GXO helps Virgin Media O2 cut single use plastic
2024年4月26日 - 3:00PM
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play
contract logistics provider, announced today that its
industry-leading solutions have helped its long-term partner,
Virgin Media O2, to significantly reduce plastic waste in its
logistics operations. GXO has worked with the telecomms company to
cut its consumption of single use plastics (SUP) from products sent
to cable customers by almost 48 tonnes since 2021, further
advancing both companies’ ESG achievements.
“GXO and Virgin Media O2 are working together to
create a supply chain that is as environmentally responsible as it
is efficient and reliable.” said Meagan Fitzsimmons, GXO’s Chief
Compliance and ESG Officer. “Companies have to reduce single use
plastics from their supply chain to meet regulatory requirements
and environmental goals. These results show what’s possible with a
best in class partnership. Through great collaboration, open
thinking, and innovation, we can help to significantly reduce and
remove single use plastics from the supply chain. We’re really
proud of our partnership with Virgin Media 02 and the work we have
done to continuously remove plastic waste from our operation.”
Plastic from packaging is one of the largest
contributors to plastic waste, with government figures revealing
the UK produced over 2.5 million tonnes of such waste in 2021.1 As
part of its sustainability strategy, Virgin Media O2 is committing
to achieve zero waste operations and products by the end of 2025,
while one of GXO’s ESG goals includes an 80% global landfill
diversion rate by 2025.
GXO enabled Virgin Media O2 to reduce SUP
consumption by 94%, from 50.7 tonnes p/a in 2021 to 2.9 tonnes p/a
in 2023 through collaboration and implementing various initiatives,
including:
- Designing a plastic-free packaging
solution for Virgin Media O2 cable customers returning equipment,
resulting in a reduction of 22 tonnes of SUP p/a.
- Implementing a
closed-loop process with the company’s repair operation, shipping
returned products using pallet lids rather than pallet wraps.
- Introducing
reusable pallet collars to replace shrink wrap to enable safe
transportation.
- Replacing
packaging materials with sustainable alternatives, such as
substituting bubbled envelopes with reusable Jiffy Green bags and
replacing parcel tape with a gummed paper solution.
- The removal of
all SUP associated with TV and broadband products before they reach
customers to eliminate general waste in customer homes. All removed
SUP is recycled, reused or repurposed.
Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability
Officer at Virgin Media O2, said:
“As a leading UK business, we’re committed to
minimising our impact on the planet.
“Through our partnership with GXO, we are
removing waste and single use plastic from products that are sent
to customers and are using materials which can be easily
recycled.
“It forms part of our sustainability strategy,
the Better Connections Plan, where we’re working to become a zero
waste business by the end of 2025.”
With a partnership spanning over two decades,
GXO began managing Virgin Media O2’s end-to-end logistics operation
in the U.K. and Ireland in 2009. GXO supports the company’s B2B
operations, distributing equipment for Virgin Media O2’s engineers
and technicians to a network of more than 50 regional distribution
centres. In addition, GXO manages the company’s B2C operations,
dispatching TV and broadband equipment, as well as handling reverse
logistics, including returns and recycling.
For more information on GXO’s commitment to ESG,
please visit the company’s latest ESG report.
About GXO Logistics
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is the world’s
largest pure-play contract logistics provider and is benefiting
from the rapid growth of ecommerce, automation and outsourcing. GXO
is committed to providing a diverse, world-class workplace for more
than 130,000 team members across more than 970 facilities totaling
approximately 200 million square feet. The company partners with
the world’s leading blue-chip companies to solve complex logistics
challenges with technologically advanced supply chain and ecommerce
solutions, at scale and with speed. GXO corporate headquarters is
in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Visit GXO.com for more information
and connect with GXO on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and
YouTube.
About Virgin Media O2
Virgin Media O2 launched on 1 June 2021,
combining the UK’s largest and most reliable mobile network with a
fully gigabit broadband network where customers benefit from
average speeds 5x faster than the national average.
The company has more than 46 million UK
connections across its award-winning broadband, mobile, TV and home
phone services. Its fixed network covers more than half of the
country (17m homes serviceable) alongside a mobile network that
covers 99% of the nation’s population. The company is on track to
bring 5G to all populated areas by end 2030, and offers more than
50% population 5G coverage today.
The company is committed to using the power of
connectivity to make its better for people and the planet, taking
action to close the digital divide and building an inclusive,
resilient, and low carbon economy. The business has set an
ambitious commitment to achieve net zero carbon across its
operations, products and supply chain by the end of 2040.
Virgin Media O2 is a 50:50 joint venture between
Liberty Global and Telefónica SA, and one of the UK’s largest
businesses. Virgin Media O2 is registered in England and Wales.
Registration number: 12580944. Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Road,
London, United Kingdom, W6 8BS.
GXO media contacts:
Jack Woodhead+44 (0)7929104482jack.woodhead@gxo.com
Anne Lafourcade +33 (0)6 75 22 52
90 anne.lafourcade@gxo.com
Matthew Schmidt +1
203-307-2809 matt.schmidt@gxo.com
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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data/uk-statistics-on-waste
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