Our Environmental Promise
Climate change is the greatest risk facing us all. Across the globe, we are continuing to experience wildfires, hurricanes, floods and storms - all at an increasing rate. Therefore it's important for us to take responsibility as a business to help protect our planet. Whilst these events have devastating effects on our wildlife, infrastructure and people, the methods to be used in combatting it bring about job opportunities (particularly those in STEM), natural restoration, healthier lifestyles with cleaner air, potential technological advancement, and fierce economic growth.
The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015 by around 200 countries from all around the world with the aim of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees C, compared to pre-industrial levels. The terms discussed at the previous COP and COP26, the UN climate change conference, have recently been further debated and enabled WDS Components to re-address its environmental commitments.
Our primary focus is to reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint over the next 5 years
To achieve our primary goal, we will focus on a range of aspects, the main targets being the following:
Reduction in the use of electricity (13.5% over 5 years)
- Measure electricity usage and report each month with a reduction target of 1.5% for 2021-2022 financial year
- Reduction of 3% within 2022-2023 financial year
- Reduction of 3% for each year thereafter for 3 years
Reduction in the use of gas (13.5% over 5 years)
- Measure gas usage and report each month with a reduction target of 1.5% for 2021-2022 financial year
- Reduction of 3% within 2022-2023 financial year
- Reduction of 3% for each year thereafter for 3 years
Reduction in the amount of waste (15% over 5 years)
- Measure volumes between now and 2021-2022 financial year to establish a baseline figure
- Begin in 2022-2023 financial year with a target of 3.75% per year over 4 years
Increase current recycling volumes (15% over 5 years)
- Measure recycling volumes between now and 2021-2022 financial year to establish a baseline figure
- Begin in 2022-2023 financial year with a target of 3.75% per year over 4 years
We're doing our bit to help save the planet but how can you get involved and play your role too? We've put together a few suggestions to help you lower your carbon footprint, and better yet, they're simple changes and easy acts to commit to!
- Switch to LED bulbs
- They consume less energy and last longer
- Use the stairs
- Where possible walk instead of using elevators/lifts
- Unplug electronics not in use
- Phantom power exists and it's a lover of your TVs and chargers
- Take shorter showers
- Less water means less energy to heat it up
- Turn off the lights
- If you're not using it, the light doesn't need to be on
Follow these tips and you can easily reduce your carbon footprint and help the environment. Don't forget to share these with your friends and family too!
If you want to read more about WDS Components' commitment to climate change, head over to the Environmental Policy page where you can find details of our procedures and access to our BSI Environmental certificate inline with ISO 14001:2015.
