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Press – Mar 08, 2023

Evri launches zero-emission deliveries in Bristol Clean Air Zone

A female courier is walking up a quiet British street. A white picket fence can be seen beside her and she is holding a brown paper parcel in her hand.

Evri, the UK’s leading parcel delivery company has partnered with Zedify and Urb-it, two of the top providers of zero-emission delivery solutions to provide carbon free deliveries to all consumers in the Bristol Clean Air Zone. 

Zedify and Urb-it will use their specialist e-cargo bikes to deliver within Bristol’s Clean Air Zone from the 1st March 2023. The partnerships mean that any Evri parcel, under 15kg, delivered to consumers’ homes within the clean air zone will be 100% emission-free. The total number of parcels expected to be delivered is around 345,000 per year with an estimated saving 57.4 tons of CO2 per annum. 

Evri has the lowest carbon emissions of any dedicated parcel company in the UK. This partnership reinforces the business commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2035 as it strives to be an ESG leader.  

Nancy Hobhouse, Head of ESG said “We’re focused on reducing our carbon emission across our operation, using innovative products and services such as this brings us that step closer to our net zero goal.“ 

Simon Whitehead, Head of Bristol Hub at Zedify said "At Zedify, we're on a mission to get vans off streets and make cities like Bristol cleaner, safer places that are better for everyone. In 2021, we launched our award-winning cargo bike delivery service in the city. Now, with the launch of a new clean air zone, this collaboration helps to maximise our impact in dramatically decarbonising the process of getting parcels to people's doorsteps and cleaning up Bristol's air." 

Kevin Kviblad, CEO at Urb-it said "We are delighted to work with Evri to sustainably deliver its products to their customers in the UK. Evri has high ambitions for improving its sustainability strategy, and we're pleased to be able to partner on making our industry better and our cities healthier and more liveable." 

Notes to editor 

About Zedify 

Zedify is one of the sustainable delivery models that Evri is partnering with to support its commitment to becoming the UK’s most sustainable delivery business. 

About Urb-it 

Urb-it, are a Swedish B-Corp certified cargo bike company who have also enjoy success with Evri in 2022 working together to deliver in Manchester, Liverpool, and London. 

About Evri 

Evri is the UK’s biggest dedicated parcel delivery company, delivering over 700 million parcels a year. The company has a mission to be the most convenient way to send, receive and return parcels, without costing the earth. Evri works with most of Europe’s top retailers including Next, John Lewis, M&S and ASOS. The roots of Evri can be traced back to 1974 but the business has grown over the decades and now has a team of 6,700+ employees, 20,000+ couriers, 10,000+ out of home locations and a growing network of state-of-the-art hubs and depots. 

For more information about Evri, visit www.evri.com.