Fleet accreditation scheme Mission Zero has launched a “Mission Zero Standard” to help companies align to alignment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Working with industry experts, the company has translated the United Nations SDGs into a framework that can be achieved by any size of organisation, even those with only one vehicle.
Mission Zero already covered key sustainability elements around all vehicle types, fuels, and emissions, however, the latest version of the standard now incorporates additional sustainability requirements covering areas such as the reduction of single-use plastics, energy efficient devices and social sustainability.
Mission Zero CEO Nick Caesari said that while companies have focused on reduction of tailpipe emissions, they need to embrace and “take action across all of the United Nations SDGs, ensuring a sustainable future for us all.”
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Although Mission Zero is about fleet standards, these requirements cover the whole organisation, not just the fleet department.
One of the first organisations to specify the framework to its supply chain will be DigiHaul, the UK’s leading digital freight platform.
DigiHaul’s environmental lead Lucy Rodriguez commented: “More and more of our customers are demanding sustainable transport solutions and our adoption of Mission Zero allows us to demonstrate a consistent, independently audited standard across our network of over 700 hauliers”.
In addition to the redevelopment of the new framework, there are also two new bolt-on ‘Sustainability Advance Transport Modules’ that provide a progressive path for improved sustainability, each one stepping up in requirements and allowing companies to demonstrate
