Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Positive impact for our people, partners and planet
Environment
We promote sustainability in our operations and corporate infrastructure because it’s the right thing to do for our planet. It’s also good business for our customers. By increasing efficiency within supply chains and effectively managing reverse logistics, GXO helps to minimize the number of products that end up in landfills.
We partner with our customers to design sustainable solutions, creating technology-enabled action plans to reduce emissions, invest in renewable energy and decrease waste.
We have set bold environmental targets and are collaborating with our customers to help them meet their own environmental goals.
GXO is on track to meet or exceed our ESG goals:
- 80% global operations using LED lighting by 2025
- 80% global landfill diversion rate by 2025
- 30% greenhouse gas emissions reduction from 2019 levels by 2030
- 50% renewable global energy by 2030
- 100% carbon neutral by 2040
Social
We strive to be an employer of choice and seek to create a positive work environment through ensuring the safety of our team members, cultivating a culture of inclusion , providing opportunities for growth, providing competitive benefits and support, using innovation to make our team members safer and more efficient in what they do and supporting the causes that matter to their local communities.
Our programs and policies are aligned to meet our goals:
- Build a culture of belonging
- Provide a clear and rewarding career path for all employees
- Ensure a safe workplace
Governance
GXO knows that how we do business is as important as what we do. Our commitment to principled, ethical behavior guides every decision in our business.
Our governance goals focus on:
- Maintaining a best-in-class information security program
- Embedding an ethics-driven culture
To us, effective corporate governance, oversight and stewardship mean:
- Adhering to strict legal, compliance and financial policies, procedures and practices
- Producing accurate financial reporting and maintaining strong internal controls
- Conducting comprehensive risk assessment and risk management programs
- Selecting a diverse, qualified and engaged board of directors
- Maintaining a comprehensive Code of Business Ethics and a culture that encourages employees to raise questions and concerns without fear of retaliation
- Setting executive compensation and equity holdings that align leadership interests with those of employees, shareholders and other stakeholders
Highlights
AA MSCI ESG Rating, top among industry peers
Industry-leading ESG Business Practices
ISO14001
ISO certification for environmental management at many GXO facilities
Diverting waste
81.9% of waste associated with operations diverted from landfills globally in 2023
Road to Zero
Our Road to Zero program aspires to zero occupational injuries and illnesses while ensuring the emotional well-being of all GXO team members
Warehouse of the future
An environmentally advanced facility with energy-saving LED lighting, ammonia refrigeration, air source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting
Used goods recycling
Millions of electronic components and batteries recycled annually as a result of reverse logistics operations
GXO University
Training and development to enhance team members skills and enable career advancement
Optimal packaging
The most efficient carton sizes used for distributed products, and recycled packaging used when feasible
Lithium battery forklifts
Introduced to reduce electricity needs
Doing business the right way
GXO’s Chief Compliance and ESG Officer Meagan Fitzsimmons discusses why ESG is a crucial part of modern business, offering greater transparency and greater accountability to stakeholders.
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