John Clark Motor Group - Our Journey Towards a More Sustainable Future

We are taking our first steps

The John Clark Motor Group, are delighted to have taken their first steps towards reducing their greenhouse gas emissions with the long term goal of being net zero by 2045.

We have partnered with Net Zero Group to progress our sustainability strategy which is focused on reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Alongside progressing mitigation tactics, such as appointing a green energy provider, and reviewing solar panel opportunities across the group, Net Zero have guided us with our carbon offsetting which incorporates both international and national projects.

Our international offset projects include:

Keo Seima

The Seima Protection Forest covers 292,690 hectares in Eastern Cambodia and is designed to protect the area from threats, such as accelerating forest clearance for agriculture and unsustainable resource extraction. It is home to the indigenous Bunong people and the 17 villages that they live in.

Cordilera Azul

This project avoids deforestation in a magnificent expanse of lowland and montane forests in four departments in central Peru.It covers more than 1.6 million hectares and supports over 440 communities.

Cikel

Based in Brazil, this project is designed to avoid planned deforestation. It is in the Para State, where 63% of the Amazon Rainforest has been lost. The Amazon is the single largest remaining tropical rainforest on our planet and is home to at least 10% of the world's flora and fauna, including endangered species, such as the Kaapori Capuchin , which relies on the rainforest to survive.

Our Scottish projects include:

Supporting local goals towards net zero and nurturing our Scottish wildlife and landscape was equally important and as a result we have invested in woodland in Grantown on Spey and Stirlingshire by planting a tree for every colleague.

The group are committed to their sustainability journey and will continue to deliver upon their route map to reach their goal in 2030. Along the journey, every effort will be made to educate and inform team members to ensure that differences can be made in the business and equally at home.