Sustainability Statement
“Three quarters of a century since global warming was first recognised as a problem, we have made no meaningful adjustment to our production or consumption of energy to account for it and protect ourselves.”
David Wallace-Wells
VICTVS is a future-focused, globally conscious company.
As an organisation working internationally to support the education industry, we have a clear responsibility to account for and address the environmental impact of our work – both at a local and an international level. This is not easy to achieve. But as a company we do not expect easy answers to complex problems. We are committed to contributing to efforts to mitigate climate change and environmental destruction where possible. Wherever this is not possible, we will respond to any damaging effects on the world to the best of our ability.
We are a company formed in the north of England, resident in a Victorian mill constructed at the height of the Industrial Revolution with its accompanying increase in greenhouse gas emissions. We are driven by a desire to benefit from the social and economic gains to be had from effective 21st century global trade, whilst harnessing the pioneering spirit of our forefathers to address the most pressing issues facing our society today.
We have the benefit of technology, globally shared knowledge and expert advice, to help us create a working environment that benefit not only ourselves, but the next generation. We are driven to work with the same ingenuity and spirit of exploration that fuelled the Industrial Revolution, with the added advantages offered by modern technology and scientific data. This document sets out our approach to incorporating sustainability into our work.
Scope of this policy
This policy applies to all areas of work conducted by VICTVS, both in the UK and overseas.
Suppliers to VICTVS are assessed against the standards set out in this document. Preference will be given to suppliers demonstrating strong environmental and sustainability credentials.
This is a living document that is updated regularly to meet the demands of both legislation and the best academic understanding regarding environmental impact and employee wellbeing and best practice.
All employees are encouraged to follow best practice in their area, virtual offices and their homes, to ensure that the aims and objectives of the policy are met. We treat our social and environmental impact as a primary measure of success for our business and prioritize it even in cases where it may not drive profitability.
Policy aims
We will endeavour to
Ensuring compliance with legislation
VICTVS operates active risk registers for all of our operational work. Legal considerations as they relate to the work being done, form a part of the creation and maintenance of these documents.
Our executive board hold ultimate responsibility for ensuring that legislation relating to sustainability is correctly identified and complied with. Our executive board meet on a fortnightly basis and sustainability is reviewed at each meeting.
Where areas of legislation are identified that require compliance, operational staff are provided with training and instruction as required to ensure that we meet the standard(s).
Reducing our Environmental Impact
Paper
We will minimise the use of paper in the office (minimising photocopying, single-side copies and use of scrap paper whenever possible and appropriate, emails are only printed when necessary)
