Specific measures include:

• Introducing redesigned operations & logistics processes to reduce the environmental impact of running our live events
• Comprehensive waste management policy to reduce, reuse and recycle – including donating upgraded computer equipment and un-needed letterhead to charities and local schools
• Avoiding unnecessary paperwork through extensive use of email, web-based information and electronic documents
• Sympathetically converting a derelict farm building to provide sustainable office facilities in the Kent countryside (completed in 2009)
• Firm plans for a grey water reuse, rainwater harvesting system and communal recycling facilities at our new offices (above)
• Sourcing our electrical energy and services from renewable sources wherever possible, using the most ethical utility providers available to us
• Increased use of Fair Trade products across the company and sending charity e-cards at Christmas
• Offering charitable donations on behalf of high-profile speakers who do not charge a fee for presenting at our events
• Employing family-friendly working practices such as flexible working hours, childcare vouchers and a generous non-contributory pension scheme
• Actively encouraging members of our team to get involved with voluntary work and community projects (including Cancer Research UK, the Ghana Education Project and activities at local schools)

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Why not consider whether your organisation could implement any of these practices? We also welcome ideas for other initiatives that we could adopt.