Reporting Boundary: Thompson Bros (Esher)
Ltd, Garson Farm, Winterdown Road, West End, Esher, Surrey KT10 8LS
Emission Sources: Electricity, T&D Losses,
Natural Gas, Water, Waste, Fleet, Business Travel,
Paper, Homeworking (excluded from footprint)
Reporting Period: 01 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2022
We engage our employees and wider stakeholders to unlock their talent and knowledge to drive year on year progress in sustainability.
We recognise that transparent communication is essential for transformational change and we quantifiably contribute to 5 SDGs.
Thompson Bros (Esher), an award-winning destination Garden Centre, Farm Shop and Restaurant has achieved the Planet Mark certification. The company recognises its responsibility to minimise the company’s impact on the environment. From packaging and waste reduction to farming policy and product portfolio, Thompson Bros are embedding sustainability throughout its operations.
Over the next year, the agency will be working towards reducing its carbon emissions and sharing its journey with its community to inspire others. Thompson Bros (Esher) Ltd are committed to continual improvements in environmental performance, including advising and influencing its customers and employees in sound environmental practices.
By being more strategic about its environmental responsibility, the company will be able to significantly increase its positive impact and hope to encourage continual improvements within its community.
Through Planet Mark, Thompson Bros has protected endangered rainforests thanks to Cool Earth; a charity working alongside rainforest communities to halt deforestation. Its pledge through Cool Earth goes directly towards supporting the Asháninka community in Central Peru.
It is also helping the Eden Project – an educational charity building connections with each other and the living world, exploring how we can work together towards a better future.
To recertify next year Thompson Bros (Esher) must reduce emissions by 2.5%.
A 5% year-on-year reduction is the target reduction recommended by Planet Mark.