At Accedo we care about the environment and encourage sustainability in our services.
Some of these measures include:
- Low energy light bulbs in all communal areas.
- Rainwater collection for planting
- Cycle rack installed at the units.
- Cooperate social responsibility has been added to both shareholders board meetings and all governance meetings as a standard agenda item.
- Toner cartridges are recycled.
- Tenants are encouraged to recycle.
- Recycling bins in communal areas.
- Filtered water available in communal areas to reduce the need for bottled water.
- Encouraging staff and tenants to minimise waste.
- Encouraging staff and tenants to minimise water and energy use for example:
- Turning thermostats down by 1°C to save approximately 10% energy.
- Ensure thermostatic controls are working effectively.
- Turning off lights when leaving the room
- Only boiling as much water as necessary
Additionally, some of our 2022 sustainability goals include:
- Green Champion staff and Service User identified for each unit.
- Recycling programme within each unit.
- Vegetable garden grown and maintained by tenants.
- Service Users all have travel passes and are encouraged to use public transport.
- Waste collection contracts reviewed.
- We will continue to review our sustainability policy.