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We won Sustainability Entrepreneur of the Year for the Midlands region at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards!
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards were born out of a belief that great entrepreneurs aren’t just defined by their financial success. They’ve all got a story. The Awards celebrate and champion the entrepreneurs behind brilliant businesses. But they’re not just an awards ceremony. The Great British Entrepreneur Awards are a community of year-round support for winners and finalists to connect, support each other and showcase their businesses.
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We’re delighted to have been recognised as an industry leader in the sustainability sector. This feels particularly special after a year in which we’ve:
- Become a certified BCorp with one of the highest scores in the UK (95)
- Started accepting donations to Re:Down, to give down jackets, duvets and sleeping bags a new life
- Committed to reducing our carbon emissions by 46% (by 2025) to help limit temperature rises to 1.5°C, 5 years ahead of the SBTi deadline
- Become a certified Living Wage employer and increased our pay rates for all, in the midst of lockdown
- Reduced air freight to less than 10%
- Rehomed over 3 tonnes of outdoor gear from 7,000 customers since 2017 through our Continuum Project, keeping it out of landfill
- Become a signatory of the Microfibre 2030 Commitment
- Completed over 2000 outdoor gear repairs, regardless of brand
- Donated to more than 1,000 projects through the Alpkit Foundation, including over 140 food projects in lockdown
- Sent zero waste to landfill at our main sites
- Moved our performance waterproofs to 100% PFC-free water repellents
- Delivered sustainability training to all of our new-starters and staff on a rolling annual programme
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“We are so proud to win the Sustainability Entrepreneur of the Year, as it recognises the incredible effort throughout the company to effect positive change.” Nick Smith, Managing Director at Alpkit