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Friday, August 27th 2010
Cheap car insurance goes green with gogreencompare.com
Financial and environmental benefits are becoming more important to motorists but it has not always been possible to get both when taking out a car insurance policy. Now, a new concept in comparing cover has arrived to help consumers save money and g... click here to read more »
Wednesday, August 25th 2010
Special Offer for CarbonZero Federation Members
The co2balance team is pleased to announce that they have teamed up with fellow CarbonZero Federation members and eco-friendly office supplies company Coast to Coast Direct in an exciting new venture that will directly benefit Federation companies. ... click here to read more »
Tuesday, August 24th 2010
Aberdares Project Now Listed Under Gold Standard
co2balance continues to move forward in providing high quality carbon credits as our Aberdares Improved Cook Stoves Project is now listed on the Gold Standard Registry. This project is seeking to address numerous environmental, social and economic i... click here to read more »
Our Environmental Policy
We recognise that our own operations also have an effect on the local, regional and global environment. As a consequence of this, we are committed to continuous improvements in our own environmental performance and the prevention of pollution, as well as offsetting our own emissions.
The directors and staff participated in defining the policy and the creation of the Environmental Policy Action Plan. The Policy and the Action Plan have both been adopted by the directors and have been communicated to all employees. An annual review: carried out and presented to the directors with an aim to secure continual improvement of our environmental performance which can be achieved with the economically viable application of best available technology.
We welcome input from clients on this important feature of our work, thereby helping to sharpen our policy. We are also happy to advise clients by sharing our methods.
We are working towards accreditation under the Soil Association’s ‘Woodmark’ Scheme, which sets out standards for sustainable afforestation and woodland management.
The Environmental Policy Action Plan incorporates the following general features:
- Use electronic communications, reducing consumption of paper
- Use teleconferencing facilities to avoid travelling to meetings and to save time.
- Allow staff to work from home avoiding the need to travel or to heat/light offices
- Recycle waste paper, print cartridges, kitchen waste, and electronic equipment
- Use public transport when available
- Lift share to events,meetings, etc., to reduce fuel consumption
- Regularly service and maintain vehicles to ensure fuel efficiency
- Are seeking to implement renewable electricity generation at our homes and office
- Use low-energy bulbs and energy efficient equipment
- All our staff are CarbonZero