AkzoNobel has introduced the deployment of its first 100% electrical vehicles and concrete trailer fleet along with a nationwide hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) powered fleet in partnership with XPO Logistics. The initiative will lower the corporate’s transport emissions by over 50% and save roughly 3,000 tonnes of carbon emissions yearly, straight supporting AkzoNobel’s SBTi to cut back Scope 1 emissions by 50% by 2030, towards a 2018 baseline.
Measurable environmental influence
On this landmark transfer, AkzoNobel will turn out to be the primary paint model within the UK to deploy large-scale electrical heavy items automobiles (eHGVs) underneath the federal government’s ZEHID programme. The transformation will ship annual carbon financial savings in three key areas:
- Automobile effectivity enhancements: 300 tonnes CO2 discount
- Euro 6 engines and electrical automobiles: 700 tonnes CO2 discount
- HVO gasoline adoption: 2,000 tonnes CO2 discount
These mixed financial savings of three,000 tonnes yearly equate to eradicating greater than 650 common passenger automobiles from UK roads for a 12 months.
Twin-fuel technique targets city and nationwide operations
Two totally electrical vehicles will function from AkzoNobel’s Slough website to serve London and the encompassing areas. These automobiles will ship a 100% discount in direct CO2 emissions whereas in operation and contribute to decrease noise and air air pollution. Complementing this, the HVO-powered fleet will function nationwide, making certain vital reductions in carbon footprint throughout each lengthy and short-haul journeys.
The fleet funding is the newest milestone in AkzoNobel’s ‘Paint the Future’ initiative, which locations sustainability-driven innovation as a key pillar of the enterprise. Constructing on current progress, with 100% of bought electrical energy utilized in its UK personal operations all through 2024 being renewable and attaining a 41% discount in scope 1 carbon emissions that very same 12 months, this step demonstrates how AkzoNobel is delivering on its dedication to a extra sustainable future.
What’s extra, the fleets will ship new cutting-edge low-emission merchandise, together with 99.9% VOC-free Dulux Easycare and Dulux Partitions & Ceilings alongside improved water-based Dulux One Coat Satin, serving to clients to enhance their environmental credentials too.
Kathryn Ledson, MD Ornamental Paints UKI at AkzoNobel feedback: “The launch of our new electrical and HVO-powered fleets is a proud milestone in our sustainability journey. At AkzoNobel, we’re dedicated to portray the longer term by taking daring forward-thinking motion – not solely although the revolutionary and sustainable merchandise we create for our clients, but in addition by how we perform as a enterprise. This funding is a transparent demonstration of how we’re delivering on our science-based targets and taking duty for our influence. The announcement builds on our robust historical past of embedding sustainability on the coronary heart of our operations, product portfolio and partnerships.”
AkzoNobel’s fleet adjustments are being delivered in partnership with XPO Logistics, a supplier of revolutionary and sustainable end-to-end logistics throughout Europe. XPO goals to be on the forefront of decarbonising freight, providing superior multimodal transport options and experience in various energies to assist clients construct extra sustainable provide chains.
Dan Myers, Managing Director – UK and Eire, XPO Logistics, feedback: “AkzoNobel and XPO Logistics are united by a perception that actual progress is constructed on motion, not aspiration. By delivering measurable, large-scale emissions reductions by our logistics partnership, we’re turning shared values into shared outcomes.”
