Our aim is to be a truly green company - to operate sustainably and to minimise our impact on the environment.

Find out how we would like to work with you to be green.

Our vision is to become a completely paperless company over the coming years and to be carbon neutral. We would love your support to help us achieve this vision.

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Our 20 pledges to go green

We’re taking responsibility as a business to promote positive environmental change and so every one of the Hive team has signed up to making 20 promises to work as sustainably as possible.

As we think of more ways, we’ll add them to our list. If you have any ideas of ways we can be more sustainable, please get in touch!

Recycling

1) We’re recycling our toner cartridges from photocopiers
2) We’re also recycling our glass, plastic, aluminium and cardboard
3) We’re donating old printers and other office equipment to local schools and charities
4) We’re reusing old file folders. By flipping them inside out, we’ve got a fresh folder and tab to use, rather than throwing them out
5) We’re saving and reusing our packaging materials

Reducing Waste

6) We use reusable water bottles, not disposable plastic bottles
7) We keep used coffee grounds and reuse them to “feed” our indoor plants, as they add nutrients to the soil
8) We bring our lunch to work in reusable containers rather than plastic bags or aluminium foil

Saving Energy

9) We turn off all electrical appliances when not in use
10) We have motion sensors in all rooms so that lights go off when rooms are not in use
11) We put our computers to sleep when we walk away during the day
12) We switch computers off completely at the end of the day
13) We use natural ventilation in the office whenever possible, minimising use of air conditioning
14) We layer our clothing instead of turning the heat up in the office
15) Instead of traveling for meetings, whenever possible we use video or web conferencing services instead

Carbon Offsetting

16) We’ve installed office plants to offset VOCs and CO2 emissions

Reducing Paper Usage

17) We’re really careful how we use paper. We’ve reduced the amount of paper we use in the office, we print on both sides, and we recycle every scrap that one might otherwise throw away
18) We’ve minimised print and postage, and instead try to send as much communication to customers and colleagues as possible by email
19) We use file-sharing websites like DropBox or Google Docs rather than printing and sharing or maintaining paper files
20) We’ve made a point of being taken off paper mailing lists from conferences, trade publications, etc… If we still want to hear from them, we opt for electronic delivery instead
21) … and one more for good luck… we’ve opted for online media rather than paper versions, including magazines, newspapers, trade journals, and other publications