Brambles Commits To 2020 Sustainability Goals Adopting Closer Alignment With The UN's Sustainable Development Goals

Brambles, the global supply chain logistics company operating primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands, is delighted to announce its Sustainability Goals for 2020, reflecting the Group’s commitment to its Better Business, Better Communities, Better Planet sustainability framework.

Brambles is built on principles that are inherently sustainable, providing efficient, safe and sustainable solutions for customers’ supply chains, while minimising environmental impact and contributing positively to the community at large. The Group offers pallets, crates and containers for shared use by multiple supply-chain participants in a “circular economy” model utilising the principles of recover, reuse, reduce and recycle.

The Company’s 2020 Sustainability Goals focus on the most material aspects of the Group’s operations and are closely aligned both with the aspirations of its customers and with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Brambles circular business model, known as pooling, benefits customers by enabling them to transport their goods through the supply chain while eliminating the financial and environmental costs and risks of purchasing and disposing of one-way transportation platforms such as pallets or cardboard boxes.

Brambles’ 2020 Sustainability Goal are as follows:

Better Framework	Main Goal	Alignment to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Better Planet	Zero Deforestation – 100% chain of custody for all lumber supply globally	SDG 15 Sustainable Forestry SDG 13 Climate Action
	Zero Emissions – 20% reduction in CO2-e per pooled unit	SDG 13 Climate Action SDG 7 Clean Energy
	Zero Waste – Zero wood waste and plastic waste to landfill	SDG 12 Sustainable Production and Consumption SDG 14 Clean Water and Sanitation
Better Business	Better Workplace – 25% reduction in Brambles Incident Frequency Rate (BIFR) ; 30% women on Board and in senior management; global best practice employee engagement	SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being SDG 4 Quality Education SDG 5 Gender Equality SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
	Better Collaboration – Yearly improvement in packaging waste, food waste, CO2-e intensity per kilometre through collaboration with suppliers and customers	SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 12 Sustainable Consumption and Production
	Better Supply Chains – Yearly improvement in CO2-e and waste reductions in customer supply chains through the use of our products and services	SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 12 Sustainable Consumption and Production
Better Communities	Helping Communities –Yearly improvement in Education, Environment and Food Security programs through our commitment to 0.7% pre-tax profit donations and 1 volunteering day per year per employee.	SDG 4 Quality Education SDG 2 Zero Hunger SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 15 Sustainable Forestry

For the full version of this table with strategy and benefits, please visit brambles.com/sustainability.

The setting of Brambles’ 2020 Sustainability Goals follows the achievement of the following under the Group’s 2015 Sustainability Goals, which were set in 2010:

A 20% reduction in carbon emissions
97% of wood purchased from certified sources
75% zero wood waste to landfill at sites comprising 92% of production volumes
Collaboration with more than 100 food banks, contributing to in-kind donations of US$1.45 million in FY15
15% improvement in the Brambles Injury Frequency Rate
25% increase in participation in education, training and development days
In FY15, customers use of Brambles’ pallets and reusable plastic crates eliminated 460,000 tonnes of waste from landfill and saved 1.38 million trees.

A full version of Brambles’ 2015 Sustainability Review and Sustainability Report Card are available on the Brambles website.

Brambles has consistently been recognized as one of the most sustainable companies in the world and is listed on both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. It has won numerous awards for its sustainability initiatives including the EcoVadis Gold recognition level in Europe and Canada. It has also been recognised as a sector leader for fighting deforestation by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

Brambles Chief Executive Officer, Tom Gorman, said: “Brambles has made significant progress in delivering continual improvement through our sustainability objectives over the past five years. Our 2020 Sustainability Goals set a new challenge for us – one that we are excited and committed to undertaking. Our commitment to sustainability fits intrinsically with our model, our markets and our customers’ needs and I am delighted to see our goals also align so directly with the Sustainability Goals established by the UN.”

Source: Brambles