Felixstowe wins green award
Jane Stanbridge, Stewart Bethell and Andrew Harston of the Port of Felixstowe receive the Business Transport Award from Elizabeth Kemball (right), managing director of Debach Enterprises, at the Greenest County Awards
The Port of Felixstowe, UK, is celebrating after gaining one award, and being runner-up in a second category at Suffolk County Council’s ‘Creating the greenest county awards 2010’.
The port’s travel plan won the Business Transport Award at a ceremony attended earlier this year by over 200 guests to celebrate the environmental excellence of businesses, schools, and community groups across Suffolk.
The travel plan seeks to reduce the environmental impact of the port’s 2400 employees as they journey to and from work. As well as encouraging greater use of public transport, the scheme has reduced significantly the number of employees travelling in single occupancy vehicles. The port has achieved this by launching a car-sharing website to encourage employees to ‘lift-share’, and by encouraging the use of alternative forms of transport. Facilities at the port for cyclists, including refurbished cycle sheds and the provision of a cross-port cycle path, have also been improved. The UK’s largest container port was also runner-up in the Business Waste category for its waste management system.
The accolade recognised the port’s achievement in reducing the quantity of waste and recycling a greater proportion of the waste produced. Over 50% of the port’s waste is recycled and the scheme has so far diverted over 3300 tonnes of waste from local landfill sites.
David Gledhill, CEO of Hutchison Ports (UK) Ltd (HPUK), which owns the Port of Felixstowe commented: “This award is a great credit to the environmental team here at the port. At HPUK, we take our commitment to our local community and to the environment very seriously. The Creating the Greenest County concept aligns with our aspirations of continuing our drive towards improved sustainability. Being a part of the ‘greenest county’, and as green as we can be, benefi ts our employees, our neighbours, the economy and the environment.”
The Suffolk port is also PERS certified and accredited by the IEMA Acorn Scheme. PERS (Port Environmental Review System) is a system administered by EcoPorts Foundation, which focuses on good practice for the port sector. The Acorn scheme is an Environment Management Scheme offering recognition for organisations evaluating and improving their environmental performance.
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