Essex based timber window and door manufacturer, Mumford and Wood, have announced their carbon neutral organisation status
Although Mumford and Wood are UK based, they source the majority of their timber from overseas. Therefore, the company decided to conduct a full annual audit of the firm, business practices and travel, to reduce their carbon footprint, with Carbon FootprintTM in 2021.
In doing so, they have now been able to announce that from January 2022 the company became 100% carbon neutral, the first to do so in the industry.
Aid deforestation
They have also started work with the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project to aid deforestation issues in Indonesia in addition to a verified carbon standard reduction project in the Amazon, Brazil, offsetting around 350 tonnes of CO2 in 2021 alone, in order to help offset any transportation emissions.
As well as this, they have pledged a UK native tree for every project completed, allowing clients to select where they are planted.
Hybrid transport and local employees
Dion Panting, General Manager from Mumford & Wood explains: “As a manufacturer focused on using natural timber materials, it only seems right that we are environmentally responsible.
“We enlisted Carbon FootprintTM to advise us on how to make changes that will make a big difference.
Low energy
“Our sales force use only hybrid cars and we continue to employ as many local people as possible, reducing emissions from staff that commute to our offices.
“We also continually review the green credentials of our manufacturing machinery and this is a huge consideration for any new purchases we make.
Carbon Neutral Plus by 2030
“We had already transitioned to using only LED/low energy lighting throughout our office space and want to do even more to help.”
“We are very proud to have achieved this status and have set our next goal of becoming Carbon Neutral Plus by 2030.”
