Impact Update November 2021

Welcome to Connection Crew’s quarterly impact update – with COP26 just behind us, this instalment focusses on our environmental impact and our journey to Net Zero 2025.

So, here’s what we have achieved this quarter:

• Been awarded membership to Heart of the City: a climate action programme for SMEs

• Become a We Are Albert verified ‘Sustainable Supplier’ – the authority on sustainability for film and TV

• Offset the unavoidable carbon generated by teams in 2020, utilising We Are Albert’s Creative Offsets Scheme

• Launched a carbon levy so we can offset even more, with just a handful of opt-outs

• Started building a ‘Thoughtful Procurement’ plan that covers quality, service, social and environmental impact alongside price

• Signed up to a 100% renewable energy tariff at our new premises

• Carefully selected a new waste removal supplier; though many pledge to divert from landfill, this often means that waste is incinerated instead

• Identified and prioritised the data that we need to collect for reporting

• Identified the people gaps in our environmental and social impact strategies so we can recruit accordingly

• Launched a team survey to understand your position on sustainability

• Begun a regular programme of communication with our team, explaining every facet of our commitment and the areas they drive and support

“Quite honestly, progress has felt slow this quarter while we worked through one of the busiest periods in our history – but some progress is better than nothing, and it builds on the achievements we already have under our belts.”

Charlie Dorman, Director, Connection Crew

We’re looking forward to making many more steps toward Net Zero 2025 next year – our commitment is continually evolving, and will cover:

• Water: Consumption reduction targets

• Waste: Zero waste policy

• Resource efficiency and materials: Circular design policy and environmental procurement policy

• Emissions to air, land and water: Reduction targets

• Biodiversity and ecosystems

• Energy and carbon (CO2e): Reduction targets and renewables

• We’re updating our network regularly to keep ourselves accountable – these deadlines will make us push the needle and keep driving the initiatives that get us closer. We hope to encourage friends and colleagues up and down our supply chain to take action too, however small.

If you’d like to talk more about anything we’ve shared here, drop a line to info@connectioncrew.co.uk and we’ll be in touch.