Wilson Vale has become one of the first catering companies in the country to gain certified carbon neutral status for scope 1 and 2 emissions. The company, headquartered in Leicestershire, has introduced a range measures to reduce its emission, including:
- Installing solar panels in 2018
- Installing a Daikin heat-pump climate control system with inverter technology
- Six electric car chargers to power up its electric company cars (Wilson Vale is targeting to have electric vehicles by the end of 2024)
Graeme Watson, ESG director at Wilson Vale, commented: “There are three scopes for emissions categorised by the UK government for net zero commitments. Our environmental projects planned years ago have now put us ahead of the curve, making it relatively easy to become carbon neutral for scopes 1 and 2 with minimal offsetting of our residual carbon emissions.
“We are delighted and proud to have achieved this – it is testament to our strong core environmental ethos since our inception 20 years ago. In future years, the aim is to drive down the few carbon credits required so that our offsetting is as low as it can possibly be. We are excited to have begun our journey to net zero, a destination we hope to reach by 2045 and we look forward to continuing our efforts as a green organisation.”
Wilson Vale, which was established in 2002, specialises in high quality catering within business & industry and the independent school sector. It employs 650 people and works with over 300 British suppliers.