Our policy & aims

Where Green Thinking meets Great Experiences!

Policy Aims

Our business aim is to meet all registration requirements and achieve compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements.

We endeavour to:

• Comply with and exceed all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.
• Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.
• Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.
• Increase employee awareness and training.

Paper and Waste

• We will minimise the use of paper in the office — paper-light.
• We will reduce packaging as much as possible.
• We will seek to buy recycled and recyclable paper products.
• We will reuse and recycle all paper where possible.
• We will identify hazardous waste and items that require specialist disposal and have them removed by approved contractors, and will train our staff on Flow in this area.
• We will monitor our waste through logging and analyse the recyclable content being disposed.

Energy and Water

• We will seek to reduce the amount of energy used as much as possible, including installing LEDs throughout, using lighting controls and sensors, and light zoning.
• We will use the most green form of energy where possible.
• Lights and electrical equipment will be switched off when not in use.
• Heating will be adjusted with energy consumption in mind.
• The energy consumption and efficiency of new products will be considered when purchasing.
• We will monitor the use of energy wherever it is metered and record this in Sage Intacct.
• We will identify areas for improvement and implement agreed actions.
• All appliances must be at least B rated but preferably A.
• All new boilers should be electric wherever possible, and preferably the radiators themselves will be electric.
• All new radiators will have thermostatic controls, or be fitted with one whenever the system is drained and there is an opportunity to change the existing controls.
• All pipework to be well insulated.
• All areas to be thermostatically controlled.
• Secondary or double glazing to be installed when renewing — subject to planning and conservation.
• Outside walls to have insulation board on them when renovating.
• Water usage, where metered, will be monitored.
• All leaks from taps and pipes are repaired as soon as discovered, and the incidence of such leaks reduced through good maintenance.
• All new toilets to be dual flush.
• To install low-flow taps wherever suitable on renewals and refurbishments.
• Customers are to be informed on how they can save water and energy.

Suppliers

• We will evaluate whether our needs can be met in other, less environmentally damaging ways.
• We will ask suppliers to provide their environmental policies and look to use those who will reduce Mansley's scope 2 and scope 3 impact.
• We will evaluate the environmental benefits of renting or sharing equipment as an option before purchasing outright.
• We will evaluate the environmental impact of any new products we intend to purchase.
• We will seek to buy more environmentally friendly and efficient products.
• We will reuse and recycle everything we are able to.
• We will use local labour and materials where available to reduce CO₂ and help the community, and avoid online retailers.

Transportation

• We will reduce the need to travel, restricting travel to necessary journeys only.
• We will use the greenest form of transport where possible.
• We will promote the use of travel alternatives such as e-mail or videoconferencing.
• We will use, where appropriate, 'green' vehicles and maintain them rigorously.
• We can offer our guests Eco-Cars for airport transfers, reducing the carbon emissions of this service by 25% on regular transport services.

Maintenance and Cleaning

• Cleaning materials will be as environmentally friendly as possible.
• Materials used in office refurbishment will be as environmentally friendly as possible.
• We will only use licensed and appropriate organisations to dispose of waste.

Communication

• We will communicate with and involve staff in the implementation and ongoing development of this policy, for greater commitment and improved performance.
• We will provide staff with relevant environmental training.
• We will publicise on our website.
• We will communicate with our guests to make them aware of how they can enjoy our services in a Green Way.
• We will participate in webinars and other forms of media to share our ideas on sustainability.
• We will use our newsletter to promote our sustainability goals and policies.