JT Sustainability
2020, The Year Of Change
Tom Noel Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Company Secretary
2020 was the year JT shifted from delivering separate strands of activity on sustainability, to formalising a robust and ambitious 10-year strategy; addressing the increasing environmental pressures and social issues of our time, and most notably, where and how JT can really make a difference. Organisationally, sustainability has captured the hearts and minds of our people and as we embrace this, we continue to embed sustainability into our company’s DNA. We’ve worked closely with stakeholders and the Carbon Trust to benchmark and baseline our carbon emissions and understand where we can make changes that benefit our communities. All of which helped us to create an overall blueprint for our Sustainability Strategy which provides a framework for the future and benchmarks well against some of the world’s leading companies.
Our Ambitions Our Strategy focuses on two main ambitions, centred around Planet and People - reducing our environmental impact, and promoting key social priorities, all underpinned by Transparent Reporting and Governance.
Planet
People
Power Consumption & Energy Efficiencies
Community
• Use sustainably sourced energy • Re-purpose our property estate • Reduce the impact of refrigerants
• Support local charities • Support vulnerable groups and communities, eliminating the digital divide • Raise awareness and support of Mental Health
Travel – to work and at work • Minimise our local and international business travel • Offer employees an alternative commute scheme • Offset essential travel with a “Gold standard verified” carbon offset scheme “Rwanda Borehole Clean Drinking Water” Circular Business Model • Reduce plastic in our stores • Stock products with eco-friendly packaging • Re-purpose legacy electrical products
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging • Workforce diversity and inclusion • Social inclusion, sustainability, and accountability Safety & Security • Network & Cybersecurity, Personal Safety, Privacy & Data protection
