Mitie ’ s Plan Zero drives real change through decarbonisation
Mitie ’ s Plan Zero drives real change through decarbonisation
Mitie prioritises decarbonisation and takes a flexible approach to sustainability through its Plan Zero , which supports its partner Heathrow Airport
As the UK ’ s leading facilities management and professional services company , Mitie is determinedly working on not only its own decarbonisation journey , but also supporting partners including Heathrow Airport . As Mike Sewell , Mitie ’ s Plan Zero Director , says , “ if an organisation wants to drive real change in decarbonisation , it absolutely should be front and centre for their facilities management providers to be the party that ’ s helping them on that journey ”. For partners like Heathrow Airport , Scope 3 includes their supply chain , which includes Mitie . Sewell ’ s approach to partner support is simple : “ Just by operating better ourselves , we ’ re already helping reduce their Scope 3 emissions — and that applies to every single customer that we work with ”.
Mitie has “ committed to having net zero , from a Scope 1 and Scope 2 perspective , by 2025 and Scope 3 by 2035 ”. Mitie ’ s industry-leading Plan Zero initiative has three key focuses : eliminate carbon emissions from power and transport ; eradicate non-sustainable waste ; and enhance inefficient buildings .
For example , Sewell says that within Mitie ’ s operations the majority of emissions sits in our use of vehicles : “ We ’ ve focused our efforts on decarbonisation of our fleet together with connected workplaces where we ’ re actually looking at better data connectivity , where we can actually monitor sites , understand sites and deal with things remotely .”
Mitie ’ s latest ESG report highlights its progress , centred around five pillars : Environment , People , Community , Responsible Supply Chain and Innovation . Among its sustainability successes Mitie reports a 33.4 % reduction in emissions since the FY19 / 20 baseline year and how it has cut 11,445 tonnes of CO2 by investing in electric vehicles ( EVs ).
By prioritising its own decarbonisation journey , Mitie put itself in the best position to support partners and proactively work to reduce its impact .
As Sewell states : “ Decarbonisation : it ’ s not a challenge for one organisation , one customer . It affects us all .”
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