» Our Commitment
Calor began its business in 1935 by providing the UK rural community with a new energy option – Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). This allowed householders and businesses in the countryside to access clean, versatile, transportable and efficient energy which was made available in reusable and recyclable containers.
At this time, and for the next six decades, wherever customers chose Calor products, they would almost always displace the more polluting alternatives of coal, other oil based products and electricity.
To an overwhelming extent, this situation is still true today, where LPG is still the most environmentally sensitive conventional fuel option for people with no access to natural gas. However, the business landscape is constantly changing and in recent years we have seen the emergence of renewable and other new generation technologies developed to address increasing environmental concerns and meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
Calor understands the vital importance of the need for businesses to change the way in which they operate, to help address these issues, and also benefit from the new market opportunities which are a natural result of these developments. Calor has therefore embarked on a journey to become a more sustainable organisation and is using Forum for the Future’s definition of sustainable development as its guide.
“A dynamic process which enables all people to realise their potential and improve their quality of life in ways which simultaneously protect and enhance the Earth’s life support systems.”
Calor has therefore worked with the sustainable development charity, Forum for the Future, and Business in the Community, an organisation committed to mobilising business for good, to develop a Sustainability Commitment that is fully integrated into its business strategy.
This Commitment will be supported by a tactical action plan (reviewed annually) to ensure that sustainability is a vital element of and fully integrated into all business decisions. An annual review of progress and compliance will be published on Calor’s website.
These areas will be subsequently translated into highly measurable and specific annual action plans and accountability for delivery will be defined throughout the company. An annual strategic review will ensure that Calor’s sustainability journey remains on track. Benchmarking techniques will be used and pre-existing targets and tactics reviewed and adapted to incorporate emerging technologies and methods, thereby enabling even greater sustainability achievements.
