Sustainability at Bolt
Sustainability at Bolt
Environmental
The primary goal is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to carbon net zero by 2040. To reduce our carbon footprint, we’re measuring our GHG emissions globally and across all products to understand where we can make the most impact.
Social impact
We endorse programmes promoting economic empowerment for our partners and prioritise safety and well-being for customers, employees, and partners worldwide.
Risk management and governance
We're ensuring the long-term success of our sustainability initiatives through robust oversight and management of potential risks.
العمل نحو صافي التنقل المشترك صفر
Our long-term environmental goal is to offer 100% carbon net zero shared mobility solutions by 2040.
Bolt’s Sustainability Strategy and our environmental targets
صافي انبعاثات الكربون صفر بحلول عام 2040.
100% من الكهرباء المتجددة في المكاتب التي تسيطر عليها الشركات، والمخازن، والأحواض المحملة ومباني سوق بولت بحلول عام 2025.
90% of our waste finds a new use through circular economy solutions by 2030.
*Annual greenhouse gas emission accounting conducted by South Pole.
Science Based Targets initiative
Expanding our zero emission fleet
We focus on partnerships that facilitate the expansion of zero emission (i.e. fully electric) vehicles on our ride-hailing, car sharing, and delivery platforms.
All of Bolt’s electric scooters and e-bikes are zero emission vehicles with no tailpipe emissions.
We offset the emissions created during the manufacturing, operating, maintenance, and disposal of these vehicles via various funding projects, making them certified CarbonNeutral®.
دول البلطيق
We partnered with Eleport, a leading EV charging network developer in the Baltics and Poland, to install 750 electric vehicle charging points and launch a driver EV charging incentive programme.
Additionally, our collaboration with Swedbank and Luminor is helping expand Bolt Drive’s hybrid and electric car rental fleets.
Powered by renewable electricity and the circular economy
From the beginning of 2024, our offices, warehouses and charging docks have been using 100% renewable electricity.*
By the end of 2025 our Market stores will also use renewable electricity, meaning that all Bolt-controlled sites will be 100% powered by renewable electricity from the end of 2025.
We plan to direct at least 90% of the waste we produce back to the circular economy by 2030.
Focusing on sustainable product design
According to the Life Cycle Assessment* (LCA), our latest model Bolt-6 e-scooter has:
- Average distance per lifetime of 15,000km;
- 15% lower per km greenhouse gas emission rate (when compared to our previous model);
- Recyclability rate** of 89.52%;
- Modular design to simplify repair processes and reduce waste.
** Using the calculation methodology in ISO standard 22628 ↗
Encouraging sustainable modal shift
Our pilot programs ↗ in 10 European cities have proven that, when encouraged, riders will opt for scooters or e-bikes instead of cars if their planned trip is under 3 km.
Emission offsetting and climate action
- Bolt Business: CarbonNeutral® January - March 2024 ↗
- Bolt Business: CarbonNeutral® CN 2024 ↗
- Bolt Operations: CarbonNeutral® Micromobility Service ↗
- Bolt Operations: CarbonNeutral® Micromobility Product ↗
We fund projects, verified by Climate Impact Partners, to offset emissions that we’re currently unable to reduce or eliminate. We’ve previously funded projects related to wind and energy, carbon removal, forest creation, improved water infrastructure, mangrove restoration, and efficient cooking stoves.
One of Bolt’s current climate action partners, Milkywire, manages a portfolio of projects which focus on carbon removal, decarbonisation and nature protection and restoration.
Bolt also funds additional climate action projects to help combat climate change. In 2022, we partnered with Seedballs Kenya ↗ to spread 25 tonnes of indigenous seeds (Seedbolts) — equivalent to planting over 11 million tree seeds. Our previous projects include reforestation projects with OneTreePlanted ↗ in Portugal and Romania.
Sustainability in our value chain
human rights;
labour practices;
health and safety;
quality;
the environment;
the right to audit.
ESG Governance
Company Policies
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كرات الشتاء في كينيا
We partnered with Seedballs Kenya to reforest and reintroduce trees and grass species into degraded areas in Africa.