Monday 20th June 2022
At Wilsons we are continuously looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint and impact on the environment. One way we can achieve this is to continue to resource our products from Europe rather than China. By not travelling so far, our products will incur a much smaller carbon footprint.
Did you know?
Did you know?
- Nearly half the UK’s carbon footprint comes from emissions released overseas to satisfy UK-based consumption, according to a new report.
- Products including clothing, processed foods and electronics imported into the UK are counted as the manufacturing country’s emissions, not the UK’s - although they would not have been produced were it not for UK demand.
- These emissions account for 46% of the UK’s carbon footprint yet are not currently covered by national reporting or included in the UK’s net zero target.
- If companies switched to sourcing their goods more locally, we could save tonnes of CO2 each day!
- Driving 10,000 miles causes about 2.3 tonnes of CO2 a year (an SUV would be about 3 tonnes!)
- Food production for one person causes over 1 tonne of CO2 a year
- One person's gas and electricity consumption causes 4 tonnes of CO2 emission a year
- An economy flight from London to New York causes 1 tonne of CO2 per passenger