As a responsible business, we go above and beyond to make sure we minimise our impact on the environment. As well as introducing initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint, for every tonne of carbon we emit that we cannot avoid, we invest in a project overseas which is reducing carbon emissions by the same amount.
All the projects we invest in undergo a rigorous assessment to ensure that they achieve measurable and permanent reductions in emissions. Our carbon emissions data is verified annually by Bureau Veritas as an independent third party, in order to substantiate the quantity of high quality carbon credits required for purchase to offset our emissions, in line with our commitment to be a zero carbon in operation business by 2030.
We also choose projects that provide social benefits to local communities, in line with the aims of the Peter Willmott Foundation.
To offset our 2023 unavoidable operational emissions, we used the Gold Standard Zambia Western Province Safe Water Project.
This project supports the provision of safe water to hundreds of households within the Western Province of Zambia. By providing safe water, the project will ensure that households consume less firewood during the process of water purification, reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion process.