Culina Group
Carbon Footprinting
The business
Culina Group provides a total logistics solution across the UK and Ireland. They specialise in the are housing, distribution and transportation of chilled and ambient food and drink. EIC has supported the group since 2010, initially with procurement and following with compliance services from 2012.
Delivering peace of mind
Legislation can be time consuming to adhere to and complicated to interpret. We assist Culina Group with a number of compliance services. We manage CCAs for 8 sites, adhere to the CRC Scheme for their subsidiary Great Bear Distribution, and ensure compliance with ESOS. As the group has grown, our support has too and as a result we also deliver a Carbon Footprint reporting solution.
“Carbon Footprint” describes the carbon and greenhouse gas emissions for which businesses and individuals are responsible. Whenever we consume energy, carbon and greenhouse gas emissions are produced. Businesses are responsible for their carbon emissions regardless of their size.
Our fully bespoke service features data collection, validation and calculation of their Carbon Footprint. Culina Group report voluntarily and include fuels from electricity to refrigerant.
Transport is the focal point of their business and our team use an intensity ratio for pallets being delivered and dispatched, compared with fuels used at their sites. We collate data for quarterly reporting and track this against previous years, analysing the results against organisational KPIs.
“We have built a long standing relationship with the EIC team and continue to be impressed with their expertise. They take away the excessive administration that comes with compliance and offer great insight and advice on our next steps for energy savings. I would recommend the team to other businesses looking to comply with Carbon schemes and boost their CSR.”
Pauline Shaw
Head of Quality Assurance
23%
decrease in emissions for three year period 2013 – 2016
Doing the right thing
Our service provides Culina Group with complete understanding of their business energy use and emissions by site. We collate information including waste (landfill, energy recovery and recyclables) that isn’t normally captured in other carbon reporting schemes. It identifies opportunities to drive energy savings and reduce carbon footprint.
Culina Group are a responsible organisation and take full consideration of the impact their business has on the environment. They became a zero to landfill organisation in April 2016 and have introduced and trialled LNG fuelled vehicles as an alternative fuel source. The group has successfully cut emissions by approximately 23% for the period 2013 – 2016 across Culina Logistics Limited and Ambient business sectors. We are currently looking to support Culina Group with additional bespoke reporting.
