As a firm, we desire to leave the environment in the same or better state than we found it. We have implemented the following steps:

CO2 emissions

We regard a payment to offset carbon emissions as a necessary business expense, and not as a donation, nor charitable endeavour. For 2010/11, we've offset our business carbon emissions with ClimateCare,

ClimateCare will fund projects that reduce emissions through energy efficiency and renewables around the world, reducing carbon emissions on our behalf.

Travel

We designed our company so that there is no daily need to commute. For trips to see clients and attend conferences we require the purchase of carbon offsets.

Resource use

We prefer not to receive information on paper but by email or fax (faxes are received via the internet and immediately transformed into digital documents). We work on virtual documents on a secure server.
Internally, we use almost no paper. Where we are obliged to, we avoid paper that (a) is not recycled and (b) is not capable of being recycled.

Energy

We work through the internet, and use almost no energy to heat and run a separate space people call an 'office'. We train each of our associates in creating self-sufficiency in energy at home. Where possible we run conference calls through VOIP. There is a modest use of energy at the office space we hire and we seek suppliers of office space and meeting rooms who are themselves carbon-neutral.

No waste

All our computers and printers must be recycled when they are defunct. We have no other equipment.