CMC Marquees is committed to reducing its carbon footprint in line with the guidance from the Science Based Targets Initiative. It is our responsibility as a service provider to continually improve and ensure our practices promote the highest standards in all areas.
We hold ourselves accountable for finding and striving for sustainable or recyclable options in the first instance. We encourage our clients to make conscious choices wherever possible too. We make every attempt to ensure our equipment can be reused. Where things cannot be reused, we ensure they are recycled or disposed of correctly with the least possible environmental impact.
CMC Marquees Green Credentials
From our beautiful base in the heart of North Somerset we are lucky to have fields and forests surrounding us. We’re no stranger to a deer at our lake, squirrels scurrying past and horses passing by our front gates. Nature is important to us and we are very proud to be based within a carbon negative office and warehouse. We supply 100% of our own electricity and heat, and most of our own water too.
CMC HQ RUNS ON
RENEWABLE ENEGERY
IN 2022 WE SAVED
TONNES OF CO2e
WE’VE INSTALLED
MORE SOLAR PANELS
Renewable Energy Supplies
All our electricity comes from our roof of solar panels. Thanks to our large roof space we are able harness enough solar energy to power our entire warehouse and offices. In 2022 we increased our capacity by 25%.
Sustainable Energy Resources
Our biomass boiler provides us with heat and hot water when we need it. The boiler uses pellets made from the waste wood of other productions, sourced from sustainably managed forests.
Responsibly Managed Vehicle fleet
We have electric car charging points at our main office, allowing for our Director plus other staff and visitors with electric cars to park and charge while they are here. Our wider vehicle fleet are all AdBlue, meaning that harmful emissions are minimised as much as possible. We also regularly check our fleet to ensure optimisation of fuel efficiency. Truck and lorry tyres are maintained at the correct pressures, engines are serviced regularly, and loads are within the correct specification for vehicle capacity to minimise emissions.
On-site Water Supply
We are lucky enough to also have our own water supply, which is filtered for suitability for drinking and use throughout our office and warehouse. This is enough to supply us with almost all our own water.
Eco-friendly Marquee Cleaning
In 2019 we invested in a state-of-the-art marquee washing machine, which cleans our kit to the very highest standard, significantly increasing the lifespan of our marquees. In turn, this reduces any waste we produce.
The Little Things
As a team we work hard to reduce, reuse and recycle wherever possible, down to the little things that all contribute to the big difference. This includes sensible printing habits, keeping lights and heaters off in unused rooms, shutting external doors, car sharing to meetings and even cycling to work. We have large recycling facilities to ensure anything that can be recycled, is. We also have on-site composting for all compostable waste.
Our Future Plans
Our current commitments are not fixed or exhaustive; we take everything under constant review to ensure we’re working as hard as we can not just for our business, but keeping in mind the impact on both the local ecosystems and the planet.
Having recently undertaken a carbon footprint assessment for scope 1 and 2 emissions, we found we produced 0.5 tonnes of C02e in 2022, meaning we are well on the way to being a carbon neutral business. With our further sustainability initiatives and our increased solar capacity, we expect our 2023 footprint to make us a climate positive business, where we will be generating more energy than we use.
We recognise there’s always space to do more. We continually review our carbon output in all our operations, beyond our premises, and take actions to either reduce or offset these emissions. As well as bettering our offering to extend these benefits to our clients.
