WE ARE A SOCIALENTERPRISE HARNESSING THE POWER OF BUSINESS TO DELIVER POSITIVE IMPACT
We use business as a tool to positively impact all stakeholders – including our planet, clients, staff and the wider community.
We imagine a future where buildings are lit with very little power, sunlight, and recyclable, repairable smart lights that defy planned obsolescence.
WE ALSO DONATE 50% OF PROFITS TO CHARITY.
MORE THAN JUST ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS – WE WALK THE TALK
We run a carbon neutral business, utilise eco design and education, reduce landfill through long lasting efficient LED lights with replaceable parts, innovative recycling and buy-back models.
Below are some of the KPI's we use to track generate positive impact. We welcome our competitors to copy and use them:
our commitments
ENERGY
- Use renewable energy in our office
- Use LED lights in our offices
- Set HVAC to > 24 in summer
- Seal the thermal envelope of our building
waste
- Use recycled office and toilet paper
- Minimise and recycle waste in our office
- Recycle fluorescents on our jobs
- Recycle cardboard on our jobs
- Recycle metal on our jobs
- Re-usable wares used for catering
- Recycled paper for promo materials
- Use re-usable cups for staff
- Use biodegradable pallet wrap and tape
Stakeholder Engagement + Transparency
- Track our KPI’s e.g. Number of trees planted, kWh reduced, $ donated to charity, tonnes of CO2 reduced, $ saved for our clients, tonnes of Fluoro’s recycled
- Make clients proud of sustainability once jobs completed (“commitment and consistency” / “action before attitude”)
- Use company voice to raise awareness on social and environmental issues
- Educate/train staff on sustainability
- Use banks divested from fossil fuels
- Use insurance companies divested from fossil fuels
- Ask staff and clients to vote on which charities we donate to
- Monitor customer outcomes
- Review customer satisfaction feedback
- Share financial performance with staff for corporate transparency
Sourcing and Products
- Use sea freight for > 80% of imports
- Ensure > 80% of products we sell have > 5yr warranty
- Ensure most products we sell have replaceable parts
- Specify motion/daylight sensor products for low-use areas on the majority of our projects
- Prioritise products with minimal plastic packaging
- Prioritise suppliers with CSR focus
Circular Economy
- Implement circular economy thinking
- Community Contribution
- Donate 50% of profits to charity
- Donate lights to those in need
- One Percent for Planet certification
- Plant 2 native trees for every job
- Carbon negative operations (measure, reduce, and offset
- Purchase Gold Standard carbon offsets
- Limit air travel to once per year per staff
- Ensure 80% of catering is vegan
Staff
- Pay higher than average wages
- Offer paid volunteering for staff
- Offer paid professional development for staff
- Offer financial literacy training to staff
- Offer free meditation and yoga sessions to staff
- Revenue based bonuses for staff
- Limit the difference between lowest and highest paid staff
- Keep safety incident records and implement preventative measures
- Give massage vouchers to staff
- Buy office plants for staff
- Offer monthly (meat free) lunch to staff
- Continuous improvement
- Improve our KPI list
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