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Reducing Pollution As part of our drive to cut air and noise pollution, we are using a £600,000 government grant to help convert 40 of our lorries from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelled engines. These cleaner, quieter trucks will join 10 already in operation, mainly servicing the Greater London area. We are the UK’s first major retailer committed to using CNG as a mainstream alternative fuel. Shoppers may have seen one of our CNG lorries towing the Department of the Environment’s roadshow “are you doing your bit?” around the country, an initiative we have supported for the second year running. Our Bellshill distribution depot has recently received ISO14001 accreditation. This international standard mark means our depot has a first class environmental management system, something we now want to extend to other sites. Cutting Road Miles We have also made good progress in reducing the road mileage our lorries clock up each year. Our industry-leading rail freight project was extended to Georgemas Junction, Thurso, Scotland, helping us to beat our target of reducing the total distance travelled by our lorries by 1.8 million road kilometres. We transported 3.2 million cases of product by rail and backhauled 3,500 tonnes of recyclable packaging. Other environmental benefits included the saving of 5,500 road journeys, which would have consumed nearly 520,000 litres of diesel fuel. We now use video conferencing as a channel of communication between many of our depots and offices, reducing car journeys for staff. |
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