Sustainability Policy

Here at Cloud Technologies, we understand that we have both a moral and social responsibility to act in an environmentally responsible manner. This ethos is reflected in the way we do business. We are committed to delivering Green IT designs, implementing sustainability measures that exceed legislative requirements, and encouraging other businesses to follow our lead.

Cloud Technologies is therefore committed to:

• Promoting outstanding environmental performance through active, visible leadership.
• Pledging and utilising the best available resources and technologies to minimize our impact on the environment in an economically sustainable manner.
• Working towards meeting and exceeding the requirements of environmental laws, regulations, and all other conservation commitments to which Cloud Technologies adheres. 
• Engaging with our employees to create a culture of environmental awareness through training and education.
• Conserving energy and raw materials by carefully selecting, using, and saving resources to avoid waste where possible.
• Continuously improving our Corporate Environmental Protections through systematic review of our operations followed by implementing appropriate recommended measures.
• Influencing suppliers to comply with environmental regulations and encouraging adoption of initiatives that align with our sustainability ambitions.
• Embracing the core principles of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ in all our systems and processes, including business travel, commuting, company fleet, and office management.

Sustainability Policy Statement
This sustainability policy statement has been established as a framework for identifying and reviewing selected environmental objectives. These objectives will help the company continually improve the effectiveness of the management system.

We shall be open and honest in communicating our strategies, targets, performance and governance to our stakeholders, in our continual commitment to becoming more environmentally sensitive whilst being aware of sustainable developments.

The objectives of the policy are:

• To comply with legal obligations under the current Environmental Protection Act, together with all other applicable statutory provisions and relevant codes of practice;
• To increase energy efficiency of lighting and heating solutions in the office;
• To transition our product range from physical books to eBooks;
• To promote environmental awareness throughout the organisation;
• To encourage the use of online technology as key measures in reducing travel emissions, using digitalised tools instead of paper, and lowering office energy resources;
• To maintain a safe and healthy working environment for employees who must use an office for their role, with adequate facilities appropriate to the nature of the business activities;
• To minimise the social impact of the company activities and avoid damage to the environment;
• To recycle equipment, papers and packaging wherever practical and possible; and
• To minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.