We’re really excited to share that Avanti Hygiene is officially a Planet Mark Certified Business—a globally respected symbol of commitment to sustainability.

It’s been a long haul and involved lots of investigation, but we’ve thoroughly enjoyed the process. It involved some careful measurement, lots of reflection and it quickly identified some no-brainer actions we could take.

Becoming Planet Mark Certified means we have taken a big step forwards to support our collective aim for Net Zero at this critical time. Measurement is essential to understand our carbon footprint, and give a basis on which to reduce our impact.

Team Avanti has been looking closely at how we impact the environment from our energy use and carbon emissions to waste and supply chains.

Since we set out on a journey to help create clean, safe and sustainable spaces for all our clients, it made absolute sense to look at our own space too. We help our clients make better choices – so we knew we had to make some too.

What we measured and why it matters

Since last year we have been working with Planet Mark to take a deep dive into our environmental footprint and emission sources. These include our Scopes 1, 2 and some Scope 3 emissions which include Electricity, Natural Gas, Transmission and Distribution Losses, Business Travel, Fleet Travel, Paper, Waste and Water.

Our total measured Location-Based emissions came to 16.2 tonnes of CO2e.

Now we have a benchmark for improvement. That way we can keep on reducing and minimising our impact every year. We’re committed to making a minimum 5% annual reduction to our Scope 1 and 2 emissions in particular, which includes our fleet impact natural gas and electricity usage. Scope 1 emissions are those which a company creates directly, such as using fuel, while Scope 2 means those which are created indirectly, such as through our purchase of electricity.

Planet Mark follows the globally trusted GHG Protocol for reporting. They will keep measuring our carbon footprint each year so we can strive to be a bit better each time.

What it means to us

For us, this achievement is about more than numbers. It’s a reflection of how we’ve rethought who we are and how we work.

We refreshed the Avanti brand a little more than a year back, and adopted our new mission to help create clean, safe and sustainable spaces.

Becoming a Planet Mark Certified Business means that sustainability truly is no longer an ‘extra’ to what we do, but fully built into how we operate. We’ve made huge efforts over the past year to identify suppliers who offer sustainable products, and who operate sustainably. We should all be holding each other to such standards.

From choosing more eco-conscious suppliers to small day-to-day decisions around energy and waste, we’re embedding responsibility into every part of the business. And with this certification, we now have a clear framework for keeping ourselves accountable and making measurable improvements across the board.

“Achieving this with Planet Mark represents more than a certificate – it’s our promise to ourselves, and to our customers, that we’ll keep pushing for better,” , said Rachel Connor, Director at Avanti.

Click here to see our certificate.

Want to dig deeper into Planet Mark and how it’s helping businesses become more sustainable? Find more info at www.planetmark.com