Environmental and sustainability policy

We are committed to minimising our impact on the environment and promoting sustainability and environmental awareness at all levels of decision making, and to achieving continuous improvement in our environmental performance in all business areas. We are also committed to making year-on-year reductions in our greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve our goals, we aim to:

• comply with all environmental, legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to our business operations;
• manage our waste effectively and seek to reduce, reuse and recycle wherever practicable;
• monitor and manage our use of natural resources and reduce this where practicable;
• evaluate our use of information technology, consumables, office materials and furniture in line with our environmental objectives;
• ensure the people who work here are aware of the environmental impact of their work activity and are working to reduce this impact;
• adopt a purchasing policy that complements our commitments to minimising our environmental impact and encourage our suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of their products and services through active engagement, responsible purchasing and effective contract management;
• ensure environmental considerations are taken into account in relation to transport, property and facilities management, as well as our energy use;
• encourage and promote environmental awareness and the use of best environmental practice to our clients, our people and the local community; and
• develop effective management programmes with structured objectives and targets against which our environmental performance will be measured and publicly report on our progress towards these goals.

Responsibility for implementation of this environmental policy rests with the environmental working group, with specific responsibilities delegated to dedicated teams throughout our network.