Softworks goal is to make a positive difference to the working lives of our users, their organisation, and employees. We are aware that our business activities impact the environment and we are committed to ensuring these activities have the least possible detrimental effect. We see ourselves as a responsible and ethical organisation and as such place significant emphasis on managing and improving our environmental performance. This document sets out our environmental policy.
We are committed to:
- Complying fully with all relevant legal requirements, codes of practice, and regulations
- Assessing the environmental impacts of our operations, continuously seeking to reduce these impacts and improving our resource efficiency through reduction of energy, water use, and waste
- Promoting environmental and energy awareness in our employees through participation and training
- Working with our customers to make more environmentally-sensitive choices
- Monitoring our progress to ensure ongoing improvements in our environmental performance
- Communicate this policy to stakeholders and the public and work with our neighbours to reduce the impact of our operations
Remote Working
- We’ve introduced working from home practices which will reduce our carbon footprint
- We opt for remote meetings over onsite visits that will also reduce our carbon footprint
Energy
- Reducing our carbon footprint as part of a carbon management strategy
- Optimizing energy efficiency and conservation in all operations
- Integrating renewable energy solutions, specifically through the installation of solar panels on our headquarters building
- Controlling and managing energy efficiency in our business and promoting energy efficiency
- Reducing the impact of transportation in our business activities
Waste
- Actively promote reduce, reuse, and recycling both internally and amongst our suppliers and customers
- Reducing packaging on all our hardware products where feasible
- Minimising waste generation by applying reuse and recycle options where possible
- Minimising waste generation and unnecessary resource usage during the stages of planning, design, and operation of new and existing business activities
Continuous Improvement
- Setting specific improvement targets, monitoring progress, and communicating results internally
- Developing specific objectives to continually improve our environmental performance
- Setting objectives and targets for continuous improvement. Measuring and reviewing our performance regularly and communicating the results
- Continual performance improvement in minimising environmental impacts of our business
- Promoting continuous improvement by setting, monitoring, and reviewing our environmental targets and objectives
Procurement
- Choosing suppliers and contractors that adopt best environmental practices and make this the procurement policy of our company
- Purchasing products and services that have the least environmental impact, where this is feasible
- Encouraging suppliers and contractors to implement sustainable environmental systems
- Using materials, fittings, and furnishings from sustainable sources
Awareness/Training
- Encouraging environmental awareness among our employees through appropriate communication and training programmes
- Promoting environmental awareness throughout our business
- Ensuring all employees understand our environmental policy and conform to its standards
- Continuous training of all staff in all environment-related issues
- Informing and motivating all of our staff and encouraging them to play an active role in committing to our environmental policy
