The Sash Window Workshop are proud to announce that, despite opening a new workshop and doubling our manufacturing capabilities, we have managed to reduce our carbon emissions by 39% between 2019 and 2021.
At The Sash Window Workshop we believe that it is important to do everything we can to reduce our carbon footprint and improve our sustainability, while also providing a high-quality product and service.
Having previously assessed our carbon footprint for 2019, we set ourselves a target to reduce our carbon footprint.
Both carbon emission reports were carried out by Carbon Footprint Ltd, who help businesses conduct independently verified reviews of their carbon emissions. Carbon Footprint Ltd are founding members of the Quality Assurance Standard (QAS) for Carbon Offsetting and follow international standards, ensuring that the carbon emission reviews they conduct for businesses are accurate and independently verified.
In 2021, we started switching our sales team to use electric cars to help reduce emissions, as well as installing electric charge points at our workshops for employees and visitors to use.
The switch to electric and hybrid vehicles saw the carbon footprint from company car travel decrease by 58.6% (to a total of 13.62 tonnes over the year). With many of the sales team making the switch to electric vehicles during the middle of the year, this figure should reduce further in 2022.
The Sash Window Workshop’s scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2021 totalled 194.36 tonnes of carbon, with the total tonnes of emissions (including scope 3 indirect emissions) at 214.50 tonnes of carbon.
Richard Dollar, Managing Director at The Sash Window Workshop, commented:
“Having worked towards being environmentally responsible for several years, I am proud that we have not only achieved our goal to reduce our carbon footprint but have also reduced it by an impressive 39%.
From becoming FSC certified in 2016 to undertaking our first carbon emissions assessment a couple of years ago, we have made multiple changes over the years to be as environmentally sustainable as possible.
Each wooden window made from sustainable wood saves approximately 160kg of carbon dioxide in comparison to a plastic window (source: Heriot Watt University). This means that by using sustainable wood to manufacture our windows and doors, we use the most sustainable and the greenest choice of any material.”
As we look to reduce our carbon footprint further in the future, as an environmentally responsible company we believe that it is important to offset any carbon emissions made in the meantime by the business. We will therefore be offsetting our emissions for 2021 by investing in independently verified carbon offsetting projects.
About The Sash Window Workshop
The Sash Window Workshop is based in Bracknell, Berkshire and specialises in the manufacture, installation and draught proofing of traditional timber windows and doors in period properties across London and the South. We also offer a supply only service for new joinery across Great Britain.
To obtain a quote for windows or doors, or find out more about The Sash Window Workshop visit our website: https://www.sashwindow.com/.
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