Lightsave Internal Green Policy 

Waste Reduction:

• We try to eliminate waste at source and some of the ways we do this is:
• The use of electronic communications - unless our customers request otherwise we send all our quotes, invoices and other communications via email. This saves on both paper and also carbon miles for postage
• It is company policy that any document that does need to be printed is done where possible in draft format to use as little waste ink as possible
• We reuse paper where possible – as packing. Another example of this is when we had to reprint our letterheads due to a change in company details – we bound all our redundant letterhead to use as office notebooks, rather than simply disposing or recycling the paper.

Recycling:

• We recycle whenever possible (milk cartons, cardboard, crisp packets etc)
• At the end of its practical life any hardware is cleared of information and passed to the local Environment office, or equivalent, to be refurbished or used as parts.
• All of our staff are encouraged to use recycling schemes inside and outside of the workplace.
• Another form of recycling is the WEEE Directive which is supported by Lightsave and we regularly take our clients electrical and lighting products away for recycling, unlike many of our competitors.
• We regularly advertise the WEEE Directive on our website and also on our literature which is given out by our sales team.

Purchasing:

• Like all companies our purchasing decisions are influenced by cost, however, this is by no means our only consideration, and we make a conscious effort to ensure we are buying from sustainable sources, which are local if possible.
• All our packaging boxes are 100% recycled material and we don’t use packing material that is non- biodegradable
• Wherever possible we try and purchase goods and services locally, to help the local economy and to reduce carbon miles.

Travel:

• At Lightsave we have undertaken a commitment to make our travel as green as possible,
• We have invested in a hybrid vehicle to reduce Wherever possible this vehicle is used to attend meetings, and is also used for all possible local deliveries
• With all our multi-drop deliveries, we plan our routes carefully to reduce our mileage, and subsequently our carbon emissions
• Whenever possible our sales members of staff work from home, with the majority of in-house conversations and team meetings taking place via audio conferencing
• Although we enjoy meeting our clients face to face this is not always necessary and therefore when practical we use the same audio conferencing techniques for meetings between team members and clients
• When travel is required members of staff utilise public transport in the form of buses or trains whenever possible.