Sustainability

We are committed to securing the acquisition of goods and services (“products”) in a way that ensures that there is the least impact on society and the environment throughout the full life cycle of the product.

Some of the measures we have adopted in regard to our procurement activities to reduce the impacts of purchasing include:

• making sure the need for the product is justified;
• re-designing/re-specifying to focus on acquiring services (rather than goods), or using fewer materials or less energy, or sourcing from sustainably-managed sources;
• using procedures such as whole-life costing, and life-cycle analysis;
• acquiring goods that are certified or labelled; and
• doing business with organisations that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability and that report on their environmental and social performance.

Within our own accommodation we will:

• select products used in the office environment with regard to their impact on the environment;
• use energy as efficiently as possible;
• re-use and recycle materials wherever possible.