SUSTAINABILITY POLICY

Increasingly, sustainability is becoming a key issue for businesses and society in general, as people realise that current industrial, economic and social systems are storing up problems for the future. Sustainability is not about moving backwards but about looking forwards to new, better ways of doing things.

At Bright Outcomes we aim to do our best to work towards sustainability. We’re not perfect, but it is something that we take very seriously. We have a range of environmental, social and financial strategies to help us reduce our negative impact and give something positive back to the world.

These include:

Environmental – reducing environmental damage to levels that can naturally be absorbed by nature

Social – developing a healthy and fair global and local society

Financial – creating sustainable business models and stable, prosperous economies.

In addition to these policies, Bright Outcomes is a member of the Green Business Network run by Business Growth West Midlands.

ENVIRONMENTAL

 We minimise our carbon footprint by operating a virtual business structure. This allows our team to work at convenient locations and avoid excess travel. We also use the most efficient, practical mode of transport for each journey.

 Wherever possible, our stationary is recycled or recyclable, hence minimising its impact on the Earth. We use paper only from sustainable sources where available. Perhaps more importantly we try to avoid using physical stationery and printing documents wherever possible.

 We reduce by only buying products we need, re-use by buying second hand products where available and selling our unwanted items, and try to recycle and compost as much of our waste as possible.

 We use low energy appliances where possible.

 We try to keep our carbon emissions to a minimum.

SOCIAL

 We value our team. We make sure that our team members enjoy their work by giving them every possible opportunity to express themselves, fulfil their potential and fit their work around the other important aspects of their lives.

 We encourage flexible working by allowing our team members to choose their own place and time of work, where possible. This helps team members maintain a healthy work-life balance.

 We maintain healthy relationships with our clients and accommodate their needs wherever possible.

 We use local suppliers where possible to reduce our carbon footprint and stimulate the local economy.

 We only deal with ethical organisations, who treat their staff well.

 We try to create opportunities for talented individuals with strong ethics and help them to develop their careers by getting them involved in our work and helping to promote them.

 We use fairtrade products where appropriate.

 We fully comply with all equal opportunities laws and regulations.

 We actively promote the benefits of socially responsible business.

 We bank with Starling Bank, because we consider them to be one of the most environmentally and socially responsible banks in the UK.

FINANCIAL

 We keep costs to a minimum by virtual operation of the business using modern communication technologies.

 We will avoid ethical liabilities by implementing our social and environmental sustainability policies.

 We minimise debt and other financial liabilities.

 We implement simple and effective business systems so that the business runs efficiently without reliance on the specialist knowledge or skills of any one individual.