Arco continues to drive positive change with market-leading approach to sustainability
25 November 2025
The 2025 Sustainability Report highlights further progress that enhances our sustainability proposition for customers.
Following a year of robust financial results and strategic investment, the publication of the Annual Sustainability Report highlights the incredible progress we've made. It showcases our bold actions on environmental and social responsibility, that ensure customers benefit from both market-leading safety solutions and ethical sourcing practices.
A recognised high performer
By embedding sustainability into everything we do, and ensuring all impacts are measurable and validated, the achievements in the report reflect our ongoing commitment to ESG leadership and long-term value creation.
The approach saw us awarded EcoVadis 'Gold' status earlier in 2025, highlighting the high quality of Arco's sustainability management system. 'Gold' status ranks us in the industry's top 5% for sustainability performance and a single percentage point from achieving Platinum status, the highest possible grading.
Climate commitments that go further
In February 2025, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) officially validated our carbon reduction targets. The SBTi is a global body that enables businesses to set ambitious emission targets, Arco's validated carbon reduction targets will cut emissions by 4.2% annually, meaning we reach Net Zero by 2045.
Ethical supply chain
To guarantee customers peace of mind, we trace products from raw materials to finished goods, to ensure that the supply chain operates safely, ethically, and free from child or forced labour. We were the first UK safety-based company to join the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) – and we've proudly maintained membership for 17 years.
An extended Responsible Choice range
To give our customers more support to reach their own sustainability goals, 15% of Arco's total range is now part of its Responsible Choice collection. This includes weather-wear, PPE, cleaning products, footwear and hand protection.
Circularity
Nearly 15% of all textile garments that we offer are made from certified 'better' sources such as recycled polyester. Through our partnership with Stuff4Life, we are giving high-quality garments a second life. This is helping Arco customers keep products in use for longer, delivering a stronger return on investment, a lower lifecycle cost and reduced environmental impacts.
Ensuring zero waste to landfill
Having worked tirelessly to remove waste heading to landfill, we have now reduced this figure to zero. In addition, 75% of the waste we do generate is recycled into new products, with food waste being converted into biogas energy (c. 20 MWh).
Social value
Our employees contributed 2,200 volunteer hours throughout the year, supporting projects and community initiatives dedicated to boosting employability. Plus 60 charities were also supported through donations, grants and matched funding.
Continuing to push the sustainability agenda
The 2025 EcoVadis Gold score improved by more than 14% compared to 2024 but we continue to strive further and have Platinum status firmly in our sights.
Guy Bruce, Chief Executive Officer, said: "Sustainability is strategically central to everything we do, and with the publication of Arco's annual report, we're able to showcase our commitment to pushing the agenda internally and externally.
We continue to lead this field, and we have clear evidence that by choosing to partner with Arco, our customers are making a better choice when it comes to accessing a world-class approach to both sustainability and safety."
Download the Arco Sustainability Report 2025 below and read more about sustainability at Arco.