Sustainability
our pledge to you
Everything we do is deep-rooted in honouring nature. From our designs to the longevity of our craftsmanship. So it's no surprise that we feel a strong responsibility to preserve the planet that feeds our inspiration.
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Our mattress recycling service
As part of our ongoing commitment to a more sustainable future, we're proud to offer a mattress recycling service for our customers who purchase a mattress from us.
Working with our partners, The Mattress Recycling People, we guarantee that 100% of mattresses are diverted from landfill, with over 90% of materials recycled or repurposed.
Textiles are baled to be reused as raw materials
Foam pads are reprocessed into new products
Steel springs are also recycled into new products
It's an easy, more environmentally friendly solution that helps protect the planet while making things easier for our customers.
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Proud to be B Corp certified
We’re delighted to announce that we are now a certified B Corporation, meaning we join a global community of businesses around the world that prioritise people and planet, alongside profit, to help build a better future.
For over 25 years, we have worked hard to create high-quality, timeless furniture and homewares inspired by the Cotswolds. Throughout, we've remained dedicated to doing so with authenticity, treading as lightly on the planet as possible, and giving back whenever we can.
Achieving B Corp certification means we meet their high standards for social and environmental performance at every stage and as we continue our B Corp journey.
Steps we've taken
Over 100,000 trees planted
We aim to plant more trees than we use, while working with accredited planting schemes and partners, such as Forest Carbon.
97% of polystyrene removed
This includes 100% of our cabinetry packaging with an aim to source a suitable alternative for our more fragile homewares.
Removing & recycling packaging
We continue to offer our complimentary packaging removal service for large items, ensuring that all cardboard is removed and recycled into new packaging.
Always responsibly sourced
Where we use engineered wood, it is sourced from responsibly sourced forests, with 100% of our Chinese factory suppliers certified.
The perfect home for solar panels
Since getting solar panels installed at our Lichfield warehouse, we've generated over 29,000 kWh of solar energy to help power our warehouse in the first nine months
Achieved Zero Waste to Landfill
We are proud to announce that we have now achieved our 'Zero Waste to Landfill' certification from Beyondly.
Our carbon emissions
To stay aligned with our sustainability commitments, we track our carbon emissions (CO2e). Below are our totals for FY25:
As our overarching measure of carbon performance, carbon emissions intensity has seen a reduction from 70.6tCO2e / £1m turnover in FY23 (our base year) to 68.2tCO2e / £1m turnover in FY25. This reflects our ongoing efforts to lower emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 in line with our sustainability goals.
Our reporting has been improved since our base year, with more primary data and more Scope 3 categories being included. We are therefore extremely proud to see this overall reduction, but our sustainability journey is ongoing and we are committed to driving our emissions down year on year.
All our timber is responsibly sourced and fully traceable to its forest of origin
We also make sure to only work with licensed foresters, sawmills and lumber merchants, so the risks of illegal timber getting into our supply chain are negligible.
Every piece of furniture is crafted using traditional woodworking methods
Our skilled carpenters use time-honoured joinery techniques, blended with modern innovation and the finest materials to provide you with our signature Cotswold quality.
We plan to preserve more of our resources by creating new woodland
We are proud to have planted 100,000 trees so far. As wood is the main raw material for our furniture, we're planning to preserve more than we use.
Our journey continues...
We are continuing to work towards our 2025 goals and move forward in all areas, including delivering sustainability training to all of our staff. Based on the footing of our annual CO2e emissions, we aim to:
REACH NET ZERO SCOPE 1 & 2 BY 2025
We have now moved 20% of our electricity usage to renewable energy and are on track for the remaining contracts to change to renewable energy between now and October 2025. All new sites acquired are coming on board with renewable energy supply.
What does net zero mean?
The balancing of CO2e emission with its removal. Our priority is to go as far as we can to reduce our CO2e emissions and then offset those that are not removed.
REDUCE SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS
We are expanding the emissions we're reporting under Scope 3 adding our staff commuting data this year to move forward in understanding our complete environmental impact. Alongside this we are looking at ways to reduce the overall emissions, collaborating with third-party couriers to find alternatives to high emission fossil fuels.
GIVE BACK MORE TREES THAN WE USE
Because wood is the main raw material for our products, planting trees remains a moral imperative for us as an organisation. We are therefore keeping our pledge to plant more trees than we use - and strive to achieve this every year. We do not use this to offset any of our carbon emissions, but we’re happy knowing these trees are busy sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Does planting trees reduce CO2 and why should we plant more trees?
Trees prevent global warming by capturing and storing harmful atmospheric carbon while releasing oxygen. Woodlands not only help to fight climate change but also support natural habitats, prevent flooding, and contribute to cleaner rivers and air.
DELIVER CARBON LITERACY TRAINING TO ALL STAFF
We believe that raising awareness at an individual level makes us stronger and more effective as a whole. That's why we are introducing carbon literacy training for all our teams - from head office to stores and warehouses - with tailored plans to help everyone understand the specific impact of their sector.
We are devoted to minimising our overall impact on the planet - that’s why all our sustainability pledges have emission reduction at their core. As we continue to evolve and reflect, we promise transparency every step of the way.
Our culture
A sustainable culture flows throughout The Cotswold Company, with our Green Friday monthly initiatives encouraging accountability both at work and at home. In March, to mark Earth Day's 2024 theme, Planet vs Plastics, and Greenpeace's 'The Big Plastic Count', we held a plastic bottle count across all of our sites. We provided each one with a collection bin and asked staff and visitors to dispose of any bottles - not only to understand the volume of waste we're disposing of, but increase awareness of what we're using. In total, we had 157 bottles - a much lower figure than we expected! Many of our stores and warehouse teams told us they don't buy plastic bottles, instead opting for reusable bottles. Per year, our staff suggestions have seen:
Our Cotswold Company Green Ambassadors
& their objectives
A positive reflection of how seriously we take sustainability as a business, our Green Ambassadors are the eyes and ears of sustainability issues and improvements - helping every member of the business consider the environmental impact of their day-to-day tasks.
Query actions that are not sustainably biased within their team or department
Encourage and provide feedback from team members on where changes and improvements can be made to reduce our environmental impact
Get involved and encourage engagement across their teams for monthly Green Friday initiatives
Attend monthly Green Ambassador meetings
All the data listed on this page is correct as of 24/06/2025. As our sustainability journey continues, we will of course keep you updated, together with any new projects, plans or promises.