Environmental policy
Our number one business value is ‘Protect the planet’. This reflects our commitment to being a responsible and sustainable business by ensuring that our day-to-day business operations have minimal impact on the environment.
We do this by implementing good business practices as standard. This includes:
However, we do recognise that some of our core business activities such as live events and communications can have an negative impact on the planet. Events put a strain on natural resources, local infrastructure and the environment, often generating significant waste, disruption and additional carbon. We have developed and implemented an operational strategy and framework that helps us reduce this impact in all of our productions. We call it Plan it First.
Put simply, we put the planet first by planning to eliminate any harmful products or techniques.
It’s about being prepared, planning for a better outcome and adopting a mindset that always challenges to do better.
We achieve this through adopting the following operational approach:
We do this by implementing good business practices as standard. This includes:
- Ensuring our office locations are sustainable using measures like: improving energy efficiency, decreasing water usage, provide bike parking, provide cooking facilities, purchasing sustainable office supplies and stationary, recycling facilities, sustainable sundries, sustainable and refillable cleaning products.
- Minimising waste production by promoting avoidance, reduction, re-use & recycling.
- Procuring goods and services that are environmentally responsible from suppliers who can demonstrate good business practices.
- Minimising business travel and using the most sustainable means of travel available.
- Raising and maintaining a high level of understanding and participation within our team.
However, we do recognise that some of our core business activities such as live events and communications can have an negative impact on the planet. Events put a strain on natural resources, local infrastructure and the environment, often generating significant waste, disruption and additional carbon. We have developed and implemented an operational strategy and framework that helps us reduce this impact in all of our productions. We call it Plan it First.
Put simply, we put the planet first by planning to eliminate any harmful products or techniques.
It’s about being prepared, planning for a better outcome and adopting a mindset that always challenges to do better.
We achieve this through adopting the following operational approach:
- Supply chain - Challenge suppliers to improve and use only sustainable suppliers.
- Investment - Invest in event infrastructure resources that are reused many times.
- Influence - Influence the decision-making of all stakeholders.
- Design for reuse - Reduce single-use items.
- Measure & report - Measure, record and report efficacy and compliance.
- Improvement - Continually improve and adopt new and innovative solutions.
