Our commitment to sustainable development is at the heart of what we do every day.
Our commitment to sustainable development is about walking the talk, putting theory into practice and evidencing it. We exist to accelerate progress towards a fair and just society, an inclusive low-carbon economy and healthy, restored ecosystems. And our job is not only to do it well but also to do it with minimal negative impact on the environment, economy and society.
Over the last few years, we have been driving our progress toward reducing negative impacts on the environment and finding ways to measure and communicate our progress.
This statement serves (i) to keep us accountable to this commitment and (ii) to set out our actions to date and for the future.
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Our commitment
We are a service-based organisation, with no premises of our own or car fleet and most of our impact is attributed to business travel, staff commute and purchase of goods and services.
Our aims
- To reduce our carbon footprint by 46.2% by 2030 and by 90% by 2050 from our current measured footprint of 7.3 tonnes of CO2e.
- To communicate with our partners what our targets are and share learning to encourage others to reduce their own impact on the environment.
- To review and revise our commitment annually.
Our approach
- To buy any goods or services that support local businesses as well as those that support the real Living Wage; and not buy any goods or services that are directly or indirectly linked to environmental destruction, slavery, exploitation, destruction of communities, genocide, or cultural destruction.
- To select venues based on their approach to active travel, fair work, and managing resources and waste.
- To promote and encourage active travel for work and for our staff commute.
