Greenpeace Environmental Statement

Our environmental footprint

Publication date: 30 November 2004

Summary
We accept that we will be judged in part on our own environmental performance. When we moved into our current office in 1991 we ensured that it was energy efficient. We installed a combined heat and power system and solar panels on the roof of the warehouse. We made sure that timber from sustainable sources was used for the windows, rather than toxic PVC windows. We use 100% post-consumer recycled paper, and have several composters in the garden. And as evidence of the impact of flying on the climate has mounted, we have been tightening rules about when and where we fly. First we banned any flights within the UK mainland or to Brussels or Paris. Then we extended this to Amsterdam, where our international headquarters are.

Until now, however, we have not had a formal, consolidated statement of our environmental policies, nor any external validation. In 2003 we decided that we needed this, and have been working with the consultants BRE to draw up a statement, to record our policies and to set targets. These are now available here. The targets will not be changed - unless we decide they are too easy and that we can set more stringent ones. The policies will be kept under constant review, in line with our commitment to continuously reduce negative environmental impacts of our work.

Overall, we are committed to minimising the negative impact on the environment from our direct operations, while maximising the positive impact of our campaigning!