Jump to main content (accesskey s) Jump to site navigation Jump to site index (accesskey 3) Menu Lead with ESG A major update to our strategy is the inclusion, for the first time, of ESG as an actionable component. Responsible sustainability has always been important to the Group but now we are embedding it formally into our strategy for the benefit of our people, customers, suppliers, communities and investors as well as optimising the structural benefits ESG brings to rental. This is an important element in what we mean by ambition with purpose for Sunbelt 3.0. We believe there are enormous benefits to the environment from rental versus ownership at all stages of the business life cycle, supply chain, operations, customer use and end of life of equipment. It is far better for the environment for many customers to rent one piece of well-maintained and safe equipment only when they need it, than for many customers to each purchase said piece of equipment, use it a few times, fail to maintain it properly and then throw it away when it becomes obsolete or just no longer needed. Our rental equipment is also amongst the greenest available. We are making a commitment to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 carbon intensity by 35% by 2030 and by 15% over the three years of Sunbelt 3.0 to April 2024. This will come from principally environmental efficiencies in our transportation fleet and the facilities we operate. From a social perspective, our people have always been first on the priority list and that has been ever more evident during COVID-19. Ours is a culture committed to employee safety, engagement, diversity and inclusion, and providing a Leading / Living wage. Putting our people first allows them to give us enormous competitive advantage. Our skilled and secure workforce is instrumental to the Group’s long-term success and we preserved our committed workforce during COVID-19 so that we were ready for the recovery when it came. As mentioned elsewhere, we have not made any team members redundant as a result of the impact of COVID-19 and have not sought assistance from government support programmes such as the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and similar schemes in Canada. As an essential service provider we support our customers and communities whether that be investing in the communities in which our people reside, first responder participation for COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites, or natural disaster response such as hurricane relief. Read more about our ESG strategy. Advancing technology The third of our actionable components is making the move from industry-leading technology platform, to a leader among the broader industrial and service sector; further improving our customer value proposition and capture the benefits of scale across the Group. Find out more Dynamic capital allocation The fifth of our actionable components is to ensure consistent application of our capital allocation policy to optimise capital deployment for the benefit of all stakeholders. Find out more HomeAbout usStrategic reviewOur strategic prioritiesLead with ESG COMPANY About us Our businesses ESG Investors Newsroom Careers Contact GLOBAL SITES Sunbelt Rentals Sunbelt Rentals UK CONTACT US Ashtead Group plc 100 Cheapside London EC2V 6DT Phone: + 44 (0) 20 7726 9700 ©2021 Ashtead Group plc. All rights reserved Contact Site map Modern Slavery statement Privacy policy Cookie policy Disclaimer This site uses unobtrusive cookies to store information on your computer. By using our site you accept the terms of our Privacy Policy. Read more in our Cookie policy. Close Close