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ELECTRONIC WASTE
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Working with landlords regarding waste measurement
and management
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Working with suppliers to get more accurate reports
detailing waste and recycling
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Sending our electronic equipment back to the supplier
to recycle as part of a global buy-back scheme
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Storing and reusing bubble wrap and cardboard boxes
Championing recycling through our 'Recycling Week'
Hosted an awareness day for World Cleanup Day to
educate, inform and engage colleagues around waste
Where our offices are in managed buildings, we will work
with landlords to derive better data on waste and then
implement programmes to reduce, reuse and recycle.
WATER
Most of our offices use water from municipal supply and
are in developed countries with a high capability for
water adaptation and mitigation.
Moving forward we continue to reach out to the
landlords of our leased offices and request detailed
information. We are also introducing measures to reduce
water usage including low flow plumbing fixtures,
identifying and fixing leaks, and communicating with
employees about responsible water use measures.
In FY22 we hosted an awareness day for World Oceans
Day to educate, inform and engage colleagues.
PAPER
RWS is not a manufacturing organisation, but because
of the nature of our services we use paper extensively in
certain divisions.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and remote
working, we changed the way we operate which has
resulted in a reduction in the amount of paper we use. As
RWS offices reopen, we continue to deliver our services
online where we can. We will also ensure that the paper
we purchase is sustainably sourced from known and
responsible sources and we print double-sided where
possible.
RWS seeks to purchase the most energy
efficient IT hardware and work with global
suppliers who are committed to reducing their
global footprint.
We purchase our end use computers from a supply base
which utilise carbon fibre and tree-based bio plastics.
Our supply base has been an Energy Star partner for
over a decade, demonstrating its ongoing commitment
to energy efficiency in its products. Energy star certified
laptops use 25-40% less energy than conventional
monitors by using the most efficient components and
better managing energy use when idle. We also operate a
buy-back scheme with our supply base to further enhance
reuse and certified Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) recycling as part of our disposal policy.
We encourage our colleagues globally to switch
off laptops and monitors when not in use and have
configurations in place for inactivity to reduce energy
consumption. Our strategy incorporates consolidation to
reduce overall footprint of hardware and software across
our IT estate.
BUSINESS TRAVEL
The Covid-19 pandemic reduced the amount of travel in
the year and carbon emissions have therefore reduced
accordingly.
The Group has taken the opportunity to utilise software
to hold virtual meetings and these will continue to be
promoted as a way to curtail the number of flights in the
future.
CARBON OFFSETTING
Project
Compensation Volume (tCO2e)
Solar Water Heater
Program, India
28
Coastal Rainforest
Protection REDD+,
Colombia
196
Wind Energy Project
Satara, India
155
Total
379
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