It is part of a strategy that includes environmental policies for sustainable timber sourcing, site waste management and plasterboard recycling.
The company had announced that all national and regional suppliers must demonstrate timber is from a well-managed source and that preference would be given to suppliers with an independently audited chain of custody.
Now deliveries to Miller Homes’ sites across the UK will be analysed to give the company data with which to work with its suppliers to develop a carbon-reduction strategy, a spokesperson said.
Director of procurement Garry McDonald said: “Short term we will be looking at ways in which we can offset the carbon emissions produced by our supply chain.
“However, this is only a temporary solution and marks the first stage of the process. Our ultimate goal is to develop alternative working practices in conjunction with our suppliers, which will actually reduce our carbon footprint and make a real difference.”
The announcement follows the publication of Miller Homes’ Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy, which set some ambitious targets, including a pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2012.
The latest project was borne out of the need to reconcile having national suppliers while developing a carbon-friendly corporate strategy.
“Instructing national suppliers to ferry goods across the UK might appear to some to be at odds with our goals to minimise carbon emissions, therefore we are taking it upon ourselves to investigate the carbon footprint of a specific supply chain and find real, workable solutions,” Mr McDonald said.
