Welcome to the SportsShoes Sustainability page
We have invested in a local tree-growing and nature diversity project to mark 40 years of business. This investment in sequestration equates to the scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions across the first 40 years of business.
We believe that there’s no fun to be had standing still. But we know that moving leaves footprints.
So we are working in a number of ways to reduce our footprints. We have undertaken a Scope 1, 2 and 3 assessment of our business activities. The scope of which will be widened each year. This includes everything we do: from receiving products from our suppliers to the moment they arrive at your door. We take this stuff seriously because we know you do.
Electricity
As well as investing in energy efficient equipment we will work to reduce use through better practices and move to a 100% renewable supply immediately.
Water consumption
SportsShoes water consumption is low, but we will work to reduce this further by introducing lean-flush and tap restrictor technologies.
Gas usage
Gas is used for heating and we are investing in alternative heating technologies such as radiant panels and more efficient gas heaters.
Consumables
Like all businesses SportsShoes use a multitude of office consumables, namely paper, toner, and stationary. We have an on-going programme to reduce the consumables that we use.
Packaging
We also use packaging materials to pack orders for our customers, and this is one of the company’s largest impacts. Although the packaging weighs very little we, are experimenting with alternative materials such as compostables.
Waste
Waste is generated through the normal operations of a business. Our aim here is to move as much solid waste into recycling streams and to reduce both of them as much as possible.
Distrubution
Getting our products to the customer takes resources. We are looking at everything including the way we get products to our UK and International customers.
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Reducing our impact
Ben Mounsey & Mark Shayler, sportsshoes sustainability consultant, talk about the carbon impact of the use of plastics and how we can reduce this moving forward.
Make it Wild
Ben Mounsey & Mark Shayler, sportsshoes sustainability consultant, talk with Christopher Neave, about Make it Wild and the work that goes into protecting & preserving woodland.
Leave no footprints
We believe that there’s no fun to be had standing still. But we know that moving leaves footprints. So we are working in a number of ways to reduce our footprints. We are learning. We are discovering what we don’t know and finding somethings are really complex with no clear answer.
