G4S is featured in the latest green report from SDM Magazine.
G4S joined the voluntary U.N. Global Compact social responsibility initiative in 2011 of which one of the principles is environmental practices. The company engages in a number of green business initiatives, and even devotes a section of its website to social responsibility – SDM Magazine
G4S tracks its greenhouse gas emissions, electricity consumption, air travel, gas consumption and much more. “Our total carbon footprint since 2015 went down 1 percent against 6.3 percent growth during the same period,” shares John Burke, regional communications manager for G4S, based in Jupiter, Fla.
Through its tracking, if there are any deviations in energy usage greater than 10 percent, G4S’s system flags it and staff take a deeper look to see where there may be failings, Burke shares.
Another sizeable initiative that has reduced G4S’s carbon footprint in the last few years is a mandate of less travel. “We use video and audio conferencing technology as much as possible for meetings,” Burke says. It’s not unheard of for G4S to have a regional and global conference call with 600-plus people, rather than flying staff in from all around the world. The company has also made a conscious effort to reduce travel for training, instead investing in its online courses and, most recently, live virtual training programs. G4S staff has engaged in tens of thousands of the company’s online training modules to date.
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