Cooper Parry Nottingham, Derby, Leicester commits to going green 
Added : 15th March 2008
Cooper Parry Environmental Group
Cooper Parry’s Environmental Group are celebrating having received a British Standard accreditation in Environmental Management Systems, just one year after the group was formed.
The Environmental Group was formed in January 2007 and has taken many positive steps towards reducing Cooper Parry’s carbon footprint, including: installing hippos in the toilet cisterns, converting to use Fairtrade beverages, and purchasing recycled paper and envelopes. They have also created ambitious targets relating to the reduction of all waste and promotion of a greener lifestyle to its team members.
Rebecca Foote, Environmental Group chairperson said: ‘It is really important to us that we take active steps to reduce our impact on the environment and we have introduced many initiatives to do this. One of our most visible and popular achievements has been the introduction of recycling in the Nottingham and Derby office. This was long overdue and has enabled us to recycle plastic, cardboard, paper, cans and CD/DVDs. It has been so successful that in Nottingham 75% of the waste generated goes off for recycling.’
‘In addition, Cooper Parry has replaced the firm’s 50w halogen spot lights with 35w bulbs, resulting in a significant CO2 reduction. Its newest office in Colton Square, Leicester, was designed with environmental impacts in mind and has a number of environmentally friendly features.
Rebecca continued: ‘We have also considered our transport policy and to encourage the use of public transport added public transport/foot directions to all offices. Furthermore, we are working with a company which will enable our team to purchase annual bus tickets offering tax and NI savings (of up to 41%).’
Chief Executive Jeremy Bowler said: ‘We are committed to continual improvement and we are delighted to have achieved phase 4 of the Environmental Management System BS 8555 – we will now be working towards the Phase 5 which will see us go from strength to strength and further improve our environmental practices.’
Sign up to our RSS