As a translation company, we cannot influence or dictate the policies of our clients. We can however make certain that our own activities play a small part in protecting our environment. This is not for any political, financial or commercial reason; it is just common sense and is a small contribution that we can, and do make, to ensure that we are harming our planet as little as possible…
Here are some of the measures we have taken to achieve this:
- All our translations are received, translated and returned electronically, eliminating transport emissions.
- Our translators work from their own offices, eliminating any unnecessary travel to and from our main office.
- Any business travel is by public transport or pedal power wherever possible.
- We only print out what is required by law; everything else is stored digitally, saving waste, forests and energy.
- The small amounts of paper that we are required to use are fully recycled and/or recyclable.
- We are committed to using green energy from sustainable sources whenever they are available.
- We make full use of electronic banking, accounting and digital information exchange with the tax authorities.
- We send and accept invoices digitally wherever this is legally permitted.
We are not perfect: we realise that a fountain pen is greener than a computer, but we take our responsibilities seriously.
We have managed to implement these environmentally important measures without any adverse effects on our standards, our services or our quality. We will continue to seek new ways of reducing our carbon footprint even further, while at the same time maintaining a creative – yet environmentally friendly – attitude to translation.