ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
We’re committed to sustainability, through encouraging environmentally-aware behaviours among our team to investing in green energy through Opus Talent Solutions and JD Ross, our energy and renewables talent provider.
Our commitment is to:
• Continuously improve our environmental performance and integrate recognised environmental management best practice into our business operations
• Reduce our consumption of resources and improve the efficient use of those resources
• Measure and take action to reduce the carbon footprint of our business activities to meet our published objectives and targets
• Manage waste generated from our business operations according to the principles of reduction, reuse, and recycling
• Manage our business operations to prevent pollution
• Give due consideration to environmental issues and energy performance in the acquisition, design, refurbishment, location, and use of buildings
• Ensure environmental, including climate change, criteria are taken into account in the procurement of goods and services
• Comply, as a minimum, with all relevant environmental legislation, as well as other environmental requirements to which the firm subscribes
To meet our commitments we will:
• Provide oversight and review of environmental policies and performance, and allocate resources for their effective direction and implementation
• Review our environmental policy regularly, and set and monitor key objectives and targets for managing our environmental performance at least annually
• Communicate internally and externally our environmental policy and performance on a regular basis, and encourage feedback
• Communicate the importance of environmental issues to our people
• Work together with our people/ employees, service partners, suppliers, and landlords and their agents to promote improved environmental performance
• Promote appropriate consideration of sustainability and environmental issues in the services we provide to our clients
So, what does that mean on a day-to-day basis:
We don’t just talk the talk, we’re committed to proactively making changes that align with our values and approach to sustainability.
Waste
• We use recycled paper, and the amount bought is limited
• Paper and cardboard is recycled in each office
• We use ‘secure print’: a feature which enables print jobs to be held on a server which can only be released by the user, ensuring documents are not left unattended or discarded, thus reducing print waste
• We’ve gone plastic-free in each office – reusable water bottles have replaced plastic cups
• We use eco-friendly cleaning products, never bleach
Travel
• We offer flexible working – the ability to work from home greatly reduces business travel
• We use video conferencing – we’ve been using this for meetings and conferences since November 2019 , thus reducing international travel and emissions
Energy
• We have sensor lights in our offices that turn off after 20 minutes
• Hot water heaters have replaced kettles in our offices
• Monitors go to sleep after a set amount of time
Ongoing Commitments
• Continuing to reduce the impact of our offices on the environment
• Educating our people:
– Travel – encouraging carpooling and the Bike to Work scheme
– Inviting guest speakers to share initiatives and ideas with us and our teams
• Supporting our clients in actions they can take
• Setting science-based emission reduction targets and continuously reviewing them
This statement represents our general position on environmental issues, and the policies and practices we will apply in conducting our business.