Climate Change Data

Robinson plc

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:11,767 tCO2e (2021); 11,150 tCO2e (2020)
Total Energy Consumption:24,623,000 kWh (2021); 28,549,000 kWh (2020)
Waste Generated:4% to landfill (2021); 20% to landfill (2020)
Carbon Intensity:0.32 tonnes CO2e per £’000 revenue (2021); 0.24 tonnes CO2e per £’000 revenue (2020)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Circular Economy
  • Decarbonization
  • Employee Wellbeing
  • Community Engagement
  • Recycled Content

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced waste to landfill from 20% to 4% in 2021 (aiming for zero by Q1 2022)
  • Increased post-consumer recycled (PCR) material usage
  • 20% energy consumption reduction project delivered in Denmark
  • All Robinson sites are signatories to Operation Clean Sweep

Social Achievements

  • Reduced lost time accidents from 8 in 2020 to 4 in 2021; 12+ months without a lost time accident by year-end
  • Implemented formalised, behaviour-based safety programmes
  • Launched Group-wide employee intranet and ‘Big Picture’ workshops
  • Introduced hybrid working
  • Community projects in UK, Poland, and Denmark

Governance Achievements

  • Independent cyber maturity assessment performed and action plan implemented
  • Board undertook Diversity Training in 2021
  • Restructuring programme implemented to reduce fixed costs

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Net carbon positive by end of 2030
  • People development plan fully implemented by end of 2023
Short-term Goals:
  • 10% virgin plastic reduction by end of 2025
  • Maximum recycled content by end of 2022: Minimum 30% in plastic
  • All products fully recyclable by end of 2022
  • Zero waste to landfill by end of Q1 2022

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions due to resin availability and price increases (60% increase in first six months)
  • Input price inflation across secondary packaging, energy, and transport
  • Limited labour availability in the UK
  • Extremely volatile customer demand
  • Customers delaying new business projects
Mitigation Strategies
  • Secured sufficient raw materials and labour
  • Implemented an initial manufacturing site restructuring programme
  • Seeking substantial price increases from all customers
  • Prioritising the management of fixed costs
  • Developing alternative sourcing strategies

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Regular meetings with suppliers to build partnerships and trust

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Detergent bottles made with 97% post-consumer recycled HDPE
  • Packaging made from 100% Danish household-sorted plastic waste

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:9,761 tCO2e (2023); 10,401 tCO2e (2022)
Total Energy Consumption:24,958,000 kWh (2023); 26,620,000 kWh (2022)
Waste Generated:0% to landfill (2023 and 2022)
Carbon Intensity:0.19 tonnes CO2e per £’000 revenue (2023); 0.21 tonnes CO2e per £’000 revenue (2022)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Circular Economy
  • Climate Change
  • Waste Reduction
  • Recycled Material Content
  • Employee Wellbeing
  • Health and Safety

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved zero waste to landfill across all operations.
  • Increased overall post-consumer recycled material to 18% (2022: 17%).
  • All plastic and paperboard products are now widely recyclable.
  • Over half of our material in Denmark comes from post-consumer waste or renewable sources.

Social Achievements

  • Implemented a people development plan focusing on employee engagement, communication, diversity, investment in people, and rewards and recognition.
  • Implemented a social club across UK operations.
  • Reduced total quality complaints by 44% and significant complaints by 88%.
  • Signed UK Armed Forces covenant pledge.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a restructuring program resulting in annual savings of c.£0.7m.
  • Successfully negotiated the return of pension escrow account funds of £3.3m.
  • Completed a buy-in of all the Group’s defined benefit pension scheme liabilities.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve net carbon positive by the end of 2030.
  • Deliver above-market profitable growth and achieve 6-8% adjusted operating margin.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce virgin plastic by 10% by the end of 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Persistent high inflation and sharp increases in central bank interest rates.
  • Cost-of-living crisis impacting consumer buying habits and customer demand.
  • Severe flooding at Chesterfield site causing damage to facilities, materials, and equipment.
  • Not yet achieving target of 30% recycled material content in plastics.
  • Nine lost-time accidents across the Group.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented a restructuring program in June.
  • Increased sales prices to recover input cost increases.
  • Secured the return of the pension escrow account funds.
  • Investing in new technology for production of products with recycled material content.
  • Heightened focus on behavioural safety and a Group-wide approach to ensure Robinson standards are clearly understood.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Regular meetings with suppliers to build partnerships and trust.
  • Conducted trials of alternative materials to mitigate supply risk.
  • Exploring recycled material opportunities.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Flooding
Transition Risks
  • New plastics legislation
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products
  • Investment in new energy-efficient machines

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Packaging made from 100% recycled plastic