Sustainability - Tops & Aspire Careers

What Tops & Aspire Are Doing...

Making more use of occupancy and daylight sensors
Changing light bulbs from fluorescent to LED
Installing more time clocks and thermostats
Fitting draught excluders to external doors and windows
Encouragement from our colleagues to take up the Cycle To Work scheme
Replacing outdated equipment with more energy efficient and cost effective equivalents
Staff are aware of the cost of energy and the impact this has on the profitability of the business
Staff are aware of the energy saving settings on office equipment
Share energy saving schemes and appliances. Click here to find out more.

Banned glitter to reduce the impact micro-plastics have in our oceans
Bamboo toothbrushes to replace plastic ones
Replacing disposable aprons with fabric and wipe-down materials
Stopped buying straws or balloons or one use plastic cups, cutlery or plates
Planting vegetables in the nursery garden
Investing in Solar Panels and heat reflective filming
Electric cars and bicycles for staff to use
Magnets fitted to boilers to control heating more efficiently
Reduced the amount of welcome packs handed out to new parents by sending them via email
Making our own wet wipes instead of using shop bought wipes
Recycling and up-cycling resources, shopping at charity shops, car boot sales and auctions
Reducing the amount of deliveries
Potty training at an earlier age to reduce the amount of nappies in landfill
Launched and sponsored a new sustainability award alongside Dorset Venus Awards for 2018

Introducing plants into the office
Reducing printing by introducing dual screens and an online learner portal
Fitting magnets and timers on boilers and electrical equipment to save energy
Offering support for health and well-being to learners
Employer and learner gifts are made from recyclable or biodegradable substances
Wooden pens
Staff are provided with bamboo lanyards, rather than those made from synthetic materials
Staff are provided with a travel mug to avoid the use of one-use plastic cups
Locate vacancies to apprentices in their local area
Sponsored Queen Elizabeth’s school mini buses to reduce the amount of trips made in cars
Sustainability is taught to learners during workshops