Our commitment to the environment

Healthworks has achieved Bronze Accreditation with the national environmental accreditation scheme, iiE (Investors in the Environment).

Investors in the Environment

Rob Joyce, Senior Manager of Operations, said “Achieving the iiE Bronze Award is a recognition of the work we have done so far and we are extremely proud of this achievement. Our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment is ongoing, and we will continue to identify ways that to progress on our sustainability journey and implement measures across our sites to help us make a real impact”.

We are committed to protecting the planet and reducing our levels of waste and emissions, and believe this is fundamental to the long-term success of our business and the well-being of our communities. Since launching our Investors in the Environment Award application, we have made significant progress integrating sustainability into our operations. We started off by measuring our carbon footprint, and identifying the activities that represented the largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for Healthworks. This meant that we could and enabled us to implement an action plan to reduce GHG emissions and put in place energy-efficiency measures at our sites. As a result our tCO2e* from 1110 in 20-21 to 83 by the end of March 2023.

iiE is an accessible and proven route to help organisations get started on their sustainability journey and make a real impact. It has been running for over 12 years, and in that time has helped hundreds of organisations from all sectors and sizes to improve their environmental performance. The scheme is owned and managed by a sustainability charity.

To find out more about our iiE journey and the accreditation scheme, head to: www.iie.uk.com.

Some of our key tasks so far have been to develop an Environmental Policy, measure energy usage, set targets, create action plans, calculate our carbon footprint and develop a Travel Plan.

Healthworks is Smart Carbon Level One Qualified

Smart Carbon is a 5-step programme marks important milestones on an organisation’s journey towards Net Zero. The awards demonstrate commitment to the reduction of carbon emissions.

Supporting sustainability

We wanted to share some of the things we have introduced to support sustainability across our sites:

Introducing recycling bins at both sites
Using digital communications as much as we can to reduce the amount of paper being used
Reducing single use plastics wherever possible
Reducing the use of paper towels
Promoting love food hate waste messages
Developing ‘save energy save money’ information
Developing staff guidance to help save energy and reduce waste
Installing light sensors where appropriate
Installing thermostats in the gyms
Using solar panels
Using recycled paper

Our Environmental & Sustainability Policy can be read here:

Environmental & Sustainability Policy

*tCO2e means the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted during a given period, measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, determined substantially in accordance with the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Greenhouse Gas Protocols (March 2004).