Our Environmental Stewardship

At Zuto, we recognise that the automotive industry has a complex environmental footprint. As a marketplace connecting customers, lenders, and dealers, we have a responsibility to acknowledge these challenges openly and play an active role in supporting a more sustainable future.

Our Position on Industry Challenges

• Emissions and air quality: Traditional vehicles contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution
• Lifecycle impacts: Manufacturing, use, and disposal of vehicles all carry environmental costs
• Customer transparency: Misleading claims about environmental performance risk undermining trust

We believe our role is to be transparent about these issues while supporting customers to make informed, future-focused choices.

How We Manage Environmental Risks

• Governance: Environmental impact is overseen by our Board Sustainability Committee – chaired by our CEO James Wilkinson – with progress reviewed annually. Our ESG strategy is operationalised via our internal network of Impact groups, led by our People and Culture Director Mary Beighton
• Dealer and lender standards: Our Verified Dealer programme sets clear expectations, and we are strengthening checks to incorporate environmental considerations
• Responsible marketing: We ensure that “green” and sustainability claims in our products and communications are accurate, fair, and evidence-based

Our Targets and Goals

• Carbon footprint: Maintain Scope 1 & 2 emissions at 0%, and reduce scope 3 emissions by 3% by 2027 (baseline: 2025)
• Energy: Maintain 100% renewable energy across our offices as standard practice
• Travel: Cut business travel emissions by 5% by 2027
• Waste: Maintain 100% zero waste to landfill from our office operations as standard practice.
• EV adoption: Increase the proportion of electric/hybrid finance applications completed by Zuto to 10% by 2027.

These targets are monitored annually, with progress published in our Impact Report.

Reporting and Transparency

• Our annual B Corp Impact Report summarises progress against goals.
• Updates are shared on our website and tracked via internal sustainability dashboards.
• We welcome conversations with customers, dealers, and lenders to continuously improve.

Looking Ahead

We are committed to going further:

• Expanding environmental due-diligence checks within our marketplace.
• Deepening partnerships with lenders who offer green finance products.
• Continuing to measure and reduce our operational footprint.