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| Corporate Edge | ||
| has pledged the following actions: | ||
| Environment | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Recycle toner cartridges | ||
| Save paper costs by buying recycled paper and reusing discarded paper for notes | ||
| Minimise energy costs by ensuring that all equipment and lights are turned off (ie not left on standy) when not in use | ||
| Provide glasses and mugs rather than disposable cups | ||
| Ensure all light bulbs are energy efficient | ||
| Recycle old computer equipment by giving it to local charities or community groups | ||
| Inform staff whether agenda and minutes will or won't be available at meetings to avoid duplication of printing | ||
| Maximise savings by putting up signage reminding staff to save energy and reduce waste | ||
| Level 2 | ||
| Provide cycle rack facilities and sign up to the Inland Revenue bicycle scheme | ||
| Communicate your environmental practices to customers, staff, investors and suppliers | ||
| Level 3 | ||
| Work with suppliers to improve environmental impact at all stages of the supply chain | ||
| Set up a green team to monitor environmental impact and report on progress | ||
| Monitor energy and water use by taking monthly meter readings; plot these to check on progress; set targets for reduction | ||
| Workplace | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Encourage staff involvement in programmes that benefit young people, older people, and the most disadvantaged and excluded groups | ||
| Buy fairly traded tea and coffee for the tea room and canteen | ||
| Level 2 | ||
| Use community volunteering opportunities for cost effective staff training and development | ||
| Promote employee volunteering and give time to do this | ||
| Level 3 | ||
| Talk with staff to agree a common set of values to which the company subscribes | ||
| Carry out an annual audit of your workplace practices | ||
| Community | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Offer long and short-term work experience placements to young people | ||
| Give time or take part in a one-off team challenge for a voluntary organisation | ||
| Level 2 | ||
| Offer professional expertise on a pro-bono basis to a voluntary organisation | ||
| Encourage employees to volunteer time and expertise in longer term partnership with voluntary organisations | ||
| Marketplace | ||
| Level 1 | ||
| Ensure your premises are accessible for disabled customers | ||
| Make your website accessible to visually impaired people | ||
| Treat your customers with honesty and integrity and keep your promises | ||
| Level 2 | ||
| Ensure your advertising is responsible and based on honest statements | ||
| Seek out and remove potential barriers to small and ethnic minority businesses in your purchasing procedure | ||
| Make sure your staff feel they are working within a culture that supports a responsible approach to every aspect of how business is carried out | ||