Mitie has launched its new ‘Plan Zero’ commitment, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2025, 25 years ahead of the UK government’s 2050 target
Mitie is believed to be the first facilities management (FM) company to set such an ambitious net-zero emissions target. Using its Plan Zero blueprint, Mitie will apply its capabilities to help its clients achieve their own net-zero carbon targets.
Mitie will supply a package of new services designed specifically to help more clients address these sustainability challenges.
Plan Zero draws on expertise from across all areas of Mitie’s business, including:
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Infrastructure
- Efficient Buildings
- Waste Reduction
- EV Transition
To ensure Plan Zero is achieved, Mitie is focused around three key pillars:
- Eliminate carbon emissions from power and transport
- Eradicate non-sustainable waste
- Enhance inefficient buildings to meet the highest environmental standards
- In power and transport, for example, in addition to the current commitment to switching its fleet to electric vehicles, Mitie has also pledged to decarbonise its heating systems and switch to 100% renewable electricity, as well as using smart building technology to maximise energy efficiency.
Simon King, Mitie’s director of sustainability, said: “The climate emergency is a problem that we all need to take responsibility for. If we have any chance of solving it, then businesses need to take bold action now. Plan Zero is our ambitious 2025 commitment, to lead the way, not just within our own industry but across wider UK business too.
“We’re putting the expertise within our business into action. We’re stepping up the rollout of our electric fleet, powering our buildings with renewables and championing the circular economy.
“Plan Zero is our promise to protect the planet and leave it in a better condition than we found it. Over the next five years, and beyond, this will simply become how Mitie does business and we hope many more companies will join us on this journey.”
Mitie will also remove all single-use materials from its business by embracing the circular economy through initiatives such as closed-loop paper recycling and only using natural, non-toxic and biodegradable cleaning products. It will also improve biodiversity at all its sites helping ecosystems flourish.
