We discourage the use of air conditioning, except where needed in server rooms. We continue to pressure our landlords to use renewable energy suppliers, and two of three have committed to change to such a supplier in the coming 12 months. Although the impact is less significant than with cars, it is still positive.
The other area we address is the use of fuel and water in our offices. This further reduces travel within our company, improves employee well-being and makes it easier for people, such as mothers with young children, to continue working for our company. In practice, most employees want to spend most of their time working from home. Our “Work Where it Works” initiative allows employees to choose where they work each day, subject to customer needs. In its first year, we have replaced 5% of our fleet, a trend we expect to accelerate significantly from now on and The approach is highly tax-efficient for the individual. Our company launched two significant initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint:Ī subsidised electric car scheme where we pay employees an allowance to exchange their fossil-fuelled car for an all-electric vehicle. More than 70% of the emissions are due to travel in fossil-fuelled cars. Our company has analysed its carbon footprint and found that it emits 440 tons of carbon into the atmosphere annually.