Economic Solutions is committed to reducing its Carbon Footprint
Economic Solutions are pleased to announce we have been awarded the Carbon Action Standard
The Carbon Action Standard required Economic Solutions to demonstrate environmental awareness, implement measures to reduce CO2 and to continually improve environmental performance.
Economic Solutions supports the growth of the local economy within
Greater Manchester through the services we supply. With over 60 sites and 1400 staff, we understand that improving sustainability makes sense for our customers, employees and for our business as a whole.
We are committed to reducing our carbon emissions and to becoming more efficient by using energy efficiently and reducing waste.
We have implemented various measures to reduce our carbon footprint, and are seeing real benefits as a result. Some of these measures are:
- Encouraging employees to switch off lights and equipment when not in use
- Incentive schemes are helping to bring staff on board. For example, staff who suggests carbon reduction ideas which are implemented are rewarded, and we offer advances for the purchase of season tickets to use public transport.
- Utility usage is monitored across the organisation which helps identify areas where reductions can be made.
- Recycling is encouraged
- Bottled drinking water machines have been replaced with plumbed-in water machines
- We have stopped using plastic / non-biodegradable cups
- Energy audits at each site has been undertaken to identify quick wins to reduce consumption
- Improved showering, changing and storage facilities at sites to encourage cyclists and actively working with landlords to encourage them to do the same.
- Actively striving to reduce printing, photocopying and paper generation and usage.
It is important to maintain what we have got right and build upon it to ensure further improvements.
We will continue to encourage all employees to reduce carbon emissions within the workplace and to look for possible better solutions. This will include greener technology to reduce travel and related costs, monitoring utility usage closely and identifying ways of reducing it further.
We believe a 10% reduction in carbon emissions for 2011 can be achieved by concentrating on reducing travel and utility usage.
For more information on above, please contact Tina Youngman - tina.youngman@economic-solutions.co.uk
For more information on the Carbon Action Standard please visit the website - http://www.i-dg.co.uk/
Interested in finding out more?
To find out how Economic Solutions is working to reduce its carbon footprint, please contact Tina Youngman on 0161 245 4722 or email Tina.Youngman@economic-solutions.co.uk