ESG Strategy

ESG Strategy

We are pleased with the strong progress that we have made this year. As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve in response to climate change, supply chain transparency and corporate due diligence, we remain committed to evolving our approach and ensuring we have a sustainable business that delivers for all stakeholders.

Electrification

Electrification

The leading name in electric services giving everybody the confidence to switch and continually enjoy the benefits of electric mobility.

Link to UN SDG

Our Focus

  • Lead the market in Electric Servicing as the UK shifts towards more sustainable mobility options, specifically Electric Vehicles (“EVs”), E-Bikes and E-Scooters.
  • Investing in education and community engagement programmes to help and support consumers to make climate-smart choices.
  • Providing industry-leading training to our colleagues to better support customers as they make the switch to electric.
  • Broadening our ranges of electric services and solutions e.g. E-bikes/E-scooters making the transition to electric travel easier.
  • Lobbying campaigns designed to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.

Priorities for the Next 12 Months:

  • Introducing EV servicing via Halfords Mobile Expert vans.
  • Increasing the number of EV-ready centres.
  • Increasing E-mobility sales as a percentage of total Group sales.
  • Expanding ranges of E-mobility products and services.
  • Continue working with peers in the industry and the Government to increase the number of E-mobility technicians in the industry.

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Net Zero Commitment

Achieve Net Zero value chain emissions by 2050 and interim reductions aligned to science-based principles.

Link to UN SDG

Our Focus

  • Reduce our carbon emissions and make progress with our science-based targets ("SBTs"), as approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative ("SBTi"). These targets are aligned to the more ambitious 1.5ºC scenario set out in the Paris Agreement (2015).
  • Reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2020 base year.
  • Increase annual sourcing of renewable electricity to 100% by 2030 from 0%
    in 2020.
  • Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from 'Purchased Goods and Services', 'Capital Goods' and 'Upstream Transportation and Distribution' 25% by 2030 from a 2020 base year.
  • Our ultimate aim is to achieve Net Zero emissions across our value chain by 2050. We recognise we cannot do this alone, so will collaborate and partner with our suppliers, vendors and customers to work towards a Net Zero future.

Priorities for the Next 12 Months:

  • Detail Halfords Net Zero plan; headline information on how we will transition to a lower carbon economy.
  • Continue to make progress against our science-based targets.
  • Continue to gather primary carbon data from our suppliers, focusing on our top 300 suppliers.
  • Begin to incorporate captured primary data into existing calculations to develop a better understanding of our Scope 3 emissions.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Make Halfords a truly inclusive place to work and representative of the customers and communities we serve.

Link to UN SDG

Our Focus

  • Create an inclusive workplace in which all colleagues are able to be themselves at work, feel valued for their contribution and are supported to perform their best.
  • Provide equal opportunities for all colleagues.
  • Remove the gender/ethnic/diversity pay gap.
  • Create accessible opportunities and training to improve female representation across our Group, particularly in our garages.

Priorities for the Next 12 Months:

  • Begin implementation of three-year Group D&I strategy including building awareness of this across the Group.
  • Roll-out D&I training modules for all colleagues in the Group.
  • Continue to support the industry to understand how the automotive sector can be more attractive for all individuals but specifically those currently under-represented in the workforce.

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Product, Packaging and Waste Management

Minimise our environmental impact and increase our transparency whilst continuing to pursue sustainability opportunities within our product portfolio.

Related UN SDGs

Our Focus

  • To develop a packaging material strategy that improves environmental impact through increased recyclability, the use of responsibly certified card and a reduction in virgin plastic.
  • Reduce packaging tax through plastic reduction.
  • Continue to seek innovative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle core waste streams.

Priorities for the Next 12 Months:

  • Increase the amount of responsibly sourced own-label packaging.
  • Further reduce virgin plastic use in our own-label packaging.
  • Obtain component-level packaging data for own-label.
  • Increase the number of products for which we offer recycling solutions.
  • Develop the means to trace all of our waste streams.

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