Doing our part for the planet
At Littlefish Group, we recognise that climate change is one of the most serious environmental challenges currently threatening the global community and we understand we have a role to play in reducing our carbon footprint.
At Littlefish, our dedication to a sustainable future drives us to set ambitious goals. We are firmly committed to achieving ‘Net Zero’ status by the year 2040, as part of our overarching sustainability strategy.
To achieve carbon neutrality for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025. We are implementing a comprehensive approach that encompasses both reduction measures and offsetting strategies.
As part of our ongoing sustainability efforts, we have set a clear target to address scope 3 emissions by the year 2023. We recognise the significance of including our supply chain in our emission calculations and are fully committed to baselining our scope 3 emissions by the end of that year.
Whilst home working is currently not reportable under scope 3, at Littlefish our service is our people, and we have a dynamic range of employees who work from home during part or all of the week. Because of this, we believe that a full reflection of our emissions includes the energy used by our employees in their homes and we have a responsibility to support our staff in reducing the carbon footprint associated with home working.
In an era of increasing electronic waste, commonly referred to as WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), the need for sustainable waste management solutions has become paramount.
To reduce WEEE waste, we now partner with Ware-Cycle and Foxway to manage our old laptops and electronic items. Foxway refurbishes and recycles these assets, providing detailed reports on recycling and refurbishment levels. Any non-reusable items are sent for recycling, helping us minimize our carbon footprint and support sustainable practices.
To help improve health and wellbeing we provide unlimited fresh fruit for our staff, this also helps reduce package waste from unhealthy alternative snacks.
For every fruit basket we buy - Fruitful plant 1 fruit tree. This helps to mitigate the effects of global warming, deforestation and provides an income to support local communities in Malawi, Africa.
In 2022 Littlefish bought enough fruit baskets to plant 705 trees.
Zero waste to landfill – we separate recycling at site and general waste is re-used for fuel via energy from waste plants.
94% of our waste at our Sheffield site is recycled through a combination of onsite segregation and general waste sorting by our waste management contractor at the waste transfer station.
“Refuse to use”. We actively do not use single use plastics – no plastic cups, cutlery, or coffee pods at any of our sites, just good old fashioned ceramic cups, glasses and proper cutlery.
Upgraded lighting to LED removing old fluorescent tube lighting across sites and installed light sensors.
We expanded video conferencing tools and encouraged their use to support flexible, low-impact communication.
Hand dryers were installed at our Nottingham sites to reduce paper towel waste and improve sustainability.
Employees can take advantage of the “Bike2Work” scheme, making it easier to purchase bikes through a tax-efficient salary sacrifice programme.
To support greener commuting, secure city centre bike parking is fully covered at a nearby facility.
We also offer discounted tram and bus passes, encouraging the use of public transport and reducing carbon emissions.
Littlefish are committed to protecting the environment. We conduct our business in the right way so as to minimise any negative impact on the environment from our operations. Download our full environmental policy to discover more.
Our Carbon Reduction Plans will help us understand impacts that contracts and therefore wider operations have upon the environment. This plan details our emissions across a single year against a range of emissions sources and greenhouse gasses.
