Schneider Electric, the brand behind Southway-based Drayton Controls and Wiser, has been named the Most Sustainable Company of 2024 by TIME and Statista.
Scoring 88.86 out of a maximum of 100 in a rigorous rating system, Schneider, the parent company of Plymouth based Drayton Controls have ranked higher on the sustainability scale than global brands such as NEC Corp, Siemens, PayPal, HP and Microsoft. Ratings like this hold companies across the globe to high standards for their carbon emissions, as well as their energy consumption relative to company size.
The recognition is thanks to Schneider’s purpose and positioning as an impact company, meaning that as part of this global network of sustainable businesses, Schneider is aiding the transition to lower carbon energy consumption and empowering more households to become more efficient with their energy.
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Having set ambitious targets to reduce its emissions – and be carbon neutral by 2025 – through its sustainability impact programme, Schneider Electric empowers customers to reduce emissions and become more energy efficient through both large-scale Sustainability Business projects focused on energy management, and smaller scale domestic smart heating controls designed to empower every household to save energy and money.
As an integral part of Schneider Electric, Plymouth-based Drayton – one of the UK’s leading heating control manufacturers – belongs to a worldwide network of sustainable businesses that are aiding the transition to low carbon energy consumption.
At the Plymouth site in Southway Drive the Drayton team have hugely reduced their carbon footprint from over 600 tonnes in 2017 to just under 50 tonnes in 2023. This was achieved through the purchase of 100 percent green energy, reducing single use plastics in the supply chain by 99 percent, increasing the site’s biodiversity, more efficient gas heating, among numerous other projects that have enhanced energy efficiency.
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Jeremy Palmer, general manager at Drayton, said:
“As part of Schneider Electric, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Through our approach to sustainable business, we support our local communities and green spaces to ensure we act for the climate both in the industry, and within our communities.”
For the company’s recent volunteering day, a nearly 50-strong group of Drayton employees volunteered at Mount Edgcumbe House & Gardens, helping to support the local green spaces.
For more information, visit www.draytoncontrols.co.uk
