Hyndburn Council has again been awarded the prestigious ‘Gold Standard’ by the Energy Savings Trust as a result of steps that they‘ve taken to slash the emissions from Council vehicles. Speaking about the award, Deputy Council Leader Cllr Munsif Dad said, “This is great news, we’ve worked hard to become greener and we are thrilled to achieve the Gold Motorvate status again by cutting our fleet emissions by a massive 42.2% in the last six years.
The Council joined the Energy Saving Trust’s Motorvate Scheme to demonstrate its commitment to reducing vehicle emissions. The scheme is a government backed environmental accreditation scheme which recognises and rewards achievements in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from car and van fleets. There are three award levels of Bronze, Silver and Gold for organisations with more than 50 cars and vans. Bronze for emission reductions of 5% or more, Silver 10% or more and Gold for 15% or more.
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