Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Positive impact for our people, partners and planet

Our commitment to ESG

Our commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles impacts everything we do, whether that’s designing safe and sustainable operations that reduce waste and energy consumption, building inclusive career paths that drive engagement and help diverse teams thrive, or ensuring best-in-class corporate governance practices, ESG is core to our operations and to our success.

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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
2020 sustainability report GXO
GXO Social Lady folder

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 (Leader) MSCI ESG Rating

Industry-leading ESG Business Practices

ISO14001

ISO certification for environmental management at many GXO facilities

Fuel emissions from forklifts

Monitored at warehouses, with protocols in place to take immediate corrective action if needed

Warehouse of the future

An environmentally advanced facility in the UK, 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 byproduct of reverse logistics operations

Energy efficiency evaluations

Performed prior to selecting warehouses for lease

Optimal packaging

The most efficient carton sizes used for distributed products, and recycled packaging utilized when feasible

Sustainability in the returns process

When GXO runs reverse logistics, 1% of returned items go to landfill, compared to industry average of 25%

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

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

78.7% of waste associated with operations diverted from landfills globally in 2022

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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Sustainability reports

ESG Report 2022

ESG Report 2021

Visit Ethics to view global compliance and ESG-related policies, as well as country-specific policies.

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