XPO Logistics is expanding a nature-based project launched earlier this year that aims to improve biodiversity around its sites to its shared-user warehouse in Leicester.
The company’s Nature Network began in Crick and aligns with its broader ESG strategy that includes reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and achieving net zero across all scopes by 2050.
XPO said that as part of this strategy, it was investing in nature-based solutions that enhanced the local environment, supported communities and created a better workplace for its people.
At the Leicester site, which offers storage and logistics services for Samsung Climate Solutions, one acre of land is being transformed to support native wildlife.
Tree and shrub species have been planted alongside wildflowers to attract pollinators; bird and bat boxes, as well as raised planters, have been installed across the depot with a particular focus on outdoor break areas allowing colleagues to relax in a more natural and restorative space.
XPO added that to further extend the project’s social impact, it had sourced the bird and bat boxes from The Emily Jordan Foundation, a charity supporting people with learning disabilities.
It also plans to install beehives at Leicester, following success at Crick. Any honey produced would be made available for employees.
Dan Myers, MD UK and Ireland, XPO Logistics, said: “We are excited to roll out the next phase of our Nature Network project to our Leicester warehouse.
“The results we have already seen at Crick are encouraging and we are keen to see these biodiversity measures flourish at our other sites around the UK and Ireland.
“The benefits to both the wildlife and our colleagues cannot be underestimated, and we are happy to provide more dedicated nature-filled spaces for people to relax during their breaks.”
