9:55 is a small marketing and design agency. We don’t operate heavy machinery, nor do we manufacture. We work from modern offices with LED lighting and air-source heating powered (in the main) by a new solar PV installation installed by our landlords. Our carbon footprint is therefore pretty small – but that’s not to say we can’t do more. We are committed to making our working life sustainable and minimising our impact on the planet, and every little bit counts.
| Action | How we will measure / evidence |
|---|---|
| Buying second-hand is often a more sustainable option. We will always consider second hand when making equipment and furniture purchases. | To keep supporting records on file |
| We will make it policy to make equipment last, and repair rather than replace. | To keep supporting records on file |
| Face-to-face meetings are very important to our business. However, wherever possible we will make use of skype and/or public transport over car use. | To keep supporting records on file. To measure and monitor business mileage. |
| Couriers – to prioritise use of couriers with a positive environmental policy | To review keep a record on file |
| Commercial printing – to check on the sustainability policies of the printers that we use | To review with our suppliers and keep a record on file |
| Commercial printing projects – to ensure we always offer sustainable options, such as FCS paper and/or recycled stock. | To review with our suppliers |
| Commercial printing projects – to make it our policy to advise clients to print in smaller volumes if suitable (“just print what you need”) to keep waste to a minimum | To keep a record of evidence |
| To support and facilitate flexible working for staff, such as working from home, to prevent unnecessary commuting. | To document this policy. To ensure that future IT equipment purchases support this. |
| To make sustainable purchasing decisions – such as FSC or recyclable paper / note pads, Fair Trade coffee, recyclable parcel tape etc | To keep a record of evidence |
| To ensure we recycle – cardboard can be recycled on site and what little else we generate can be taken home and placed in the blue bin | To document this policy |
| To support the Carbon Charter initiative (and other similar initiatives such as www.certified-sustainable.co.uk) by recommending to contacts, and engaging/supporting on social media | To keep records of when we do this |
| To ask our suppliers to send paperwork – invoices, statements etc – electronically where possible. | To document this policy |
| To make it documented company policy to be mindful of unnecessary energy use, by turning off lights when not needed, keeping heating on a low setting, not overfilling the kettle, turning equipment off when not in use etc. | To document this policy |
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9:55 Creative started life in 2011, on the back of a redundancy, a handshake, and two people working from home. Back then we called ourselves Silver Monkey.