“All colleagues in our business share the responsibility of making Chelsom more sustainable and I am very proud of the positive changes we have already made.”
WILL CHELSOM
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Proud to be PLANET MARK certified on our quest to net zero
By measuring and reducing our carbon footprint, we are furthering our sustainability commitment by being Planet Mark certified. Planet Mark is an internationally recognised sustainability certification which recognises continuous improvement, encourages action and will help build an empowered team of people at Chelsom wanting to make a difference to our business.
ENVIRONMENTAL Initiatives
As a responsible British business we are already on our journey towards carbon net zero and we have it embedded within our culture that we must champion sustainability at all levels. By the very nature of what we do at Chelsom, we understand that there is much that we can improve upon, but there is a deep rooted passion to make a difference in this challenging field. The below initiatives are just some of the things we are doing at Chelsom in order to have a more positive impact on the environment:
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We are protecting an area of endangered rainforest thanks to Cool Earth, a charity working to halt deforestation.
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We are supporting the Eden Project, an educational charity building connections between people and the living world.
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All product catalogues are printed on carbon balanced paper. Carbon balancing is delivered by World Land Trust, an international conservation charity.
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Our global logistics partner, Kuehne and Nagel, has set itself a goal of transporting completely CO2 neutral by 2030 through its Net Zero carbon programme.
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We shred and recycle all cardboard for use as packaging materials. Any surplus cardboard is then sold on to other businesses with all proceeds going to our local charity, Streetlife.
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Our lighting restoration and refurbishment service offers our customers the choice to renew and upcycle existing products thereby limiting any further environmental impact.
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Chelsom partners with Veolia, an environmentally focused waste management company. We use state of the art machinery to help recycle and re-use components and packing materials, sending zero packing waste to landfill.
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The Chelsom vehicle fleet is comprised of 15 vehicles, 12 of which are fully electric or PHEV. This has reduced our use of vehicle fuel by 19% since 2021.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
In order to make positive changes, there needs to be a consolidated team effort. Our Environmental Committee meets every month to discuss all aspects of our sustainability drive and objectives. Made up of 14 members of staff from all areas of the business, it is an exciting forum full of passion and determination to make a difference. We don’t always have all the answers but by working together we are making marginal improvements all the time.
MADE IN BRITAIN
We are very proud of our home grown manufacturing capabilities in the UK. Within a 20 mile radius from our headquarters in Blackpool, England, we are manufacturing both standard and custom products for our global projects. We are delighted to be promoting the development and use of local craftsmanship and are able to give our customers a very flexible manufacturing and design service. By manufacturing products in UK, we lower our impact on the environment by massively reducing the need for long distance transport and we are able to fully control our processes to ensure that any impact is kept to a minimum.
PRODUCT DESIGN
Quality is designed and engineered into every product we produce at Chelsom. Whether sourcing high quality components and raw materials or using the very best in electronics and electrical parts, we are ensure that our products are durable and have a long life expectancy. We want to deliver products that last. Every product is designed to accommodate low energy LED technology which ensures that our customers use minimal energy when illuminating their interiors. We are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of our marketplace as well as that of our own business and we have pioneered the transition to energy efficient lighting within the hotel, marine and residential sectors. All of our raw materials and components are carefully and responsibly sourced and we take great care in monitoring our manufacturing processes to ensure that the environmental impact is limited.
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING
We are very proud of our diverse and high-quality supply chain which is based all over the World. Chelsom sources and manufactures in Europe and Asia where we have long standing partnerships with every type of operation, from large scale factories to small artisan workshops. Every aspect of our supply chain is closely inspected, monitored and regulated by our own sourcing teams and we regularly audit our suppliers to ensure that they comply with all of our environmental standards and requirements. We are very high standards and expectations when it comes to selecting our suppliers and we push them to comply with our ongoing sustainability agenda.
PACKAGING WITH PURPOSE
Good quality packaging is fundamental to the protection of our products as we deliver to projects around the world. However, we understand the negative impact that certain materials can have on the environment. At Chelsom we are working hard to eradicate damaging materials form our packaging process. Where possible, all materials are 100% recyclable and all plastics have been replaced with sustainable materials.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: OUR CHOSEN CHARITY
Raise Your Hands finds effective small charities working with children and young people in the UK. The organisation stands by these charities for the long-term and provides them with unrestricted funding so they can focus on what they do best – improving the lives of disadvantaged children. At Chelsom, we recognise the potential injustice in the charity sector when it comes to smaller charities not having enough support and funding to be heard compared with larger charities. We fully share the beliefs of Raise Your Hands and are committed to supporting them as they carry out this important and inspiring work.
DOWNLOAD OUR SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
For more information on all of the positive things we are doing at Chelsom on our quest to become more sustainable please download our sustainability policy.