Fly recognises that the environment is vitally important to our business and our customers and we recognise our responsibility to manage our environmental impacts carefully. 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, with regular review points. We will encourage our customers and suppliers to do the same.
Policy aims
We endeavour to:
- Incorporate environmental considerations into our business decisions, including decisions about the types of companies we are prepared to take on as clients.
- Continually improve and monitor our own environmental performance.
- Promote environmental awareness among our customers and suppliers.
Policy Priorities
Our Clients
- In recognition of the climate emergency, we will not carry out work for companies involved directly in fossil fuel extraction or in the direct provision of products or services for such companies.
Transportation
- We will reduce the need to travel, including through promoting the use of travel alternatives such as video/phone conferencing and through continuing to encourage and facilitate home-working.
- We will seek to promote more sustainable modes of transport for all necessary business travel.
- We will offset the carbon emissions associated with any unavoidable air travel.
Energy
- We will continue to seek ways of reducing the amount of energy used in our home offices.
- Lights and electrical equipment will be switched off when not in use.
- Environmentally friendly energy suppliers will be engaged wherever possible
Company Administration
- We will prioritise environmental considerations in our key business decisions.
- We will promote our commitment to environmental responsibility to all of our customers and suppliers.
We have developed an Environmental Action Plan to ensure we meet the requirements of this policy. The Environmental Action Plan, together with this policy, comprises our Environmental Management System (EMS). Our EMS is independently certified by Green Small Business.
Our certification is maintained through an annual audit carried out independently by Green Small Business.