John Lewis Partnership is the parent company of brands, John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners. The Partnership is the UK’s largest employee-owned business, owned in Trust for the benefit of our 80,000 Partners. Founded as a better way of doing business, the Partnership champions equality, wellbeing and sustainability.

About the Solution

John Lewis Partnership has the ambition to remove all fossil fuel from it’s 5,500 strong fleet by 2030, and a commitment that the whole organisation will be Net Zero by 2035. The most challenging vehicles to tackle are the long distance heavy trucks. Our strategy for these is to transition to biomethane fuel, and we have been rolling these trucks out for several years. At the end of 2021 we expect to have 320 on the road - over half of our heavy truck fleet. For smaller vehicles we expect to buy nothing but electric cars, vans, and light trucks by 2024.

Sustainable biofuels play a really important role in the transition to a zero carbon economy. Biomethane heavy trucks reduce carbon emissions by around 80%, are quieter than diesel, popular with drivers, and have a great business case. They should be actively encouraged until a viable, cost effective zero tailpipe alternative is available.