Food services firm Compass targets net-zero emissions by 2030
The UK's largest food services company, Compass Group UK & Ireland, will switch to 100% electric vehicles (EVs), move 40% of its food offerings to plant-based proteins and will launch a £1m carbon reduction fund in a bid to reach net-zero emissions by 2030.
Compass Group has become a signatory of Business Ambition for 1.5°C
Compass Group UK & Ireland has unveiled the steps it will take to reach net-zero emissions across its own operations and value chain by 2030. The company will attempt to deliver a 55% reduction in emissions across the value chain by 2025, rising to 65% for 2030 from a 2019 baseline. Targets to be developed through the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) criteria.