#12 - Responsible Consumption and production
By sustainable sourcing of the raw materials of our load carriers, maximizing the usage of our circular load carriers by our customers and partners, maximizing the lifespan of our load carriers over time and maximizing high-value processing at the end of their end-of-life stage.
#13 - Climate Action
By minimizing the carbon emissions for our customers and partners by using our load carriers and minimizing the CO2-emissions of our own logistic operations and at our depots. We strive to reduce our scope 3 footprint per trip by 30% in 2030.
#17 - Partnerships for the goals
Being part of supply chains, we realize our goals in cooperation with our customers, retailers and business partners such as load carrier manufacturers, logistics service providers and depots.
IPP's Sustainable Solutions
As part of the Faber Group, IPP offers a sustainable approach to meeting your pallet and box needs. Our pallet pooling system focuses on a pay-per-use model rather than ownership. This ensures our pallets and boxes are utilised optimally throughout their lifespan without requiring any capital investment from our customers, making it an ideal solution within the circular economy.
Learn more about how IPP fulfills its sustainability promises below.
Lean & Green
IPP – first company with two-star rating in the European Lean & Green programme
Lean & Green is the leading European programme for sustainable logistics and stimulates organisations to reduce their environmental footprint by optimising their logistics organisation – driving cost savings and efficiency at the same time. Reducing kilometres and increasing load size are core principles of the IPP business model – it is in our DNA. By enrolling into Lean & Green, IPP can now better pinpoint its performance today and challenge how to improve it. For example, IPP identified inefficient relocations and inefficient loading patterns and focuses on our collections by balancing the impact of loss of pallets against environmental impact of transport. The two-star European Lean & Green recognition is a true motivator to achieve more - next steps for IPP will investigate the viability of alternative fuels, both in a physical capacity and in a financially sustainable manner.
Pallet circularity is the way to go
Our wooden pallets are made from solid timber from (almost only) sustainable wood sources (FSC® C104886, PEFC/30-32-331 certified). We maintain our pallets to the highest specifications throughout their extended lifespan, ensuring they remain reliable and efficient. Once they have reached the end of their useful life, our pallets are repurposed as biomass, returning to nature and closing the circular loop. This process not only extends the utility of our pallets but also reinforces our commitment to sustainability by reducing waste and promoting a more environmentally-friendly cycle of use and reuse.
Landlife Partnership Programme
In addition to our sustainable pallet lifecycle management, we actively engage in partnerships to further mitigate our environmental impact. One such collaboration is with Landlife Company, where we participate in tree planting programmes designed to offset the remaining portions of our carbon footprint. These initiatives not only help absorb CO2 emissions but also contribute to reforestation efforts, enhancing biodiversity, and fostering healthier ecosystems. Through these proactive measures, we are dedicated to making a tangible, positive impact on the environment and driving forward our commitment to sustainability.
Ecovadis Platinum
Together with our parent company, Faber Group, we participate in the Ecovadis sustainability assessment in which we currently have platinum status, and we are fully committed to the principles of the UN Global Compact.
Peak & Plateau
Our sustainability approach covers the full scope of care for people, planet and society – which has been recognized with a Platinum Ecovadis rating three years in a row. This we consider the basis (Plateau) of our sustainability ambitions.
However, we want to do more where we can have most impact (Peak). We have assessed the footprint of our business and found that approximately 85% origins from our (purchased) load carriers and transportation.
We're creating a better world through our circular business model, facilitated by continously improving our sustainable value chain. The 7 impact areas visually summarizes this.
Faber Group Sustainability Report
Sustainability is embedded in the core of our circular load carrier pooling business and in our hearts! With the Faber Group Sustainability Report, we now make our efforts and ambitions tangible and visible. The report outlines our Faber Group sustainability strategy and Faber Development Goals. It also includes the result of a baseline measurement of our footprint as Faber Group as a whole, per division and per type of activity. We used this to set tangible KPIs to eventually become a ‘net-zero’ company by 2045.
