
The Pedder Group Sustainability
As a responsible business, Pedder is committed to conserving energy, paper and other resources, while reducing waste, and controlling our impact on the environment through more sustainable office operations.
We also keep up-to-date with all the relevant environmental legislation and regulations, and monitor our progress so that we can build towards our commitment of becoming a greener business.
Offices
- New offices built with high energy efficiency levels via SBEM
- New offices achieving high BREEAM rating
- LED lighting and displays on timers
Recycling
- Reducing the use of single use plastics & reducing reliance on plastic products
- Recyclable company stationary
- Recyclable company marketing material
- Recycling toner
Technology
- Printers, monitors and computer systems fall into standby mode during periods of inactivity
- Using DocuSign to distribute internal and external documents reducing our paper use
- Electronic filing from lettings and sales through to HR
- Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have been focus on reducing the amount of social interaction required by using video tours where possible as a substitute for first viewings. This should reduce viewing levels by ca. 50% and in addition reduce our company’s CO2 emissions by reducing car use
Cars
- Volkswagen car fleet benefiting from high efficiency Blue Motion technology
Sustainability Blog
6 Sustainable Lifestyle Changes
This article provides six easy steps you can take to live a more sustainable day to day lifestyle. If you are interested in becoming more green, this article will provide some great places to start.
https://onewater.org.uk/blog/6-sustainable-lifestyle-changes-to-help-beat-quitters-day/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwtZH7BRDzARIsAGjbK2b1GcDUv-ePjkcEpzQU5T4HcnY6Ke7jNuvpfis9lRit5du0r79jeYQaAnfzEALw_wcB
https://onewater.org.uk/blog/6-sustainable-lifestyle-changes-to-help-beat-quitters-day/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwtZH7BRDzARIsAGjbK2b1GcDUv-ePjkcEpzQU5T4HcnY6Ke7jNuvpfis9lRit5du0r79jeYQaAnfzEALw_wcB
Latest Steps Taken By Pedder To Become More Sustainable
At Pedder we constantly update our sustainability policies and implement new systems which enable us to run as a green business. Some new initiatives we are working on are detailed below;
- We are currently working to become a paperless organisation by 2021
- We use multi-functional devices (scan/print/copy)
- We are encouraging the use of reusable marks rather than disposable masks
- We are encouraging employees to walk to appointments which are close to their office
- We are looking into starting monthly 'Green' challenges for all staff members
- We have updated our sustainability policy for all staff members
RICS Sustainability Solutions
RICS is committed to aligning the commercial and public interests in the area of sustainability and developing practical solutions that enable our profession to help drive positive change. Read more about what the industry is doing to help create a sustainable environment via the below link;
https://www.rics.org/mena/news-insight/future-of-surveying/sustainability/
https://www.rics.org/mena/news-insight/future-of-surveying/sustainability/