Climate change and the environment

What we said we would do firm-wide in 2006 What we had done firm-wide by end 2007 What we are going to do firm-wide
  • Change all our energy contracts to renewable ones, cutting down on our paper use and reducing our airfreight and air travel using video and telephone conferencing wherever possible.
  • Verify our supply chain by developing questionnaires for suppliers and a toolkit for substantiating their claims.
  • Continue to look into the feasibility of carbon neutrality.
  • Reduce the amount of paper we purchase by using double-sided printing where possible and increasing the use of recycled paper.
  • Set targets for reducing our environmental impact.
  • Implement an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) environment programme for each office.
  • We are now certified CarbonNeutral® firm-wide and have set a firm-wide target of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 10 per cent by April 2008. Key to this is reviewing our energy contracts and switching to low carbon fuel when and where possible, and reducing our paper use and travel.
  • We have also set up a new environmental working group, green teams and co-ordinators throughout the network who have responsibility for developing and implementing our programme.
  • Although we have been prioritising our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment, we haven’t made progress on our supply chain management or the introduction of an ISO; these remain future targets for us.
  • Reduce our carbon emissions by 10 per cent by April 2008 and set further year-on-year targets.
  • Change our energy contracts to low carbon fuels when and where possible.
  • Reduce our electricity use and the amount of paper we use.
  • Change our paper sources to recycled paper.
  • Increase video and telephone conferencing.
  • Reduce non-essential air travel.
  • Continue to introduce energy efficient schemes, and look at ways of optimising building energy performance.
  • Incorporate our environmental policy into all our purchasing decisions.
  • Implement an ISO environment programme for each office, starting with London.