Zero Carbon & Carbon Neutral Boxes

Energy-Efficient Manufacturing with Industry-Leading Insulation

At Lil Packaging, sustainability starts at our manufacturing HQ. Our facility boasts an impressive 0.15 W/m²·K U-value, reflecting advanced thermal insulation that minimizes energy loss and maximizes efficiency. This exceptional insulation ensures our operations maintain stable temperatures year-round while reducing energy consumption and lowering our carbon footprint. By combining cutting-edge building design with eco-friendly manufacturing practices, Lil Packaging is leading the way in zero-carbon packaging solutions and demonstrating our commitment to a greener, more sustainable future.

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Lil Packaging's off-the-grid factory

Meet the Zero Carbon Lil factory

We became the world's first (and still only) Zero Carbon packaging operation in February 2022. Choose us to reduce your carbon footprint by up to 6%*

*Corrugated postal Ecommerce packaging typically represents between 4% - 6% of a retailers total carbon footprint.

Disconnected from mains gas & electricity off the grid, using only clean sustainable renewable energy for our all-electric machines & vehicles, we have completely eradicated our scopes 1 & 2. While this is a world’s first in our industry, we are choosing to offset our scope 3 (our entire supply chain) until diesel trucks become a rarity on roads.

PLEASE FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY TO NET ZERO

Scope 1

Zero by eradicating on-site use of gas & oil (was 157t CO2e 2020)
Scope 2

Zero by Switching entirely to renewable energy (was 198t CO2e 2020)
Scope 3

Nil by Entire offset of supply chain since Feb 22. See our certificates here
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Committed to planting 1 million mangroves (arguably the worlds best at sequestering carbon) to counteract our entire trading history since 1983.

Our partnership with Amazon and The Climate Pledge is a commitment for businesses and organizations to take collective action on the world’s greatest crisis. Lil packaging were the 83rd global Signatory committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. [Some of the 400 global signatories pictured below.]

Discovering our carbon footprint

Maintaining a low carbon footprint is essential for protecting the environment and building a sustainable future.

Every ton of carbon dioxide avoided helps combat climate change, preserves natural resources, and reduces pollution that impacts communities and ecosystems. For businesses, prioritising low-carbon operations demonstrates responsibility, supports global sustainability goals, and meets the growing consumer demand for eco-conscious products.

At Lil Packaging, we recognise that a smaller carbon footprint isn’t just good for the planet - it’s a commitment to transparency, accountability, and long-term environmental stewardship, ensuring that every package we produce contributes to a greener, cleaner world.

A note on packaging industry carbon reporting:
Following the DAFRA 2024 Government Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors update, the UK has refined how carbon emissions are calculated. As a result, reported figures may vary slightly from previous years. These changes affect measurement, not our ongoing commitment to real emission reduction and transparent reporting.

Understanding Our Carbon Intensity

Our carbon intensity - measured as tonnes of CO₂e per tonne of substrate purchased - has shown steady progress since 2018.

Starting at 1.15 tCO₂e, it dropped to 0.9 tCO₂e by 2022, where it remained through 2024. This improvement reflects major site changes, including the elimination of fossil fuels from our operations.

While our footprint aligns with business growth, the main carbon hotspots remain in purchased materials such as board (53%) and corrugate (26%).

Note: The 2024 figures reflect updated DAFRA Government Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors, which slightly adjust reporting methods but not our underlying emissions reductions or transparency commitment.

Certified Carbon Measurement with Carbon Quota & Go-Positive

At Lil Packaging, we take transparency seriously. That’s why our carbon footprint has been certified through Carbon Quota and Go-Positive, both trusted carbon measurement standards.

Certification allows us to accurately quantify the emissions generated across our manufacturing processes, from energy use to material sourcing.

By relying on verified data, we can identify opportunities to reduce emissions, improve efficiency, and ensure that every decision supports our goal of zero-carbon packaging solutions.

Choosing Lil Packaging means partnering with a brand that not only produces high-quality packaging but also provides credible, certified insight into its environmental impact.

Achieving Zero Carbon Footprint with GHG Emissions Transformation

Lil Packaging has achieved a zero carbon footprint by leveraging the GHG Emissions Transformed methodology, a rigorous approach to measuring, managing, and offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.

This process allowed us to identify every source of emissions across our operations, implement targeted reductions, and offset any remaining impact through verified carbon credits.

By combining energy-efficient practices, sustainable material sourcing, and advanced emission-tracking technologies, we’ve transformed our operations into a truly low-impact, eco-conscious facility.

Our commitment to zero-carbon packaging demonstrates that businesses can meet production needs while protecting the planet, setting a new standard for sustainable packaging solutions.

How we achieved a ZERO CARBON footprint

4 steps to meet the NET-ZERO packaging definition

While we are proud to be leading the path to NET-ZERO, we are at step 3 of the 4 step journey to NET-ZERO illustrated below.

Having achieved ZERO-CARBON OPERATION, it is unlikely that any business will become NET-ZERO before 2030.

The SBTi's (science based targets initiative) clarification of NET-ZERO is that we must also achieve a 95% reduction
in our scope 3 supply chain (against our baseline 2020) to reduce reliance of offsets to only the most unsolvable cases.
Choosing suppliers with a shared net-zero vision is of paramount importance.

Step 1: Carbon Neutrality

(offset scopes 1 & 2) -simple £500 offset. No effort to reduce emissions.
Step 2: Zero-Carbon Factory

(ZERO scope 1 & 2) -Investment to reduce your own 'in-house' emissions.
Step 3: Zero-Carbon Operation

(ZERO scope 1&2, offset 3) - Leap to offset scope 3, typically 95% of footprint.
Step 4: Net-Zero

(ZERO scope 1&2, 90% reduced scope 3 to offset) Lil 10% reduced scope 3 to date.

We need a further 80% reduction scope 3 (since our baseline year 2020) to achieve the SBTi NET-ZERO definition.
We hope to achieve this by our 50th anniversary (2033) having been established our father & founder Roger Lill in 1983.