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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility

Environmental

Most of us as individuals are concerned about the environment.  At Field Fisher Waterhouse, 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.  Improving our environmental performance is consistent with our brand, values and CSR policy.

We have already developed a responsible approach towards environmental matters.  Here are just some examples of initiatives that we have undertaken:

  1. 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.
  2. 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 and we will shortly run a “switch off” campaign.
  3. We are committed to the disposal of redundant IT kit for re-use and recycling.
  4. 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.
  5. We have installed a state-of-the-art video conferencing suite to cut down on business travel.
  6. 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.
  7. We now use recycled copier and printer paper throughout the firm including for our letterhead.  We 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.

Internally we publish Green News, our regular staff bulletin that explains what we are doing to make Field Fisher Waterhouse a more environmentally friendly place to work and encourages suggestions and comments.