Hays has a low adverse impact on the environment. We recognise the need to minimise the impact as much as possible and we have implemented various initiatives to achieve this aim. All Hays offices have recycle bins for waste paper. Toner and printer cartridges are recycled with the proceeds being donated to the Lighthouse Club, one of the Company's chosen charities. The recycling of old mobile phones also benefits this charity.
To reduce the number of company vehicles, offices have pool cars for consultants to visit clients. Hays also encourages company car owners to choose fuel efficient vehicles to reduce emissions.
Throughout the business most staff operate from open plan offices, this reduces the square footage of offices, reducing the energy needed. Our layouts are designed to make operations efficient and encourage strong team development We believe that these and other initiatives make good commercial sense as well as being environmentally sound.
We are aware of the initiative to make companies Carbon Neutral, and we are working with Future Forests on our E Shareholder project. A tree will be planted for every shareholder who signs up, via www.shareview.co.uk, to receive all their future communications from Hays electronically. This includes future annual report and accounts and notice of meetings. This reduces the environmental impact and reduces the Company's costs.
Hays is keen to improve its operational efficiency and enhance customer service whilst introducing processes that are environmentally friendly. We have recently introduced digital scanning of timesheets along with web based time sheet entry. We digitally store candidate records for use across the whole business and are investigating electronic billing of clients where possible.
