Pallet-Track has become a Carbon Certified Business, which it says underlines its commitment to becoming carbon neutral.
The Wolverhampton-based pallet network is making major investments in reducing the environmental impact of its operation.
It is the first UK pallet network to accurately measure, monitor and reduce its Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions, based on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and requirements of ISO 14064-1:2018, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral verified by Natural Carbon Solutions (NCS).
Pallet-Track has partnered with carbon reduction specialists Eight Versa, a consultancy specialising in the quantification of environmental performance, to develop a roadmap to help it achieve its sustainability goals.
Eight Versa has enabled Pallet-Track to complete a carbon baseline exercise, calculating the company’s emissions for the calendar year 2023 at 6,449.3 tCO2e.
The 3.8 million pallet movements Pallet-Track completed in 2023 were analysed as part of its Scope 3 emissions, including all miles travelled to collect and deliver its freight.
The analysis highlighted a saving of 64 million miles thanks to the strategic locations of Pallet-Track’s regional hubs, which include a northern and southern hub, in addition to its central hub in Wolverhampton.
Thomas Olsson, chief technical officer at Pallet Track, said: “We are proud to underline our commitment to the environment and to be taking a transparent approach to measuring, and actively reducing, our carbon emissions.
“Pallet-Track is proud to be on its journey to becoming a Carbon Certified Business; we see this as an opportunity to improve and future-proof our operations, while leading the way for the pallet sector.
“We are the first network to accurately calculate our Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions throughout every area of the business, which has provided us with a true picture of our carbon baseline.
“We are now developing a robust carbon reduction plan with ambitious annual targets to be implemented in 2025.”
Pallet-Track has a shareholder member network of more than 90 distribution specialists, which transport palletised freight across the UK.