The Mission Possible Pledge Wall

Brought to you in association with the UK Government’s Green GB & NI Week, the Mission Possible Pledge Wall showcases the growing list of sustainable business commitments being made under the five campaign pillars of Energy, Resources, Mobility, The Built Environment and Business Leadership.

No Mission Possible Pledge is too small or too ambitious for the Wall – so long as it is a new, measurable action that the pledger believes will help their organisation on its mission to achieve a sustainable future.

Scroll through the Mission Possible pledges and filter by industry, campaign pillar and date below. And join the Mission by making a new commitment of your own.

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Energy

We pledge to deploy up to 20MW of large-scale rooftop solar systems on 10 of our fulfilment centres in the UK over the coming 18 months, generating the equivalent amount of electricity required to power over 4,500 UK homes.

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Mobility

We pledge to revolutionise our 500-strong fleet of John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners delivery trucks, turning current diesel lorries into bio-methane clean machines by 2028.

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Energy

We pledge to undertake an external audit of our energy use in 1 Victoria Street in 2018 to support our ambition to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the BEIS estate by 66% by 2020.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to end the use of single-use coffee cups from January 2019 in 1 Victoria Street, and phase out the majority of single use plastic on the BEIS estate by 2020.

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Energy

On every project, we pledge to be ambassadors for creating landscapes that will contribute towards climate change mitigation and resilience. We pledge to persuade clients to include 25% more trees in their design by October 2019.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to reduce our waste intensity by 20%, to 5.67 tonnes per 100sqm (compared to baseline of 7.09 tonnes per 100sq m in FY 2015), by 2025.

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Energy

We pledge to procure renewable electricity for 100% of our non-landlord supplied offices by the end of October 2018.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to achieve 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging by 2025.

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Energy

We pledge to develop a science-based carbon reduction target by the end of 2019.

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Mobility

We pledge to electrify our own fleet – currently around 1,500 vehicles – by 2030. This doubles the objective set by the Government by that same deadline.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to provide advice and guidance to 5,000 members of the hospitality industry to help them work towards zero use of single-use plastic by the end of 2019 - especially in foodservice and personal hygiene products

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Mobility

We pledge to invest in existing and new technologies and trialling low or zero-emission vehicles, to reduce our emissions by 20% cent by 2020- 21, against a 2004-05 baseline.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to replace all single-use plastic cups in every hot drinks dispenser with compostable or paper cups, saving three million plastic cups a year, as part of ongoing efforts to reduce consumption of single-use plastics across our UK offices.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to eliminate all single-use plastics from our UK offices by the end of 2019, and we'll provide advice and guidance to other EY member firms across the world who are looking to achieve the same outcome.

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Energy

We pledge to continue the procurement of 100% certified renewable energy (i.e. electricity and biogas) for all of our UK offices where EY controls the supply.

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Energy

We pledge to implement ISO 14001 Environmental Management System across our UK operations during 2019.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to eliminate all types of disposable cups from in-house catering and vending services across our UK offices by the end of 2018 - replacing them with reusable cups and bottles, saving 6.5 million single-use plastic items per year.

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Energy

We pledge to invest £250m into the UK’s thriving renewable energy infrastructure, investing in solar parks and wind farms around the country.

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NOT PLASTIC

We pledge to set up a ban on single use plastics from all of our UK sites. This includes items such as plastic cups, cutlery and straws. Glassware, crockery and stainless steel will be used instead.

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Energy

We pledge to reduce the carbon-intensity of electricity generated by a further 50% by 2030 based on 2018 levels - 75% down on 2016 levels.

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