As part of the Cirrus commitment to raise environmental awareness, our suppliers have volunteered to share with us what they are doing to help the environment.

Thank you to Jewson Partnership Solutions for this latest Environmental Focus article, discussing their environmental product offerings and the Saint Gobain Group journey towards carbon neutrality.


We are committed to being part of the solution in halting climate change. As part of the Climate Action Summit, Jewson Partnership Solutions and our sister brands under Saint-Gobain have made a joint commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050. On our road to be carbon neutral and in order to reduce our carbon impact, we initially aim to, by 2025, use 20% less carbon than in 2010.

We see our role within this as being the result of two areas:

• Reducing our own direct and indirect emissions which come from our operational activities
• Supplying products and solutions which reduce carbon emissions from buildings

Within the 1,100 retail sites which are run by Saint-Gobain and more specifically, the 22 dedicated stores run on behalf of our customers as Jewson Partnership Solutions, we are committed to focusing on continuing to embed ISO 50001 into our business.

As a Group, we have outlined some information on how we aim to be carbon neutral below.

• Renewable-only electricity sources – we have switched all electricity purchase to renewable-only sources across the UK and Ireland
• Utilising electric and hybrid lorries and cars – we’ve been developing trials of hybrid and electric vehicles for the past four years and are committed to making rapid changes to our fleet when the technology enables us to
• LED lighting in stores and sites – we are currently rolling out LED lighting and in partnership with Ignite Energy, are working out the best ways to reduce energy use especially in stores during out of hours
• Utilising waste product – Saint-Gobain brands have begun and continue to use recycled materials in our manufactured products and provide recycling schemes for our customers
• Eliminating waste – we aim to eliminate all waste from our operations and sites as well as the waste from products our customers supply to us

SAINT-GOBAIN SOLUTIONS

As Jewson Partnership Solutions is part of the Saint-Gobain Group we benefit from not only being able to supply but also manufacture products that offer solutions to reduce the carbon impact of both new and existing buildings as they are used.

Saint-Gobain, in particular Jewson, are more recently focused on ensuring that consumers are able to make the most of the Governments Green Homes Grant to ensure their own homes reduce environmental impact.


Over the coming years we will continue to work with our Partnership Customers to jointly reduce our carbon footprint together.

For more information visit Jewson Sustainability.