Electric vehicles (EVs) need to be charged. Therefore, creating an effective charging infrastructure is vital. It’s essential that the electric vehicle charging network is suitable for electric and hybrid vehicles and can cater for private vehicles and public transport alike, including zero emissions buses. EV charging infrastructure An effective EV charging infrastructure may include an […]
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Energy for transport
Purchasing REGOs (Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin) from our framework energy supplier to ensure that every unit of energy is traceable to a renewable energy asset. The Carbon Trust has to conduct a full audit of our electricity supplier’s administration and management of their REGOs to ensure no greenwashing/double counting. Edf passed the audit in […]
Logistics and Warehousing
However other factors also play a key role in achieving carbon net zero. These include reducing the number and total mileage of goods vehicles on the road through optimal route planning, mode shift such as road to rail and adopting innovative technologies in warehouse design to reduce carbon emissions. Implementing centralised warehousing and making good […]
Courier and Specialist Movements
As cities across the UK are introducing low emission zones, courier suppliers are able to provide customers with the options to use alternative vehicles for their deliveries, reducing carbon emissions and removing surcharges for any deliveries into low or clean zone areas. A number of supplier depots within UK cities already operate a fully electric […]
Postal Goods, Services and Solutions
This is done by removing traditional paper letters and communications and reducing the need for vehicles to transport them. We also have new energy-efficient office equipment as well as remanufactured equipment options that will further enable you to minimise your environmental impacts. Similar to courier and logistics, the postal market is transitioning to alternative and […]
Tackling commuting
Did you know that smaller changes to your employee transport and travel solutions can also help towards reaching carbon net zero? Below are just some of the ways to help you achieve this. Employee-owned vehicles are often overlooked when considering the impact of business travel on your carbon footprint However they can have a big […]
Business travel with CO2 Reporting
Our Travel Booking Solutions agreements can assist your organisation in not only managing your spend and adherence to policy but also in reducing your carbon footprint from business travel. All booking suppliers provide online booking tools that not only enable speed and efficiency of use but can also assist travellers in making sustainable booking decisions. […]
Transport Technology
Government initiatives, from the transition to electric vehicles to the use of sustainable aviation fuels, highlight the important role of transport technology in delivering on our Net Zero commitments. We are supporting this journey through our Transport Technology and Associates Services (TTAS) agreement. Road Sector The transition to zero emission vehicles, support for active travel […]
Discover how DBS improved their customer satisfaction scores by using our contact centre agreement
Background The Disclosure and Barring Service’s new contact centre provider helped to improve their customer satisfaction scores The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions by processing and issuing DBS checks for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The DBS has been ranked the highest-rated public service […]
5 tips to refine and communicate your benefits package during the cost of living crisis
Here we share 5 tips for communicating these benefits and bringing them together into a package that resonates with people. These are based on feedback from HR leads in the public sector who were interviewed by Edenred, the supplier on our Employee Benefits framework. Listen to employees more Right now public sector employers are checking […]