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Getlink (Paris:GET), a leader in low-carbon transport, has
set out its new 2025 action plan to meet environmental challenges.
A 30% reduction in direct CO21 emissions by 2025, an environmental
strategy in line with the Paris Agreement 2°C trajectory, a
commitment to protecting the natural environment, controlling waste
and the circular economy through the Group’s ecosystem: Getlink
takes on the responsibility and ambition to accelerate sustainable
transport in Europe.
Since it was founded, Getlink has been a leader in
eco-responsible transport. As a major player in the regions where
it operates through its subsidiaries Eurotunnel, Europorte and soon
Régionéo and ElecLink, Getlink is now looking to step up its
contribution to the fight against climate change and preserving
natural resources.
Today, it outlines a new roadmap for its environmental strategy
with three pillars: the climate; resource management and impact on
the environment; and finally waste management and the circular
economy. This 2025 environment plan is supported by the Group's
Board of Directors, under the aegis of Patricia Hewitt, Senior
Environment and Climate Director.
For each of these, Getlink has set concrete goals for 2025. A
date in the near-future was chosen to promote continued action,
while also setting a clear long-term vision. This strategy is based
on the 2019 materiality study and a regular, rigorous and
transparent management system to measure results.
Objective 1: Contribute to the Paris Agreement 2°C trajectory
across the entire Group supply chain
Getlink, the first cross-Channel operator to publish its carbon
footprint in 2007, reduced its emissions by 33% between 2012 and
2019. To date, the Eurotunnel and Europorte businesses have made it
possible to avoid emitting more than 2 million tonnes of CO2 each
year compared to alternative modes of transport.
By committing to achieving a 15% reduction in direct emissions
by 2023 and 30% by 2025, the Group announces an ambitious
trajectory, independent and compatible with the Paris Agreement 2°C
trajectory. The Group is targeting its own emissions by committing
to reduce those emissions linked to non-electrified rail traction
for Europorte Freight, and by shifting to lower emitting fluids
used for cooling or fire-fighting functions across the Fixed Link
Concession.
To be a driving force in the sustainable transformation of
transport in Europe, Getlink also wants to accelerate the
commitment of its entire supply chain through:
- Integrating the energy / climate
performance of its suppliers in 100% of purchasing decisions above
€200,000 euros annually; - Extension of Tunnel usage to all new
forms of fuel by 2025 (gas, electricity, hydrogen); - Development
of two new service offers encouraging its freight and passenger
customers towards modal shift and use low-carbon mobility
options.
In addition to its targets for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, Getlink also seeks to strengthen its analysis of the
risks and opportunities linked to climate change in its
extra-financial assessments, in accordance with the Task Force on
Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) as agreed at COP21.
Objective 2: Sustainably manage resources and control the
impact on the environment
Getlink is responsible for managing 37 ha of protected natural
sites in the UK and France. These land reserves, mainly created
from the reuse of rocks extracted from the Channel subsoil during
the construction of the Tunnel, are dedicated to the preservation
and development of biodiversity. For example, the Samphire Hoe
Nature Reserve is home to 220 species of birds, 200 species of
plants (including more than 1,300 rare Ophrys “Spider” orchids) and
30 species of butterflies.
In order to continue to improve control of its impact on the
natural environments of its sites, Getlink is committed to:
- Obtain ISO 14001 certification or
equivalent for all sites and activities; - Adopt 100% natural and /
or organic solutions for weeding and maintaining green spaces; -
Reduce drinking water consumption by 10%; - Improve air quality in
the Tunnel.
Objective 3: Control the Group's waste and promote the
circular economy throughout its ecosystem
Today, 85% of Getlink's waste is non-hazardous industrial waste.
On the Eurotunnel terminal in France, more than 90% of this waste
is recycled and 30% of non-hazardous waste is transformed into
solid recovered fuels to supply boilers.
To continue this effort, the Group aims to:
- Continue to develop its activities without
increasing the volume of waste produced (2019 reference value); -
Deploy comprehensive waste sorting for its customers and employees;
- Create 3 partnerships or service offers relevant to the circular
economy by 2025.
Patricia Hewitt, Independent Director - Environment and
Climate Lead Director, said: “Getlink’s commitments are
distinguished by their pragmatism, by the desire to reduce the
direct emissions without purchasing carbon credits, and by their
short and medium-term outlook. The result of collaborative work,
the Group and its Board of Directors are proud of this first
initiative.”
Yann Leriche, Getlink CEO, added: “With already
strong green credentials, Getlink is now developing an ambitious
roadmap which will allow it to make more of a difference. It is
performance that guides us, for the environment as with everything
else.”
_________________ 1 an objective submitted for review to the
Science-Based Targets initiative
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