Ian Hazel Funerals Achieves Historic 100% Platinum Award for Environmental Commitment

Here at lan Hazel Funerals, we are very pleased to announce that having been a member of the Greener Globe Funeral Standards May 2024, initially as a Bronze member, we have now been upgraded to the highest level being Platinum.

We are the first company to achieve this award with the maximum score of 100%. When we built our present Head Office facilities back in 2013, we built in as many environmentally features as possible. This included rainwater harvesting, low energy lighting with motion sensors, underfloor heating, mechanical heating and ventilation recovery system, high levels of insulation and 78 solar panels. This enabled us to get an initial Energy Performance Certificate rating of 23 (A)

lan Hazel has said: “Despite all our environmentally friendly features, reaching Platinum Level was not guaranteed – let alone achieve the 100% score. We have had to look very hard at a lot of our policies and practices and think “outside the box” to ensure we are running the company in the best environmentally way possible. We have now introduced our first all-electric Ambulance, and this is supported by three other hybrid vehicles. Whilst our main funeral fleet are presently petrol/diesel based, we are looking to the future when they can become all electric, as suitable vehicle become available.

This scheme has made us think about many things we used to take for granted. We now ensure engines are not left idling when stationery, clients are made aware of all the Eco-Friendly options that can be used, from coffins to burial grounds. Room thermostats are turned down to a more economical level. We are more conscious about recycling items, and our impact upon the local community. We have even ensured that our preferred suppliers including florists have an environmental policy that fits in with our aims. We are now more careful when choosing things like cleaning material, to ensure they have less impact upon the environment.”

On March 12th 2025 Brendan and Carolyn Day, founders of the ” Greener Globe Funeral Standards attended the Head Office of lan Hazel Funerals, Lichfield Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, to present the company with its Platinum Award Plaque, and the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP for Sutton Coldfield was also in attendance, to show his support.