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Reducing our impact, year after year
Our Road to Net Zero
We have been measuring and offsetting our corporate carbon footprint since 2008 and continue to build on this through a long-term carbon reduction programme.
Our Net Zero strategy covers Scopes 1, 2 and 3, with ambitious targets designed to reduce emissions throughout our own operations and wider supply chain.
Our use of telemetry across the machines we manage has already helped improve operational efficiencies by nearly 20% over two financial years.
Our current priorities include:
- Solar panels across our depots
- Further electrification of our operational and engineering fleet
- Energy-efficient equipment and IT systems
- Improved route planning and telemetry
- Supply-chain carbon mapping
- Waste reduction, recycling and reuse
Who are we
Green is in our DNA
Reducing our environmental impact means looking at every part of how we operate — from fleet and energy use to technology, supply chain and the lifecycle of our equipment.
Our ambition 2045
ISO 14001 supported
- Net Zero across Scopes 1, 2 and 3, with direct RSL
- operations targeted for 2030.
- Community impact
Measure. Reduce. Improve.
Turning carbon data into action.
RSL has established a carbon baseline and reports progress annually. As the business grows nationally, the focus is on decoupling growth from carbon growth through smarter routing, lower-carbon transport, more efficient infrastructure and stronger supply-chain management.
FY25/26 reported emissions
838tCO₂e
Indicative 2029 target
450tCO₂e
FY25/26 → 2029
≈46%Target reduction
Growth since baseline
65%+lower impact per £ of growth
The road to Net Zero
How we are reducing impact
Practical action across the business.
Energy efficiency
PIR-controlled lighting, heating and climate-control improvements, and more efficient equipment, appliances and IT.
Lower-carbon fleet
Progressive transition towards lower-emission and electric vehicles where operationally practical.
Smarter technology
Telemetry, remote monitoring and dynamic route planning help reduce avoidable mileage and unnecessary call-outs.
Circular economy
Maintenance, repair, refurbishment and component replacement extend equipment life, supported by WEEE compliance.
The pathway
From measurement to meaningful reduction.
The strategy focuses first on reducing emissions within RSL’s own operations, while progressively improving measurement and influence across the wider value chain.
Measure
Annual carbon reporting establishes where emissions are generated and where action can have the greatest impact.
Reduce
Improve fleet, routing, energy use, infrastructure and operational efficiency to lower direct emissions.
Influence
Work with suppliers, logistics partners and procurement decisions to improve Scope 3 performance.
Net Zero
Target direct RSL operations by 2030 and all Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2045.
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