Our 2040 Sustainability Strategy
At Bensons, we realise the importance of improving our impact on our planet, people and communities and we know that to do this, we have to work Together. We recognise we’re only at the beginning, and so Bensons Together, our Sustainability Strategy sets out where we want to be and how we plan to get there.
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Our high level objectives
Be a business that enables our customers to live more sustainable lives
Be a business that works with ethical suppliers who hold the same values as Bensons
Be a net zero business by 2040
Be an employer that provides safe, healthy, diverse workplaces that promote a healthy work/life balance
Be a key community partner that provides value through helping mitigate bed poverty and promoting sleep wellness
What we plan to achieve
1 / 8
2023
- Choose a charity partner
- Collate all product bill of materials
- Introduce a women in business community
- Introduce an LGBTQ+ community
- 100% of job adverts analysed for gender-neutral wording
- Set science-based targets
- Provide flexible plastic packaging recycling scheme
- 300 in-house mental health advisors trained
2024 >
2 / 8
2024
- 100% of tier 1 suppliers w/ a recent SMETA (SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit) audit (or similar alternative)
- Zero waste to landfill
- Complete full supply chain map
- Provide softs recycling scheme
- Provide bedframe and bedroom furniture recycling service
< 2023
2025 >
3 / 8
2025
- Recycle 30% of our customers old mattresses
- 50% uptake in increased paternity leave
- Total gender parity on the mean hourly rate of pay of full pay relevant employees
- Provide 300 cumulative hours of sleep education
- Provide 6,000 cumulative hours of volunteering
- 10% improvement in employee engagement work/life balance score
- 10% improvement in employee engagement wellbeing score
- Maintain incidents per employee rate
- 100% of tier 1 suppliers to have set a Net Zero target
- All flexible plastic packaging to contain >30% recycled plastic
< 2024
2027 >
4 / 8
2027
- 100% electric company car fleet
- Sustainability ranking on every product
- 50% reduction in recovered waste
< 2025
2028 >
5 / 8
2028
- 100% LED lighting across our estate
- Recycle 75% of our customers old mattresses
< 2027
2030 >
6 / 8
2030
- Net Zero (Scope 2 (Electricity) Emissions)
- 100% of tier 1 suppliers w/ a SMETA (SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit) 4 Pillar Audit (or similar alternative) - Green score
- 100% responsibly sourced timber materials used in our products
- Recycle 75% of our customers old bedframes, divans and bedroom furniture
- Supplied by 100% renewable electricity
- 70% reduction in virgin plastic packaging
- 100% recyclable packaging
< 2028
2034/35 >
7 / 8
2034
- Remove natural gas from our estate
2035
- 100% low carbon Bensons delivery fleet
- 100% of customer deliveries made via low carbon vehicle
- Net Zero (Scope 1 (Gas, fuel & AC refrigerant) Emissions)
< 2030
2040 >
8 / 8
2040
- Net Zero (Scope 3 (indirect) Emissions)
< 2034/35
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Full Strategy
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