Surrey Sustainable Business Award

Acuity Training are delighted to be the Winner of the Surrey Sustainable Business Awards for 2004. The Awards have been designed to recognise social and environmental responsibilities taken in business, the improvements in customer/stakeholder relations and staff morale – while at the same time saving money through efficiency programs undertaken.

Acuity Training in 2005 were highly commended for their continued sustainable best practice.

There are three categories which are taken into account:

1. Enhancing Environmental Quality
2. Improving the Social Well-Being of Stakeholders
3. Contributing to a Sustainable Economy
   

Acuity won the award for:

• Maintaining a 90% paperless office
• Using recycled paper
• Reusing and recycling packaging
• Training and encouraging clients to become paperless offices through using computerised filing
• Printing training manuals are printed when required so that there is no waste or piles of manuals to throw away when versions or exercises change.
• All electronic equipment is purchased with energy ratings in mind
• Providing a computer for a handicapped 18 year old
• Giving charities 10% discount off our standard prices
• One of our trainers has spent a month in Peru helping in an orphanage and also training the nuns and children on a donated laptop
• Easy disabled access to all our facilities (e.g. wheelchairs)
• Creating jobs for University students in their work placement year
• Providing staff with the opportunity to attend training courses to improve their skills development
• Provide a Diploma option for those who have just left school/college/university or work returners to give them a business qualification which is recognised by employees
• Use local suppliers whenever possible
• Evaluate every course via evaluation forms to ensure quality
• Ensure that all trainers keep their qualifications up to date and constantly evaluate their training courses
  

Want to do your bit for the environment? Click here to have a look at our paperless office course.

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