WJ Group – Sustainability
The Race2NetZero is an urgent priority for WJ Group. It measures, and have independently verified, its Scope 1 and 2 emissions and produce monthly fleet reports of CO2 as well as air quality emissions such as NOx, PMs, CO and hydrocarbons. The WJ fleet has the biggest environmental impact as a large user of diesel, but WJ is already planning its shift to alternative-fuelled vehicles. Battery electric vehicles may prove the best option, even for the heavier vehicles in the fleet, as they typically do a very small mileage and so range is not a concern. The company says it is two years away from developing its first EV road-marking truck, which should allow operations to be quieter, which is important for night-time working and community impact, as well as delivering zero tailpipe emissions. All its cars are now electric or hybrid, and its vans will be too by 2026. “Our vans do considerable mileage,” says Paul, “but we have plans in place to make this happen.” The company has also planted 327,000 trees in Scotland to help offset its carbon emissions. And its decarbonisation plans don’t stop there. The road marking materials used to ‘paint’ the roads are a mixture of aggregates, reflective elements, a binder system, and coloured pigment. WJ Group has found that simply by switching from a hydrocarbon binder system to a biogenic system it has reduced the embodied carbon of these materials by 80%. They also use mainly recycled materials, up to 90% in many products. Overall, this has removed 20,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually. Paul says: “We all face the existential risk of global warming. Mitigating the impacts and moving to Net Zero are fundamental to us all. Improving air quality is also a key factor for us. Our workforce is constantly exposed to the particulate pollution caused by road traffic, which is a major public health concern. These issues are synonymous and urgent, and we must all address them, in every way we can. Mitigating road risk is vital to us, bringing us back to ‘Creating Safe, Sustainable Journeys for Everyone’.”
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