Environmental Policy

Get Your Business Started Ltd recognises that it has a responsibility to the environment beyond legal and regulatory requirements. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods.  We will encourage customers, suppliers and other stakeholders to do the same.

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Policy aims

We endeavour to:

·      Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.

·      Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.

·      Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.

·      Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.

·      Increase employee awareness and training.

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Paper

We will:

·      Minimise the use of paper in the office.

·      Reduce packaging as much as possible.

·      Seek to buy recycled and recyclable paper products.

·      Reuse and recycle all paper where possible.

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Energy and water

We will seek to:

·      Reduce the amount of energy used as much as possible.

·      Switch off lights and electrical equipment when not in use.

·      Adjust heating with energy consumption in mind.

·      Take energy consumption and efficiency of new products into account when purchasing them.

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Office supplies

We will:

·      Evaluate if the need can be met in another way.

·      Evaluate if renting or sharing is an option before purchasing equipment.

·      Evaluate the environmental impact of any new products we intend to purchase.

·      Favour more environmentally friendly and efficient products wherever possible.

·      Reuse and recycle everything we are able to.

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Transportation

We will:

·      Reduce the need to travel, restricting to necessary trips only.

·      Promote the use of travel alternatives such as e-mail or video/phone conferencing.

·      Make additional efforts to accommodate the needs of those using public transport or bicycles.

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Maintenance and cleaning

We will:

·      Use cleaning materials that are as environmentally friendly as possible.

·      Use materials in any office refurbishment that are as environmentally friendly as possible.

·      Only use licensed and appropriate organizations to dispose of waste.

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ICT

We will:

·      Subscribe to Net Zero to offset the carbon footprint of our website.

·      Aim to minimize unnecessary emails and other electronic communications.

·      Create awareness and encourage other businesses including our clients to make their websites 

       Net Zero and minimize the use of unnecessary emails and other electronic communications.

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Monitoring and improvement

We will:

·      Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.

·      Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.

·      Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.

·      Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.

·      Increase employee awareness through training.

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Culture

We will:

·      Update this policy at least once annually in consultation with staff and other stakeholders where

       necessary.

·      Involve staff in the implementation of this policy, for greater commitment and improved

       performance.

·      Provide staff with relevant environmental training.

·      Work with suppliers, contractors and subcontractors to improve their environmental performance.

·      Use local labour and materials where available to reduce CO2 and help the community.

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Last revision: 17/12/2023