Why We Use The Royal Mail
Posted on June 22 2022
Our Commitment: Why We Use Royal Mail
We put care and thought into how we make our clothes and how our business is run, and a hugely important part of this is shipping. A crucial element for an online clothing company, there are a number reasons why Royal Mail are a great option for responsible delivery. Here are just a few…
- Royal Mail has the lowest reported carbon emissions per parcel of any major UK delivery
company.
- They are investing in technologies such as electric vehicles, drones, alternative fuel trucks and
energy improvements.
- June 2021 saw the Company announce plans to roll out around 3,000 more electric vehicles,
targeting delivery offices in ultra-low emission zones and green cities.
- They have the UK’s largest network of on-foot postwomen and men.
Why do we use Royal Mail?
- With a network of 85,000 ‘feet on the street’ postpeople, Royal Mail already visit every street in the UK every day. By choosing them, we’re not adding to an already overwhelmingly large number of other postal and courier companies making one-off trips to addresses all around the country.
What else are we doing to ensure we’re operating as responsibly as possible?
- Both our Chelsea showroom and our main storage facility are based in buildings which operate using renewable energy and are fitted with solar panels.
- We are helping to fund projects by sustainability-focused partners such as Climeworks, Carbon Engineering, Noya and Sustaera, through our website platform Shopify.
- Our packaging is all recyclable, with smaller items being delivered in recycled mailing bags and larger items coming in FSC cardboard boxes.
- Any waste generated within our warehouse is recycled by First Mile who set out to ‘revolutionise business sustainability, starting with waste and recycling.
- Waste from our showroom in Worlds End Studios, Chelsea, is all recycled by Green Waste Care.
- We’re members of HRH Prince of Wales’ Terra Carta an initiative providing a roadmap to 2030 for businesses to move towards an ambitious and sustainable future, that will harness the power of nature combined with the transformative power, innovation and resources of the private sector.
If you have any questions about how we operate, please don’t hesitate to contact us