Here at Bristan, we strive to be an organisation that has a positive impact on our customers, our communities, and the environment. Whilst we are proud of the actions we are taking; we acknowledge and are dedicated to do more
We are working with the Carbon Trust on their Route Net Zero Standard to reduce our carbon footprint year-on-year, looking at how we can better assist our team and local communities, and we are also regularly seeking consultation from industry experts on how to be a more sustainable organisation.
As part of our continuous improvement to sustainability, we are also proud to hold the highest-level membership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School. Our gold level status ensures that as a business we are working alongside the School to constantly develop our sustainability knowledge with both our supply chains and own workforce
Sustainable Packaging
We are working to introduce more sustainably sourced packaging solutions and aim to reduce recycling content in our packaging by 30% before the end of 2025.
Sustainable Partnership
We are proud to be part of the Ecologi Scheme. In 2024, we have had 145 trees planted on our behalf.
Energy Consumption Reduction
We have installed 1,666 solar panels on our Head Office roof, which will result in CO2 savings ofapproximately 100,000kg per year, significantly reducing our carbon footprint.
Waste Management & Recycling
We are proud to be a zero-to-landfill company. We produce around 89,000kg of waste every year which we re-purpose and reuse in the following ways:
Boxes used in our
automated machine
are made of 100%
recycled paper
All our transit
packaging
is now made from
recycled material.
All broken pallets
and wood waste
is used to make new pallets,
shredded for the use in
animal bedding or
even converted to wood
pellets for heating.
Our bonding and
stretch film
used to secure product
onto pallets, has been
replaced with 30% recycled material.
Water Efficiency
Reducing our water consumption remains a top priority and we have adopted water-saving initiatives both within the business and into our product ranges.
Pre-fitted flow limiters
Limited the flow to as little as 3.5
litres of water per minute, helping
to reduce water consumption.
Self-closing
'push button' taps
Designed to meet BREEAM
standard and reduce
water waste.
Infrared Taps
Offers significant water saving
by automatically turning off
when not is use.
Eco Start taps
Saving energy by having cold water
as the default central start position
of the tap handle.