Environmental Policy

• Scope: UK office, remote work, business travel, hosting, cloud, procurement, and waste from our services.
• Director: owns this policy and approves targets.
• Project leads: apply this policy on engagements and brief clients on options.
• All personnel: follow the actions in this policy.

We track impacts across Scope 1 (direct), Scope 2 (energy), and relevant Scope 3 (travel, purchased goods, cloud).

• Measure our footprint each year and keep a short record.
• Set year-on-year reduction goals and publish actions for the current year.
• Prioritise actual reductions. Use high-quality carbon credits only for residual emissions if needed; do not claim “carbon neutral”.

• Use renewable electricity at offices where we control the tariff, or request it from the landlord.
• Enable device power saving and auto-sleep. Shut lids and power down when not in use.
• Buy refurbished or verified efficient devices where practical. Extend device life before replacing.
• Choose UK/EU suppliers and shipping options with lower impact when cost and quality are comparable.

• Prefer hosts that use renewable energy or match usage with renewables. Use UK/EU regions where suitable.
• Right-size servers and containers. Remove idle resources, old snapshots, and unused images.
• Set caching, compression, and CDNs. Minimise page weight and third-party scripts.
• Use efficient image formats (e.g., WebP/AVIF), lazy loading, and media dimension attributes.
• Log and review heavy cron jobs and workflows. Batch and back-off to cut wasteful runs.

• Ask key suppliers about energy source, data location, and retention options.
• Prefer vendors with clear sustainability information and short default retention.
• Add environmental expectations to contracts where proportionate.

• Apply WEEE rules for e-waste. Use certified recyclers and provide destruction certificates where available.
• Wipe data securely before disposal or resale.
• Reduce single-use items. Reuse packaging or choose recyclable options.

• Default to remote meetings. Travel only when it adds clear value.
• Choose rail over air for UK trips where practical. Car share or use EV/hybrid where possible.
• If flights are unavoidable, combine meetings to reduce trips.

• Brief new starters on this policy and day-to-day actions.
• Share annual goals and results with the team.

• Review this policy yearly or after material changes.
• Keep a short annual note with actions taken and next steps.
• Link with related policies: Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Whistleblowing, Modern Slavery, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Technophobia Ltd · Company No. 14898332 · VAT GB 495 7043 58
13B Devonshire Road Industrial Estate, Millom, LA18 4JS, United Kingdom
+44 1229 774591 • hello@technophobia.uk