Closely linked with our Carbon Management commitment, Abco has commenced with the installation of solar panels at our Queensland site and aims to roll out at our other owned sites by the end of 2026. Initial estimates anticipate that up to 74% of our energy usage on the Park Ridge site will be from solar energy, avoiding up to 48 tonnes of CO2e emissions annually.
As a starting point in our carbon journey, Abco has focused initially on its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions within our operations comprised mostly of purchased electricity and direct emissions from company owned vehicles. As emissions from our company owned vehicles make up a major component of emissions, Abco is focusing its efforts on switching part of the fleet to electric vehicles which has already commenced with 5 electric vehicles procured in 2023. Our commitment to customers is that by the end of 2026, all metro deliveries by Abco will be carbon neutral which will be achieved by switching to electric vehicles where possible, with the remainder to be offset by verified carbon offsets.