L&F Jones Environmental
L&F Jones Foodservices are proud of our actions on sustainability issues, and have been committed to this philosophy for many years. Our commitment to protecting and enhancing the environment is central to the way we work. We recognise the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within our business, as climate change continues to be one of the most challenging environmental issues we face.
To provide a rigorous approach to environmental management we regularly review our impacts and put in place the responsibilities, procedures, training and monitoring processes to manage them effectively.
In recent years we have maintained a focus on our corporate social responsibility and continued to invest in a wide range of practical sustainable initiatives which have significantly reduced our carbon footprint at our Midsomer Norton distribution centre. The details of future initiatives will be provided to the client.
Increasingly, customers are looking for suppliers with excellent sustainability credentials and this is an area where L&F Jones Foodservice can differentiate itself from its competitors by delivering this ethos in partnership with our supply chain. Collectively, we are aiming to make tomorrow a better place.
Through collaboration with our supply chain, we aim to minimise our negative impacts on the environment by reducing the amount of packing used and reducing the number and frequency of deliveries required. To provide a rigorous approach to environmental management we regularly review our impacts and put in place the responsibilities, procedures, training and monitoring processes to manage them effectively.
How and what sustainability information will be provided to the client
Results of carbon reduction measures implemented including:
1. Waste reduction measures introduced ie:
• Amount of waste recycled (cardboard, plastic, pallets)
• Amount of waste sent to landfill
2. Office actions – results of year on year reduction , measures including:
• Paper used for brochures and pricelists will be FSC accredited and a mix of 50% recycled and 50% from sustainably managed forests and will be chlorine free
• We will work towards ensuring sustainability information, such as COSHH documents and the carbon footprint of products are easy to find on our website.
• Reduction in energy used
3. Transport – measures introduced to reduce fuel consumption
• New vehicles will have the latest energy efficient engines which will be monitored against existing vehicles
• Drag resistant attachments to be used
4. Products – The reduction in food miles travelled by:
• Increasing the number of local suppliers used and products supplied
• We will review and increase the use of Fair Trade produce
• Reducing the number of supplier part-load deliveries by utilising the APEX2 facility through Landmark Wholesale, we will advise on the total annual mileage reduction achieved through this initiative
5. Results of surveys undertaken by the Carbon Trust and the measures introduced as a result of these.
The information gathered will be supplied to the council during the regular review meetings arranged to discuss the contract's performance and published on our website.
How and what sustainability information will be provided to the service users
1. We will work towards ensuring sustainability information, such as COSHH documents and the carbon footprint of products are easy to find on our website.
2. Details of the local supply chain. Who the local food growers are, the products they provide and the food miles the products have travelled.
3. The range of fair trade and special dietary products available.
4. Carbon reduction measures implemented and their results.
Our vehicles are the biggest user of energy within L&F Jones Holdings operations. Cutting carbon emissions in our activities is essential to contribute to the government's overall target of an 80% reduction by 2050.
For many years now, we have continued to invest in environmentally friendly transport refrigeration units that negate the need for an additional auxiliary diesel engine to power the refrigeration system. The transport refrigeration units are all electric and powered from the efficient truck engines that conform to Euro emission levels. They are specifically designed to reduce energy consumption and utilise many energy saving features. In addition to this there is less maintenance required.
Vehicle Selection
1. Multi-temperature vehicles will be utilised on the contract, with the size (12 ton etc) determined based on the average route requiring completion.
2. The engine specification will meet the Euro 5 & 6 specification.
3. Anti-drag attachments will be used.
Emissions Reduction
1. All company diesel delivery vehicles and cars will run on 5% Bio Diesel.
Deliveries / Collections
1. A routing and load planning module will be used to create a more efficient.