Green Policy Economic and social development
We strive to achieve economic and social development in ways that do not negatively impact the environment. We do this by the following means:
- Eco procurement
- Waste reduction – Avoid, reduce, re-use and recycle
- Practice energy efficiency (saving)
- Water conservation
- Give preference to environmental best practice
- Support and promote locally made goods
- Focus on community development and environmental sustainability
- Poverty alleviation
- Leaving a positive legacy
- An established ‘Green Team’
In our offices staff recycle
- Staff are actively encouraged to avoid wasteful printing
- Waste paper is used on both sides before recycling
- Minimum use of paper based marketing & registration
- All of the paper we use is recycled
- We actively focus on email and web based communication
- We offset our office energy usage
- We recycle our old computers, mobile phones and printer cartridges
Green commitment waste and environment protection
Our Green codes of practice on waste and environment protection focus on:
- Reducing waste
- Reusing materials at every opportunity
- Aligning ourselves with green suppliers & partners
- Minimising the amount of printed materials & direct mail we use
- Recycling
- Encouraging our staff to be responsible, corporate green citizens
- Utilising energies and water sparingly
- Considering environmental impacts in our purchasing
- Endeavouring to work with partner organisations that share our green values
- Utilising public transport wherever possible and its impacts on the environment
It is our intention to operate our business in an as environmentally friendly way as we can.