Biggart Baillie goes carbon neutral
4 Jan 08
Firm aims to offset emissions fully from 1 January
Legal firm Biggart Baillie has declared itself a carbon neutral law firm from 1 January 2008.
The Biggart Baillie "carbon footprint" (the mass of CO2 emissions generated by the firm) was independently measured by Argyll International by assessing energy usage, business travel, and all components of the firm’s operations that consume power or generate waste and other by-products.
The firm then set its target through reducing overall energy use, improving recycling facilities, sourcing "greener" products and services, and offsetting the remaining 330 tonnes of CO2 emissions via a Scottish carbon reduction project, supporting the planting of native trees in Scotland which will absorb an equivalent quantity of CO2. It will also take further initiatives to continue to reduce its emission levels.
Derek Ellery, managing partner, commented: "It is very exciting that Biggart Baillie has decided to take a leading position on the environment. We believe that if more organisations were as environmentally aware, we could make a serious impact on the issues of climate change that we face today."