{"id":801,"date":"2023-10-07T09:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T01:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/peel-ports-group-reduces-ghg-emissions-by-a-third\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T09:50:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T01:50:22","slug":"peel-ports-group-reduces-ghg-emissions-by-a-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/peel-ports-group-reduces-ghg-emissions-by-a-third\/","title":{"rendered":"Peel Ports Group reduces GHG emissions by a third"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background-color:rgb(246,246,246); padding:20px; line-height:25px; text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Peel Ports Group has announced it has significantly reduced its <\/p>\n<p>greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its port facilities, cutting these by <\/p>\n<p>almost a third since 2020. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1696642577889023-1.jpg\" alt=\"Peel Ports Group reduces GHG emissions by a third\" title=\"Peel Ports Group reduces GHG emissions by a third\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; padding:15px 0px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The decrease is highlighted in the group\u2019s new 51-page ESG report. Peel <\/p>\n<p>Ports has reportedly issued the paper to demonstrate its commitment to <\/p>\n<p>environmentally friendly port operations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The independently-confirmed numbers demonstrate that the group has <\/p>\n<p>decreased Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by a total of 32 per cent throughout its <\/p>\n<p>port activities, compared to its 2020 baseline and utilising a market-based <\/p>\n<p>accounting system.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s Scope 1 emissions across its port operations have fallen by <\/p>\n<p>47 per cent alone during that time, largely helped by transitioning to using <\/p>\n<p>biofuels instead of diesels in straddle carriers and other equipment, and <\/p>\n<p>through the electrification of 97 per cent of the group\u2019s vehicle fleet.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Claudio Veritiero, Chief Executive Officer at Peel Ports Group, said: \u201cAs <\/p>\n<p>one of the UK\u2019s largest port operators, and a major employer in the areas in <\/p>\n<p>which we operate, we are fully aware of the role we need to play in driving the <\/p>\n<p>sustainability agenda.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took the lead within our industry when we announced our commitment to <\/p>\n<p>become a net-zero business by 2040, and this level of ambition has been <\/p>\n<p>replicated across our other focus areas of sustainability, including our <\/p>\n<p>approach to equality, diversity and inclusion as well as social issues.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis report represents a steppingstone in our journey to delivering <\/p>\n<p>sustainable growth for the business and we remain fully committed to building on <\/p>\n<p>the achievements we\u2019ve made to date while working to further embed <\/p>\n<p>sustainability as a driver for our future success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Peel Ports Group will be able to efficiently monitor and execute on its ESG <\/p>\n<p>aspirations due to the annual report, as it strives to become the UK\u2019s leading <\/p>\n<p>sustainable port operator.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The report covers investments and actions to assist the firm reach the <\/p>\n<p>net-zero milestone by 2040 across all of its UK and Ireland sites, nearly two <\/p>\n<p>years after the company originally announced its ambitious net-zero <\/p>\n<p>objectives.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In September, Greenock and KGV ports, part of Peel Ports\u2019 Clydeport <\/p>\n<p>Cluster, reached a significant milestone by achieving ISO-9001 <\/p>\n<p>re-certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peel Ports Group has announced it has significantly reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its port facilities, cutting these by almost a third since 2020. The decrease is highlighted in the group\u2019s new 51-page ESG report. Peel Ports has reportedly issued the paper to demonstrate its &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}