Maven Create Ltd is a creative agency that helps organisations craft brands and experiences that connect with people. We recognise that we are responsible for the environment beyond our legal and regulatory requirements. We are committed to minimising our negative impacts and continually improving our sustainability performance as an integral part of our business decisions, strategy, and operating methods. We will encourage our team members, clients, suppliers, and other stakeholders to do the same.
Duncan Gardner, Director, is responsible for implementing and reviewing this environmental policy annually. However, all Maven team members are responsible for ensuring that the policy’s aims and objectives are met.
Our commitments
Maven will:
- Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements
- Strive to improve our environmental performance continually
- Identity, record, and monitor our carbon footprint wherever possible
- Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions and our advice to clients
- We will increase our team members’ awareness and training regarding our environmental commitments so that they understand the role they play in delivering our objectives and targets.
Aims and objectives
Over the coming year, Maven aims to;
Travel lightly by:
- Avoiding unnecessary business travel in favour of online meetings,
- Choosing public transport where we can,
- Travelling to our office and studio space as cyclists or pedestrians wherever possible
Minimise and manage our waste by:
- Choosing reusable over single-use items for ourselves, and, where possible, for our clients
- Evaluate if renting or sharing is an option before purchasing equipment
- Reuse packaging materials and recycling what Is left
Purchase responsibility by:
- Choosing FSC-certificated paper products
- Choose refurbished and A-C energy-efficient IT equipment
- Selecting verified green web foundation hosting services for our digital needs
- Choose products with recycled content to help close the materials loop
- Look locally for products and services to support local economies and reduce mileage
- Design for longevity for our clients
- Working with our suppliers, developers & clients to find lower environmental Impact solutions
Reduce our energy and water footprint by:
- Choosing and Installing LED lamps in our office (and homes)
- Engaging with our office landlord to purchase renewable tariff energy
- Installing smart plugs for electrical equipment to supplement our ‘switch off policy’.
- Using thermo-film on our studio windows in winter, to reduce heat loss.
- Keep heaters and electrical equipment clean and dust-free (with ‘planet-friendly’ products) to maximise efficiency.