Protecting our planet

Our initiatives

• Coffee grounds and paper cups

  In Northampton, we work with The Hope Centre to repurpose used coffee grounds as fertiliser. The charity's gardens are thriving thanks to our team’s commitment to caffeine.

  Since 2018, we’ve been eliminating the use of paper cups in our offices by replacing them with mugs and glasses.

• Switch off and save

  Leaving devices like monitors or laptops plugged in on standby still uses a significant amount of electricity. A PC monitor left on overnight uses the same energy as printing 800 pages of A4 paper. Turning your computer off at the end of the day is a tiny behavioural change, but when everyone does it, every day, the impact is massive. We encourage all our people to say goodbye to stand by.

• Crunch time for climate

  Britain loves crisps, but crisp packets can last for over 30 years in the sea. Offices around the UK have joined the TerraCycle recycling scheme to reduce this kind of waste.

• Tech for good

  As a firm, we have shifted to new ways of working, have reviewed our need to travel and focused on low impact methods when essential. By using the tools we have available, we have also reduced paper consumption per person by over 30% in the past two years.

  We have virtualised our company cloud and are working with experts to capture our digital carbon footprint.

• Suppliers

  Our supply chain has a broad reach, and we are fortunate to work with many great companies who provide their goods and services. Our cleaners in London have eliminated almost all chemicals from use. Instead, they are using a system that provides water charged with electricity to clean.

• Engaging our people

  Our strong network of Environmental Champions stretches all around our firm, meeting regularly and successfully running initiatives at a local level. We have held events to engage all team members such as screenings of Our Planet: Our Business.