10. Reduce reliance on air freight
Whether by air, road, or sea transporting product is our largest operational carbon expenditure. Air freight has 84 times the footprint of transport by ocean. We are improving processes in tandem with our entire supply chain to reduce our air freight mileage by 75% by 2024.
9. Consolidated shipping to retailers
To address ground shipping emissions, our mainland European retailers utilize a batched shipping strategy that drastically cut the mileage required to move product from distribution to stores. We are currently working on a global consolidated shipping strategy by 2024.
8. Increase use of renewable energy
Our global headquarters curently uses a mix of 60.6% wind, 33.3% biogas, and 6.1% solar power. Our California distribution facility is 100% renewably sourced with our New Jersey facility making the jump in 2021. By 2023, all Trek-owned facilities globally will be entirely powered by renewable energy.
7. Reduce corporate travel
Corporate travel represents only 7% of our operating emissions, and we learned during the pandemic that we can travel less while managing an efficient business. In 2021 travel has been reduced by 50% of pre-pandemic levels and we will continue to reduce plane travel into the future.
6. Increase use of alternative materials
We’re committed to designing for circularity and using recycled, recyclable, reclaimed, or refurbished materials whenever and wherever possible. Today, 38 of our products contain reclaimed or recycled materials, and this is just the beginning.
5. Create zero-landfill manufacturing facilities
In 2020, we began understanding and reducing waste created by our owned US manufacturing facility. New systems are now in place to create processes we can export to our distribution centers, retailers, and our German manufacturing facility, with the goal to become landfill-free by 2024.
4. Establish and protect new trails
Getting more people on bikes means ensuring the world has places set aside for people to ride. Established in 2021, the Trek Foundation provides support to develop bicycle trails and infrastructure for public use and protect land from development.
3. Remove plastic waste
In 2020, our most popular bike model—Marlin—began shipping in new packaging that cut non-recyclable pieces in half. We have expanded that process widely across our bike and accessory packaging removing 433,600 lbs of plastic in a single year.
2. Increase access to bike share
Since 2009, Trek-owned bike share system BCycle has reduced congestion and transportation-based carbon emissions while providing a healthier and more sustainable transportation alternative in 35 cities. We are committed to accelerating that growth into the future.
1. Increase cycling mode share
Bikes are real agents of change, and the greatest influence we can have is the simplest: get people to ride. We’re supporting causes that lobby for bikes, provide economic incentives to cities and individuals to choose sustainable transportation, and build better bike infrastructure.