Our actions so far

We have undertaken a number of projects to support communities, enhance the environment, support wellbeing, and engage staff with environmental initiatives including: 

• Holding a Sustainability Round Table with our key suppliers to share ideas and inspiration on sustainable projects.
• Developing a programme of outreach to our major suppliers to help them on their substantiality journey;
• Selecting an office space for our Langham office that used environmentally sound materials and suppliers;
• Working with fellow tenants and landlords of buildings to influence their sustainability programmes;
• Focussing on our key carbon contributors such as commuting with action plans and more detailed analysis;
• Commissioning Auditel to help us further understand our Carbon Footprint and to externally audit our activities;
• Becoming members of Investors in the Environment and signing the Greener Litigation Pledge;
• Encouraging and supporting staff to reduce their energy and water use whilst working from home;
• Opening our new Birmingham office in 2022 with a focus on environmental performance. All lights are LEDs with well-zoned PIR sensors, bins are well-located with consistent signage, and the office is easily accessible by sustainable transport;
• Identifying and managing environmental risks and opportunities; 
• Planting 300 trees in our local community;
• Recycling 95% of our waste at our Spalding office;
• Reducing our carbon footprint;
• Eliminating single-use plastic wherever possible;
• Setting up recycling schemes for local, national, and international charities; 
• Encouraging staff to calculate their own carbon footprint;
• Presenting lunchtime seminars on financial, physical social and emotional well-being - all backed up be resources on our intranet; 
• Introducing a salary sacrifice scheme to make the purchase of electric and hybrid vehicles easier for our staff;
• Installing electric vehicle charging points at our Spalding office;
• Installing solar panels on the roof of our Spalding office;
• Training a number of Mental Health First Aiders;
• Launching our Well-being team to drive well-being initiatives throughout the company;
• Updating our Travel Policy to reduce our impact on the environment;
• Introducing the Yu Life app to encourage staff well-being and fitness;
• Giving all of our staff one day a year to help with a community project or charity;
• Investing in efficient heat, light and power plants for our offices;
• Reducing the pages we print by over 50% between 2018 and 2025 despite increasing our headcount by over 48% in that time;
• Achieving Investors In People Gold status in 2023