Environmental Policy
Mission statement
The Beta Theory Limited recognises that the environment is important to our organisation, our staff and our clients. Of particular significance is the climate and ecological emergency. We recognise the wide-ranging effects of climate and ecological breakdown and will work hard to ensure that consideration of these effects is embedded both in the way we run our business and in the services we provide.
We also recognise our responsibility to manage our operational environmental impacts carefully, including meeting all legal and regulatory requirements. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our organisation strategy and operating methods, with regular review points. We will encourage staff, clients and other stakeholders to do the same.
Policy aims
We endeavour to:
Consistently apply environmental principles in our operations.
Incorporate environmental considerations into our business decisions.
Continually improve and monitor our own environmental performance.
Promote environmental awareness among our clients, contractors and staff.
Policy priorities
To enable improved environmental performance by our clients
We will work with our clients to tell honest and impactful ESG stories.
We will maximise the carbon efficiency of the websites we are responsible for.
Energy use
In conjunction with our landlords, we will seek to achieve improvements in the energy efficiency of our premises.
Lights and electrical equipment will be switched off when not in use.
We will encourage and facilitate energy saving in the home offices of our staff.
Business travel
We will continue to minimise our need to travel, including through hybrid working and promoting the use of travel alternatives such as video/phone conferencing.
We will continue to promote and facilitate the use of lower carbon modes of travel for business trips and commuting.
Office and administration
We will seek to minimise energy use in our home office.
We will take account of environmental impacts when purchasing goods and services, such as in our choice of business banking and insurance provider.
Governance and engagement
We have developed a detailed action plan to ensure delivery of the objectives and targets above. Responsibility for each action within that action plan has been assigned to an appropriate person. Timescales for delivering each action have also been assigned and these will be kept under review.
We are committed to reviewing and updating progress against our action plan on a quarterly basis.
All staff will be made aware of our environmental objectives, targets and actions, as well as any related policies or procedures. We will also seek to routinely identify any training needed to facilitate delivery of this policy and to meet them wherever this is feasible.
Our Environmental Management System
This environmental policy and our environmental action plan, alongside any other related policies, procedures and monitoring comprise our Environmental Management System (EMS). Our EMS is certified by Green Small Business. Our certification is maintained through an annual review of our action plan carried out independently by Green Small Business.
We will update this policy at least annually in consultation with staff and other stakeholders where necessary.
Richard Hatfield - Managing Director
January 2026