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WATER
BUSINESS TRAVEL
Most of our offices use water from municipal supply and
are in developed countries with a high capability for water
adaptation and mitigation.
The Covid-19 pandemic reduced the amount of travel in
the year and carbon emissions have therefore reduced
accordingly.
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.
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.
In FY22 we hosted an awareness day for World Oceans
Day to educate, inform and engage colleagues.
CARBON OFFSETTING
Project
Compensation Volume (tCO2e)
Solar Water Heater
Program, India
28
RWS is not a manufacturing organisation, but because
of the nature of our services we use paper extensively in
certain divisions.
Coastal Rainforest
Protection REDD+,
Colombia
196
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.
Wind Energy Project
Satara, India
155
Total
379
PAPER
ELECTRONIC WASTE
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.
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