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Environment (continued)
MANAGING ENERGY USE
We recognise the importance of investing in energy
efficient offices and renewable energy. In FY22, the
Group took several measures to reduce energy use and
emissions. These included:
With many of our initiatives, we recognise that what is
good for the environment is also good for business.
Energy savings, for example, reduce our emissions output
while cutting costs.
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Switching to 100% renewable energy at Chalfont
St Peter’s Europa House in November 2021 and Brno,
Czech Republic (the Group’s largest office) in January
2022. Currently we have 100% renewable energy at six
of our offices (Alnwick, Brno, Chalfont St Peter, Leuven,
Munich, Stuttgart). Global contribution of market-based
renewable electricity is currently 17%
Each division within RWS tracks and monitors energy
use, in line with our Group-wide commitment to reduce
emissions and to reach our annual target to reduce
energy use across its operations.
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Replacing existing lighting with energy efficient LED
lighting in our office in Chennai (40%) and Nanjing,
China. We have LED lighting in our head office in
Chalfont St Peter, as well as our offices in Brno, Indore,
Lausanne, London and San Francisco
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Trialling solar panels installed by our landlord at our
Indore office in India which provides lighting to common
areas
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Installed a SMART meter in our Alnwick office to monitor
the consumption of electricity
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Setting timers relative to weather conditions and office
opening hours
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Implementing various energy efficiency actions such
as: a 'closed-door' policy to avoid unnecessary energy
consumption for heating/cooling; and a 'switch off at
night' policy
RWS — ESG Report 2022
ENVIRONMENT
MINIMISING WASTE
Waste has been reviewed and is currently not considered
a significant issue for RWS. Being a service-based
company, our waste generation is naturally low and nonhazardous. However, we continue to engage colleagues,
suppliers and other stakeholders to take ownership and
create more efficient operations and practices.
In FY22, the Group took several measures to reduce
waste. These included:
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Developed and implemented a new Group-wide Waste
Policy
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Installed recycling facilities and increased the amount
of waste which is recycled (targeting those offices which
reopened)
