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Colin Lawson Transport Ltd. – Operational Carbon Assessment and Carbon Offset to become Carbon Neutral

Client: Colin Lawson Transport Ltd

Sector: Transport

Services: Carbon Assessment and Carbon Offset to Become Carbon Neutral

 

 

Founded in 1997, Colin Lawson Transport (CLT) is one of Aberdeen’s and the North East’s largest and most experienced haulage companies, operating a fleet of over 60 vehicles specialising within the oil and gas sector, to complement their general haulage and heavy haulage fleet.

As part of a re-branding operation programme for 2020, hoping to expand into new market sectors, Colin’s team wanted to capitalise on recent environmental pressures and reduce their overall carbon emissions. With the overall aim to offset his carbon emissions and declare the business Carbon Neutral.

Objectives

  • Carry out site inspection and collate energy spend data to summarise total energy spend
  • Calculate carbon emissions in line with UK government GHG protocol for company reporting
  • Summarise findings in a comprehensive carbon assessment report identifying opportunities for savings in both cost and carbon emissions
  • Determine opportunity to offset carbon emissions to become Carbon Neutral

Results

  • Carbon-Zero engaged with Colin Lawson and his management team to outline boundaries of assessment and scope of to establish all sources of energy spend
  • Completed a site survey and audit on premises, operations and accounting data
  • Calculated carbon emissions summarising Scopes 1,2 &3 in line with GHG reporting protocol
  • Identified largest emissions and opportunities to reduce energy spend, cost and associated emissions savings
  • Summarised residual emissions and the Colin Lawson chose to offset the emissions by investing in Carbon Credits

Value To Client

“We can see benefits with our customers, tendering opportunities emphasising there is more to our business than the lowest price”

Colin Lawson, Managing Director