We have a strong environmental ethic, with a commitment to minimise our environmental impact. Our environmental policy details our best practice and includes:
- Minimising car use, and using public transport wherever possible
- Recycling (wherever possible) all packaging, printer cartridges and paper waste generated by the company
- Off-setting all carbon emissions through donation to suitable charities
- Use of 100% recycled paper, envelopes and packaging
- Reducing paper use (through double side printing, re-using scrap and only printing where necessary)
- Use of green energy efficient electricity, where we have control over our utility provider
- Using an ethical bank account for all company finance
- All new computer equipment purchased by the company has low energy requirements and has energy efficient certification (Blue Angel, Energy Star or similar)
Annually, we offset the carbon dioxide emissions we estimated had been generated as a result of the company’s activities, through donation to suitable charities, for example, in 2006, our donation went towards a project, working with local communities, to preserve Andean dry forest, a highly threatened habitat type home to a variety of endemic species, including the Bolivian Spinetail. Footprint staff initially helped establish this project in 2003.
Download our policy statement here