10:10 : progress on our pledges

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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We asked some of the celebrities, companies and families who signed up to 10:10 how they are cutting their carbon emissions

The Royal Mail

The Royal Mail, one of the largest organisations to sign up to 10:10, underlined its commitment to the campaign in May by using a stamp cancellation mark featuring the 10:10 logo on all letters and parcels sent over the course of a week. According to Paul Budd, Royal Mail's external relations director, these marks will have been seen each day by six million people – a major boost to the promotion of the campaign.

"We recognise that sustainability affects every part of our business, every day," Budd says. "It is increasingly important for us to operate and deliver services that have a positive impact on our future, and a minimal impact on the environment. Our customers' and society's needs are changing, and they expect us to provide low-carbon and sustainable solutions.

"We're training a network of 500 environment champions to help raise awareness of how small behavioural changes can make big differences to our carbon savings. And we've also started to install smart electric and gas meters in all our sites across the UK; these will provide accurate usage measurements and allow timely consumption data."

Royal Mail's new south Midlands mail centre has been designed with sustainability in mind: the building's CO2 emissions are 30% lower compared to previous building standards, and 98% of the waste from its construction has been re-used or recycled.
"We're also promoting new products, such as Sustainable Mail, to help our customers minimise the environmental impact of their advertising mailings and demonstrate their commitment to good environmental practices," Budd adds. "Sustainable Mail rewards customers who increase their mail's recyclability, improve its targeting and use materials from sustainable sources. Since it launched in 2009, we've posted 131m items using Sustainable Mail, which has saved a total of more than 8,500 tonnes of carbon emissions. That's equivalent to 913 UK individuals' annual emissions."

[vinnieb5]

thats why RM are scrapping our bikes & giving us a fleet of bloody vans !!

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you save energy on the heating bill when you close a mail center
and then use more fuel taking mail to a neighboring county

How much are they paying these 500 environment consultants.?

[oypostie]

Spin, spin, spin

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Spin, spin, spin

which bit?
Fair comment surely .

Edited :oops you mean them

[Big Daz]

you save energy on the heating bill when you close a mail center
and then use more fuel taking mail to a neighboring county

How much are they paying these 500 environment consultants.?

Far cheaper to have a network of trade union green reps