Environment
Hugh James recognises that
our day-to-day activities can impact on the environment in a
number of ways. We are committed to minimising the potentially
harmful effects of those activities wherever and whenever
possible.
Hugh James Environmental Policy
Our environmental policy
establishes targets in sustainable environment improvement and
ensures that we measure and monitor our performance regularly. Hugh
James will maximise the opportunities for the provision of service
and solutions which may help to reduce environmental impacts and
which provide significant environmental benefits.
We aim to regularly communicate our
environmental objectives, action plans and achievements to our
staff because we want every person in Hugh James to understand and
implement the environmental policy in their daily work. We also aim
to inform suppliers and clients of our environmental policy so we
can raise environmental awareness and encourage them to reduce
their impact.
Read our full Hugh James environmental
policy (DOC, 27kb) and sustainability
policy (DOC, 37kb).
Hugh James Environmental Activities
1. Recycling
- Paper/cardboard:
We encourage staff to recycle as much as possible by providing
recycling bins for cardboard and paper on each floor of the office.
Where paper can be reused, we encourage staff to do so.
- Electronic equipment: Any IT equipment that
has broken or become redundant we pay Maxitec (external
link) remove the equipment. They then have young
offenders repair and rebuild the equipment which then gets donated
to charities. Any equipment that cannot be re-used gets sold on for
a low cost for parts. We also have a scheme for broken mobile
phones they get given to charity, who then sell the equipment and
keep the money as a donation.
- Cartridges/toners: All printer cartridges are
given back to the supplier for them to re-use. The toners are given
to a local hospital for them to sell and keep the money as a
donation.
- Mobile phones: All disused or broken mobile
phones are donated to a major charity for them to sell and retain
the money.
2. Travel
To minimise our carbon footprint,
we encourage staff to use video and telephone conferencing where
possible. If staff need to travel we promote use of public
transport and efficient timing of meetings to minimise the amount
of travelling.
3. Office Initatives
Energy saving: All computers,
photocopiers/printers and fax machines are set up to go into power
saver mode when they are not used for a significant period of time.
We also have a system in place that at 8 o'clock at night,
automatically turns off all computers that are still running.