Corporate Responsibility

Ampleo is committed to enabling businesses to meet environmental goals by developing Best Practice in reducing their adverse impact on the environment.

All Ampleo's actions are geared to the reduction of energy, water and resources By operating as a model green business itself Ampleo seeks to demonstrate Best Practice to others

Ampleo operates in an eco-friendly way to minimise its own use of energy, water and resources. By operating as a model green business, Ampleo seeks to demonstrate Best Practice to others. It provides training and education for its employees and associates on environmental issues and progress towards green objectives is measured on a regular basis.

Green Credentials

Travel

Ampleo encourages participation in the bicycle scheme among its workforce; train travel is promoted as being preferable to air travel and staff are also offered the option of membership of a car club. Options to work from home reduce the need to travel.

Recycling

Ampleo donates redundant office equipment and furniture through local schemes. Paper, cardboard, tins, cans, plastic bottles and glass are also recycled and there is a composting scheme.

Ethical awareness

Ampleo only invests in ethically sound financial services and, whenever possible, uses suppliers who use the same environmental ethos. Additionally, financial donations are made to local and global charities.

Social awareness

Ampleo's employees are empowered to offer services to non-profit making organisations at significantly reduced rates or free-of-charge.

"Ampleo are a very good example of a company that understands the interconnectedness of business needs and the need for the sustainable use of resources. Their approach to help organizations reduce their environmental footprint is thorough, robust and practical."

Karen Liebenguth from Friends of the Earth

 

EcoLocal

Ampleo works in conjunction with EcoLocal on a number of projects, some of which are outlined below. EcoLocal is a Sutton based charity who have developed and piloted a range of tools and services covering environmental information, training, practical support, and neighbourhood engagement and social networking on energy, local food, transport, waste and recycling solutions.

Community and school workshops

Ampleo takes lively, interactive programmes into schools and local community groups, to help raise awareness of eco issues among the young and diverse parts of the community.

Carshalton Environmental Fair

Ampleo is a regular contributor to this, one of Sutton's most popular annual events, which brings together thousands of friends and families from across the borough to raise awareness of environmental issues.

Hackbridge

Ampleo provides support to Sutton Council's mission to make Hackbridge the UK's first fully sustainable suburb by 2025.

Sutton Education Business Partnership

Ampleo is currently mentoring a group of Kingston University students who are running a Young Enterprise project under the direction of Sutton Education Business Partnership (SEBP) an organisation that seeks to bring the experience and know-how of local businesses into schools.