Our Values
We live by our values – they define who we work with, how we work and how we show up day-to-day
Unique offices and co-working spaces
Across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Professional
at every interaction, on every activity, every time
Integrity
do the right thing; build trust don’t break it
Personal
it’s all about people; build and develop relationships
Community
work together, build bridges, make connections
On it
make it happen, do it well; do it once
Our Environment
We’re not a huge business but we believe we have a big part to play in our society, whether that is through our environmental impact or links with our local communities.
We believe in taking informed action but not stalling for too much information when we can just get things done. That’s why we have a clear but evolving sustainability plan and day-to-day try to take every decision with the wider people and planet environment at heart.
We’re going to share the journey and honestly share the ups and downs. Our experience so far is that this stuff isn’t easy so helping others understand the journey might help us all. We’re open to feedback so if you have ideas or suggestions get in touch.
Our Sustainability Journey
Let’s start with numbers – 222 Tonnes of CO2 produced by our activities as measured by SME Climate Hub for Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Is that calculation right? Probably not but it’s hopefully not too far away so we’re taking that as a start and looking to reduce by 50% by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2035. We’re working on defining Scope 3. Our iterative plan is to: MEASURE REDUCE OFFSET REPEAT
Confused by the terminology?
We’ve identified five key areas of carbon impact that we’re working on.
| Area | Areas of focus |
| Energy supply | Move to renewables, reduce gas use, self-generate our power |
| Energy use | Reduce high consumption items, use smart-tech, partner with clients |
| Waste & Recycling | Zero to landfill, cradle to grave recycling, minimise use |
| Consumables | Reduce, use refillable, reduce packaging, sustainable sourced and recycled |
| Refurbishment | Circular design, sustainable sourcing, minimise waste, recycle end of life |
To see what we’ve done and some of the projects that we’re working on then scroll through the panels below or follow us on social media. We’ll publish the detailed plan as soon as it is available.
Our Projects – where we’re at.
We’re working on new ideas every day and constantly meeting new partners. We’re proud to be members of Oxfordshire Greentech – one of our resource partners for the journey.
Recycling
Since 2022, we have collected and recycled electrical waste from our clients through a registered WEEE provider. This is now an annual programme keeping electrical waste from landfill.
Recycling
We provide our customers with a convenient method to recycle batteries through the use of @recycle_more who provide you with a spacious, ‘drop-off’ container which, when full, is followed up with a phone call to arrange a pickup. It’s a straightforward process and completely free of charge.Currently installed at Perch Coworking and the Bicester Innovation Centre.
Recycling
We recovered waste wood from a site refurbishment and worked with local recycling partners Bicester Green to turn this into wildlife boxes for birds, bats and hedgehogs.
Consumables
In a successful pilot, we removed single use plastic soap dispensers from our largest site and replaced them with a sustainable, refillable product. We are now rolling this out across other sites. The packaging is recycled / recyclable, they are UK manufactured (lower miles) + the products are vegan based / sustainable.
Energy Use
After research on IT hardware spec, we have changed the operating temperature of the Air-Con units in our server rooms to a slightly higher temperature. This reduces over-cooling and energy use.
Energy Supply
In 2023, 76% of our Energy Use came from renewables tariffs. As contracts come up for renewal we will change these over until we are 100% renewables.
Refurbishment
Recycling innovation – we use a carpet tile recycling programme called ReStart from Tarkett to return our old floor tiles back to a useful life on the floor again.
Energy Use
Our latest project – innovative radiator control valves that allow our clients to set bespoke schedules for when they are in the office and check-out when they aren’t there. Great savings that also give more control to our clients in their space.
Community Support
Here are some of the local charities we support, striving to make a positive impact together.
Youth Concern
We’re very fortunate to be providing quality homes and high-spec offices so wanted to do something housing related to help support others who struggled in these areas. We’re therefore very happy to support Youth Concern who help local young people with counselling, emergency accommodation and support to progress in their lives.
Youth Concern provide a safe place for young people to meet and access support through a drop-in centre and a soon to be opened safe house. We believe in their ethos of helping some of the most vulnerable young people to get on the right track early in their lives before long-term issues arise.
Click below if you’d like to know more or would like to donate directly to them.
