Our efforts towards sustainability and reducing emissions
ISOL8 Healthcare recognises the importance of ensuring a sustainable future for our planet and its inhabitants. In order to achieve this we are working together with the NHS and other organisations to become Net-zero by 2045 and minimise the impact of our operations on the climate.
Understanding our emissions
Fig 1. Overview of ISOL8 Supply chain
Steps we are taking to reduce our emissions
Based on insights from the study, we have established the following goals. Each goal explains how it impacts a specific stage in the supply chain and is frequently updated and published in our Carbon Reduction Plan. Additionally, our Carbon Neutrality Plan shows a quick overview of which stages in our supply chain have the highest emissions and what we are doing to reduce and offset these emissions.
- E1. Move our sourcing of raw materials to recycled polypropylene and recycled paper
We expect this will reduce our emissions generated by both materials to respectively 80% and 38%.
- T4. Using railway transportation for container deliveries in the UK where possible
Currently, most of the in-land container deliveries to our UK warehouse go by freight truck in the UK, which accounts for a significant part of the emissions released by transport. We will conduct a feasibility study to see to what extent delivery by rail is possible.
- E3. Getting on the green manufacturer list for our Procedure Packs manufacturing unit
This index requires the factory to use harmless raw materials where possible, use low-carbon energy and it stipulates requirements for clean production and recycling of waste. In the next two years, the factory aims to improve insulation, switch to LED lightning, and install solar panels, leading to a reduction of 26% in electricity use and 20% in gas, resulting in an estimated reduction of 8% in GhG emissions
- T3. Shipping containers directly to Teesport to reduce emissions generated by road miles
Our projection is that 50% of the shipments can go via Teesport by June 2024 which will result in a decrease of 23% in total carbon impact.
How solar panels made our mask
manufacturing more sustainable
Our ISOL/8 FLUIDSAFE Surgical Masks are predominantly manufactured on an automated assembly line equipped with advanced robotics and machinery.
Despite the high energy efficiency of our machinery, the substantial volume of production necessitates considerable electricity consumption annually.
