Sustainability at Royal Mail
But we want to go further, taking action to continually reduce emissions, reduce waste and improve the air quality in the communities in which we operate. This includes investing in technologies such as electric vehicles, drones, alternative fuel trucks and energy improvements to our estate.
We are committed to providing sustainable services for our customers and communities as we deliver against our environmental ambitions.
Steps to zero
Steps to zero
We’re committed to achieving net zero across by 2040.
We aim to reduce our overall waste and material production by increasing recycled content, recycling more materials in our products and driving behaviours that help to support a circular economy.
It’s our ambition for 100% of our fleet to be powered by alternative fuel by 2040, improving air quality in the communities in which we operate.
We have robust processes in place to manage our environmental impact, including climate-related risks and opportunities.
We are committed to providing sustainable services for our customers and communities as we deliver against our environmental ambitions.
We are working hard to reduce the emissions of our operations. Building on our network of on-foot deliveries, we are rolling out electric vans, trialling low-emission trucks and using renewable energy to power our buildings to help reduce our emissions even further.
As a result, we have a growing number of all-electric delivery offices, in which all deliveries are zero emission, while almost all our buildings are now powered by 100% renewable electricity.
We have the UK’s largest electric fleet of any major UK parcel operator, with 5,000 electric vans in service today.
We continue to trial other alternative fuel vehicles such as micro electric and hydrogen vehicles, as well as other delivery models – including delivery by drone!
Our network of over 85,000 posties means we can also collect your parcel while we’re out delivering. By reducing the number of journeys we can help bring down emissions and congestion levels.
Our unique ‘feet on the street’ delivery model significantly contributes to keeping our emissions low when compared to our competitors. Over half of our parcel delivery routes are wholly or partially on foot, while 21% of our delivery routes are now zero emission.
Please take a look at our 2022-23 Environment, Social and Governance Report report.