Sustainability

Sustainability Strategy

Our sustainability strategy is based on three strategic pillars:

Strategic Pillars

Strategic Ambitions

Targets to 2030

Alignment to UN SDGs

Strategic Pillars

Building a circular economy

Strategic Ambitions

Unlock £1.25bn of investment in green economy by 2030
Targets to 2030
Leading in surplus redistribution

Quadrupling our plastics recycling

Investing in low carbon energy from waste
Alignment to UN SDGs
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Strategic Pillars

Tackling climate change

Strategic Ambitions

Having reduced emissions by 70% since 2002, we will deliver a further 50% reduction by 2030
Targets to 2030
50% reduction in carbon emissions

Cease buying fossil-fuelled trucks

Increase collection route efficiency by 20%
Alignment to UN SDGs
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Strategic Pillars

Caring for our people, supporting our communities

Strategic Ambitions

Be recognised as a top ranked employer and continue to be a good citizen, supporting good causes to make a real difference
Targets to 2030
Support of national Hope for Justice campaign to end modern slavery

50% reduction in our Lost Time Injury rate

Manage 30% of estate for biodiversity
Alignment to UN SDGs
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Michael Topham CEO
‘Resourceful, Responsible’ fully supports our strategic growth plans and long-term vision, defining the important role Biffa can play in delivering more sustainable solutions to help combat the UK’s waste challenge.

It is an ambitious but deliverable strategy which is based on proven technologies and is supported by our previously outlined investment plans. We look forward to reporting on our progress in the coming years as we deliver this plan and the exciting investment opportunities that it presents to our business.

Our Sustainability Pillars:

We are contributing to a sustainable future built around a circular economy; educating our customers, government and the wider public to use materials responsibly and re-using as much as possible. We are making significant investments in our recycling capabilities as well as collaborating in partnership with established, expert operators, to build the energy from waste (EfW) infrastructure that the UK needs to manage waste sustainably. We’ve also invested in surplus waste redistribution through the acquisition of Company Shop Group (CSG), enabling us to deliver a unique circular economy proposition.

Climate change is a global emergency that requires action now. Our services deliver carbon reductions for waste producers.

Over the past two decades, we have made huge strides in our sustainability journey by investing in green economy infrastructure and low carbon collections that have reduced our carbon emissions by 70%. Our aim is to cut our emissions by a further 50% by 2030 and to reach net zero emissions by 2050, in line with Government targets.

We are committed to keeping our people and the public safe by ensuring safety is firmly embedded within our culture and championed at all levels. We care about employee wellbeing and work-life balance and see our people as our best ambassadors. We also remain committed to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chain and creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are proud to ‘give something back’ to the community, through our biodiversity programmes, Biffa Award and charity partnership with WasteAid.

Our alignment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and haltand reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development