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JLA Limited, a specialist in end-to-end critical equipment for the facilities management sector, has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting major progress in decarbonisation, innovation, and community support.
The Yorkshire-based business, which supports FM customers with one-stop laundry, catering, HVAC, infection control and fire safety solutions, shared key metrics from its ongoing carbon reduction drive.
The results include a 27% reduction in operational carbon intensity (tCO2e/£m revenue) since JLA’s last Sustainability Report, as well as a 9% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions since 2023.
The firm also achieved a large reduction in carbon emissions through the ongoing electrification of its fleet. 99% of JLA’s company cars are now fully electric, with the remaining 1% hybrid-electric.
Other achievements from the past 12 months include:
- 8.5 million kWh of energy saved over 12 months
- 280 million litres of water saved through the company’s cold-wash OTEX ozone laundry disinfection system
- 93% of electricity now sourced from renewables
- 12% reduction in time lost to workplace injuries
- £100,000 of apprenticeship levy donated to fund frontline sector skills
- A new target of 2040 for the business to reach Net Zero
With digital transformation a key priority for FMs, JLA lauded advances in laundry asset management. This includes its widely adopted Connect platform – an always-on remote monitoring system that allows FMs to keep an eye on carbon emissions and estimated utility costs, and reduce downtime across multiple sites.
To read JLA’s 2024 sustainability report in full, visit jla.com/esg.
