to encourage businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation.

At COP26, EV Cargo endorsed the Global Memo of Understanding, which aims to achieve an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new bus and truck vehicle sales by 2030 and 100% by 2040. During 2022 it introduced HVO fuel in its truck fleet, and became the first operator of an electric truck in the UK in the fast-moving consumer goods sector.

Dr Alzina said: “Sustainability is a core value and a cornerstone of EV Cargo’s operations, and the company has taken major steps both internally and globally to reinforce its stated commitment.

“We are intently focused on becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and introducing initiatives to reduce emissions and decarbonise both our, and our customers’, supply chain operations.

“Our commitment to building an organisation where employees are engaged, valued and respected has seen us prioritise diversity, inclusivity and ensure our colleagues have a pathway to develop and grow with the business.

“The publication of our inaugural Sustainability Report provides EV Cargo with a valuable opportunity to engage stakeholders, responding to issues that matter most to them and our business, while working to further prioritise our sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiatives.”

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