Working with experts Go Well Consulting, we have developed a three-year sustainability strategy that has specific and measurable targets linked to the impacts we identified as material to our stakeholders. We recognise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a benchmark for sustainable business practices across the globe and have identified five Goals and ten Targets we feel this strategy will help support the achievement of; while also ensuring we are not negatively impacting any others. We have included the Goal(s) beside our Impacts in the strategy. You can see the full explanation of the relevant SDGs and specific targets here.
November 2024 - Our Sustainability Journey Continues
NEW Soft Plastics Collection: To divert film from general waste, we installed a new soft plastics collection. Grant Gordon our Store Manager is one of the staff members driving change. We sat down with Grant and interviewed him - read how Grant is championing change:
Empowering Change: Our Store Manager's Leadership
Sustainability Strategy Launch: We also launched our Sustainability Strategy at our Auckland branch on Climate Action Day! We had a special guest, Nick from Go Well Consulting Ltd, who presented to the team along with and Sue, Kourosh and Joanne. Nick has been helping us on our sustainability journey, so it was great that he was able to share directly with our whole branch. It was a great morning, including an awesome interactive presentation, question and answer time and shared morning tea.
RTL's Sustainability Strategy Launched
Employee Wellbeing Initiative: In November, we also rolled out an internal staff Wellbeing Support Form. This is a digital form, for our team to reach out (anonymously), if support is needed or have ideas on how we can improve wellbeing at RTL. Enquiries are handled by the Group H&S Manager.
October 2024 - Update from Joanne McMahon
We're partnering with Go Well Consulting to develop authentic, innovative solutions for recycling and repurposing these essential safety tools. We commit to transparency and will share our progress here regularly. Together, we're paving the way to a sustainable future where safety, environmental stewardship, and customer value go hand-in-hand.
Sustainability Strategy Snapshot PDF Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) PDF
As of October 2024, we are three months into recording our emissions, adhering to ISO 14064-1:2018 and GHG Protocol standards, as we establish a crucial baseline for future improvements - (SDG 13).
We will be adding more updates and information as we progress on our sustainability journey. Stay tuned for regular updates!
October 2024: Emissions (SDG 7):
Measuring & Reducing Emissions article from October 2024, covers our progress in capturing emissions and shares some of our findings:
Direct Emissions: These are emissions from sources that are owned or controlled directly by RTL.
Indirect Emissions from Energy Use: These emissions are associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, heat, or cooling for RTL's operations
Other Indirect Emissions: This scope covers all other indirect emissions that occur in RTL's value chain, both upstream and downstream
October 2024: RTL's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
RTL's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include SDG 3, 8, 10, 12 & 13:
Emissions & Energy: To measure and reduce our emission, in line with climate science SDG 13
Waste & Circularity: To embed circular economy design into all our products and packaging and achieve significant waste reduction SDG 8, SDG 12
Sustainable Procurement: Map our entire supply chain to gain visibility of all environmental risks and ensure there are no instances of human rights violations SDG 8
Working at RTL: RTL is known as a safe, inclusive place to work, where health, wellbeing and development of our people are championed SDG 3, SDG 10
Education & Collaboration: Foster strategic partnerships and collaboration within the road transport industry to help drive innovation towards achieving a circular decarbonised sector SDG 12
Transparency & Communication: Communicate our sustainability journey and impacts transparently and authentically to help empower our staff, customers and industry SDG 12
