Oakland has a longstanding commitment as a family enterprise to be a sustainable business with an environmental and social conscience that always acts ethically and fairly.
Having various social and environmental initiatives in place, we also know we have a lot more to do and are constantly looking for ways to improve.
BRCGS AA accredited, a double Queen’s Award for Enterprise recipient for International Trade and Sustainable Development, we are now working towards becoming the first net-zero business within our sector with a focus on people, planet, and social and environmental sustainability.
Our program of investment in solar, electric and hybrid technologies, as well as several other sustainable initiatives, are all embedded in our business practices, choices, growth strategy and planning.
- Oakland International’s Modern Slavery Statement.
Read Our Sustainability Report 2022
We are delighted to bring you our comprehensive Sustainability Report.
It details our social and environmental performance for the last year and some of our plans going forward.
Sustainability is firmly fixed within our culture, but we have a lot more we can and will be doing going forward. We hope it will assist you with your own drive for sustainability and social responsibility.
Oakland International’s Sustainability Policy.
Net Zero by 2040
We have set the ambition to become a net-zero business by 2040.
In May 2021, Oakland joined the Business Ambition for 1.5oC Campaign and the UNFCCC Race to Zero, in order to contribute as a business to achieve net-zero global emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5oC. In alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), we have set the target to become net-zero as a business by 2040, which includes the following sub-targets:
• Long Term: 90% reduction of emissions by 2040
• Near Term: 42% reduction of emissions by 2030
• To source 100% renewable energy by 2030
B Corp
Oakland International is a Certified B Corporation, and one of the leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy. We have met high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency on factors ranging from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.
We have demonstrated high standards of social and environmental performance and made commitments to changing our corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders.
We will exhibit transparency by allowing information about our performance to be measured against B Lab Global’s standards and be made publicly available on their profile, and website. We are looking forward to publishing our first impact report in November 2024.
Planet
People
At Oakland we take our social responsibility very seriously and make sure to look after both our people and our surrounding communities.
Read more about the charities we support below:
