Tag: Royal Mail

Royal Mail pledges net zero by 2040 and sets ambitious new 50gco2e parcel target – the same as making a cuppa

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail has launched an ambitious new environment plan, which includes a long-term target to reduce its average carbon emissions per parcel it delivers in the UK from 205gCO2e today to 50gCO2e. That’s about the same carbon emissions as making a cup of tea with milk. The company has also brought forward its Net Zero target by 10 years to 2040 and is committing to near term emissions targets in line with climate science*, reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2025/26 and Scope 3…

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Royal Mail embarks on emission-cutting tyre trial for electric vans

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail has embarked on a six to nine-month trial of new tyres on a number of electric vehicles (EVs). The tyres are specially designed to help reduce particulate matter emissions and improve the range, efficiency and longevity of vehicles. The trial is a joint venture between Royal Mail, Transport for London (TfL) and ENSO, as part of the London FreightLab innovation challenge. This challenge aims to tackle pollution, congestion and road danger in London. The tyres, from manufacturer ENSO, claim to produce fewer microparticles in comparison to normal tyres,…

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Major British companies come together to accelerate the electrification of transport in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Seven major British companies, including the operators of some of the largest commercial vehicle fleets in the country – bp, BT, Direct Line Group, Royal Mail, ScottishPower, Severn Trent and Tesco – have come together to work to help accelerate the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the UK. The UK’s ambitions for electrification of road transport are world-leading and, in a report published today, the seven companies – working together as the Electric Vehicle Fleet Accelerator (EVFA) – have outlined a series of urgent actions needed from both…

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Royal Mail charges up its fleet with ten-fold increase in electric vehicles

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail has announced a ten-fold increase in the number of electric vehicles it runs across its UK fleet with plans to introduce around 3,000 additional, low-emission vans throughout the UK.  The vehicles, liveried in traditional Royal Mail red, are a new chapter in the Company’s ongoing drive to reduce its operational emissions still further. The Company will additionally introduce charging points to all the Delivery Offices set to receive the vehicles as part of the plans. The roll out of the vans will initially focus on ultra-low emission zones…

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Royal Mail switches on all-electric company car schemes

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail has announced a new initiative to ensure all its company cars will be electric by 2030. The move comes as the Company builds on its ambitions to become a net zero carbon emission business with a 100% alternative fuel fleet. Under the plans, the Company will rework all of its current car schemes to accelerate the switch to electric vehicles. This includes widening the access to electric company cars for those colleagues who need a car to do their job. By 2025, only electric cars will be available…

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