Corporate social responsibility
Environmental
Most of us as individuals are concerned about
the environment. Many of our staff are involved in generating and
implementing ideas to address those concerns. We believe sound
management of environmental issues is critical to a well-run firm
and we know many of our clients agree.
We have already developed a responsible approach towards
environmental matters. Here are just some examples of initiatives
that we have undertaken:
- We are now recycling over five tonnes of paper and one tonne of
cardboard per month, reducing our landfill
by 80%. We have upgraded our printers and copiers and
related software to encourage duplex printing and are soon to
launch further initiatives reducing paper
consumption.
- We have been improving our buildings. The refurbishment of our
offices has given us a more efficient climate control system - it
uses less energy to heat and cool the
building than our old system and temperatures can now be zoned. We
have also refurbished all the WCs so that they use less water and
we have installed motion sensors for
lighting in toilets and stairwells now. Staff are encouraged
to switch off lights, computers, photocopiers and printers at the
end of each day with our “switch off” campaign.
- We are committed to the disposal of redundant IT kit for
re-use and recycling.
- We have introduced an on-site water purification system to
reduce our carbon footprint by
stopping the transportation of over two thousand large bottles of
water to our offices every year.
- We have installed a state-of-the-art video conferencing suite
to cut down on business travel.
- We have introduced a Ride2Work
Scheme. Staff have the opportunity to purchase a cycle and
accessories at a discounted price. This scheme is designed to
promote healthier journeys to work and reduce environmental
pollution caused by commuting. We also provide a secure cycle
storage area.
- We now only use FSC paper throughout the firm and have
increased our proportion of recycled
stationery supplies too.
We are bringing together all the good work on environmental
issues, the sensible practices people have put into place and the
good ideas people have, to improve our green
performance. We are totally committed to reducing
unnecessary and thoughtless consumption of energy and resources and
to recycle whenever we can.