Brambles’ global leadership position in sustainability is built on the foundation of our comprehensive sustainability programme, which covers environmental, economic and social aspects through its Better Business, Better Planet and Better Communities structure.
In 2015 Brambles launched its ambitious 2020 sustainability goals. Five years later, Brambles is happy to announce that it has achieved almost all the 2020 goals for a Better Business and Better Planet and successfully increased its contributions to the communities in which it operates. This has been made possible thanks to the whole Brambles Group and collaboration with customer and supplier communities.
| Target | 2020 Result | Status |
|---|
| Zero Deforestation | ||
| 100% Wood from certified sources | 100% | Achieved |
| Year-on-year improvement in Chain of Custody | 63% | Achieved |
| Zero Emissions | ||
| 20% CO2 reduction in emissions per unit delivered | -33% | Achieved |
| Year-on-year improvement in energy provided from renewable sources | 70% electricity | Achieved |
| Zero Waste | ||
| Zero Product Waste to Landfill (timber) | 100% | Achieved |
| Zero Product Waste to Landfill (plastic) | 94% electricity | Not achieved |
| Better Supply Chains | ||
| Yearly environmental improvements in Brambles’ customers’ supply chains | 2m tonnes of CO21.3m tonnes of waste1.8m trees | AchievedAchievedAchieved |
| Better Collaboration | ||
| Yearly improvements in customer collaboration projects | 273 customers75.8 million kms86.2 kilotonnes of CO2 | Achieved*Achieved*Achieved* |
| Better Workplace | ||
| 25% reduction in Brambles’ Injury Frequency Rate (BIFR) from 2015 baseline | 5.5 | Achieved |
| 30% of leadership positions to be held by women, including 30% at Board level and 30% at management level | >30% in all areas | Achieved |
| Volunteering | ||
| One day per employee per year (provision of three days per employee per year) | 1.42 hours achieved per employee in FY20 |
Not achieved |
| Donations | ||
| Contribute 0.7% of pre-tax profits annually to our Better Communities programmes | 0.8% | Achieved* |
*Pending assurance
Our 2025 Targets - Building a Regenerative Supply Chain
In a world where environmental and social issues are becoming more critical every day, Brambles’ intention is to retain its position as a global leader in sustainability. Within this context, an extensive stakeholder consultation was held during FY20 to create the next phase of Brambles’ sustainability programme.
The key direction of our future sustainability strategy is to evolve the successful Brambles ‘Better’ model into a ‘Positive’ model. This will help Brambles create a regenerative supply chain for its customers. As a pioneer in the circular economy, Brambles is well positioned to succeed in this new context by making ‘positive’ contributions to society, the environment and its stakeholders.
In the past, companies’ sustainability programmes have been focused on reducing the businesses’ negative impacts. Now we must go beyond that to eliminate the negative impacts and grow the positive impacts to become ‘net positive’. This ‘net positive’ concept implies adopting a regenerative approach to our business, which means creating, restoring or replenishing more value or capital into society and the environment than it takes out.
A new set of ambitious targets has been created around this vision. The details of both Brambles’ 2020 goals achievements and its 2025 sustainability targets will be featured in Brambles’ FY20 Sustainability Report, which will be published at the end of September.