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New Zealand’s special environmental, social and cultural qualities are central to IsecT Ltd., being a significant factor in our decision to live and work here. We embrace our environmental, social and cultural responsibilities and operate the company as far as possible in a sustainable, eco-friendly and socially responsible manner to minimize our impact on the natural environment. This policy is an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods.
Our policy is to:
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Minimise unnecessary travel, where appropriate using electronic communications in preference to on-site work with our clients;
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Minimise both energy and water consumption in our buildings, vehicles and processes in order to conserve supplies and minimise consumption of natural resources, especially non-renewable resources;
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Reduce office waste at source (e.g. by not printing things unless we really need to, and delivering as much as possible electronically) and reuse or recycle as much of it as possible, disposing of any unavoidable waste safely and responsibly;
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Monitor and where necessary improve the level of air, water, noise and light pollution from our premises, aiming to minimise the environmental impacts of our operations;
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Purchase eco-friendly products and services where practicable;
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Ensure that our employees understand and comply with this policy;
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Encourage our business partners, clients and other organizations to adopt similar policies;
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Report on our environmental performance and review this policy annually.
Here are some of the green activities we have undertaken since moving to New Zealand:
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Introduced our virtual consulting services, in other words working from our office rather than on-site at client offices, using email, telephone and web collaboration tools;
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Planted several trees and plants;
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Built a large multi-bin compost system to recycle green waste ourselves on-site, generating nearly enough compost for our needs (and in the process avoiding trips to town and hence saving energy);
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Routinely turned off PC monitors, chargers, printers etc. when not in use;
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Selected low-wattage lamps and equipment with a low-power ‘sleep’ mode;
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Replaced an old fire with the most efficient wood burner we could purchase;
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Remodelled rooms to increase air flow and installed fans rather than air conditioners;
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Reduced out use of packaging materials, recycling them wherever possible rather than buying new;
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Shread and recycle paper waste on-site.
During 2011, we intend to make the following improvements to our environmental performance:
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Continue planting and composting to reduce our net carbon footprint;
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Minimise business travel by using electronic communications where practicable and/or combining trips;
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Reglaze the building with a high-tech sealed and coated double-glazing system that will keep us toasty warm in the NZ Winters;
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Investigate the feasibility of using solar energy for water heating.
We have deliberately chosen a green background for this website as a sign of our commitment to the environment and encourage all other environmentally-responsible organizations to follow suit. Help spread the word - go green!
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