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# Environmental Policy

### **What we continue to do.**

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Source 100% of our energy from a ‘clean’ renewables energy provider&#x20;

Light our office using 100% low energy LED lighting&#x20;

Have low power management set as default across all computers, servers and other appliances

Responsibly source all consumables for our working environmen&#x74;**:**

* 100% recycled paper / paper towels 100% recovered fibre and FSC accredited&#x20;
* Local ethical coffee beans&#x20;
* Fairtrade tea&#x20;
* Organic locally sourced milk&#x20;
* Ecologically sound cleaning products

Recycle all printer toner cartridges, plastic bags, polystyrene, plastics, card, metals and food waste appropriately.

### &#x20;**So far this year we have we have.**

Encouraged low carbon commuting through a low carbon commuting incentive and have reduced our emissions by 25%

Started to track all energy use within our office

Started to track all direct transportation emissions

Followed and shared our Responsible Design Principles

Engaged in talks to our industry and local educators to spread what we are doing

Written articles about our sustainability efforts and shared with our clients, suppliers and our wider community

Gifted to charity or schools all usable furniture, lighting and electrical items and recycled all remaining obsolete office fixtures and fittings through approved free or paid schemes.

Started a office building tenant sustainability team with other businesses to tackle energy, water and waste efficiencies within our shared building

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### **Environmental goals that are in sight.**

Monitor our green house emissions (scope 1 & 2, start to calculate scope 3 emission&#x73;**)**

* Set Energy use reduction targets within our office
* Calculate embodied carbon for 25% projects 2019-20

Offset 100% our GHG emissions (scope 1 & 2) year on year

Offset 25% of calculated project emissions in 2019-20, to be increased to 100% over the coming years

Monitor our water usage

Reduce our office waste output - monitor and set reduction targets

Encouraging and working with our supply chain to implement sustainable policies into their businesses.

Work towards creating an on-boarding process for current and future suppliers and partners that assess their approach to sustainability, governance and community

### &#x20;**Looking ahead.**

We are aiming for B-Corp certification during 2020 \[[https://bcorporation.net/about-b-corps](https://bcorporation.net/about-b-corps)]\


We will continue to explore ways we can operate in a fully circular economic model
