Environmental
We are committed to reducing carbon emissions from our operations. It’s something we all feel passionate about. We are on this journey together armed with a robust strategy, targets and a plan to increase sustainability wherever we can.
Taking positive action
Since establishing our carbon footprint baseline in 2021, we built and followed our plan which has resulted in us reducing our CO₂ emissions by over 152 tonnes so far. It’s something we are all proud of. Check out our latest carbon report here:
For the journey
We have switched our operational fleet and plant machinery from traditional fossil diesel to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Our main operational yard at Bicton Business Park and construction sites are now being powered by the advanced renewable fuel. We have also replaced our car fleet with electric or hybrid models.
People power
We love implementing ideas from our teams and encourage ideas for new, more sustainable ways of working. Each quarter we reward a small prize for anyone demonstrating a reduction in their own carbon footprint, or for coming up with a great idea which can save us carbon. It keeps us all thinking about what matters.
Encouraging best practice
Whilst we make significant financial investments towards our goals, we know the importance of keeping all of us inspired to work smarter for the good of the environment. Each November we mark Green Day updating colleagues on our progress with materials and ideas to fuel us onwards. The handy Morris Green Journey Update is packed full of the latest initiatives we are undertaking to reduce our carbon footprint and inspire us all.
Carbon literacy training
Members of our senior team have completed insightful and interactive Carbon Literacy Training with Adrian Cooper from The Clean Tech Business Group Ltd.
The two-session course embeds the principles of sustainability within the senior team to ensure they have the tools and knowledge to both implement change and communicate the business’s sustainability ambitions through their own teams.
Going electric
Our car fleet is now predominantly electric with the remainder of vehicles plug-in hybrids, and we have now started the conversion of our commercial fleet to electric.
We provide free electric charging points for our staff and at all our holiday rental properties at Marrington to help reduce car emissions.
Recycling for good
We love to recycle wherever we can. We have Green Champions on each of our live sites and now use skip companies with a ‘zero to landfill’ policy - and we segregate waste to further boost material for recycling. When we demolish we crush and reuse materials on site, and a recent clear out of our archives saw us recycling 426kg of waste paper, saving 76kg of carbon.
Rehoming surplus materials
From sending surplus bricks and blocks to help college apprentices build and deconstruct walls, to donating off-cuts of wood to local charities, we work hard to ensure materials from our sites are reused or rehomed wherever possible.
Keeping our red cabins green
On site, our accommodation and cabins are complete with PIR LED lights, waterless urinals, dual flush WC cisterns, UPVC double glazed windows and heater timers to reduce energy consumption. We even use towable units with solar PV panels wherever we can.
Proud considerate constructors
We follow the ‘Code of Considerate Practice’ across all our sites and register many projects with the Considerate Constructor Scheme. For these projects we target as a minimum ‘Performance Beyond Compliance’ but are regularly awarded a Good rating. Community and sustainability initiatives working hand in hand on every live site.
Sustainable partnerships
Our procurement processes adopt a sustainable procurement policy which sets out key obligations for supply chain appointments. This enables us to appoint designers, architects and suppliers who provide us with the best possible sustainable materials and components.
As part of this plan, we actively canvass our top suppliers, sharing information and positive practices to help educate and encourage their green ambitions.
Know your footprint
We provide guidance and materials throughout the year to remind us all on how every little thing we do counts towards our goals. Taking cues from inspirational films like Sir David Attenborough’s Climate Change: The Facts.
