The inconvenient truth about sustainability is that it’s about changing behaviour. It’s not just about recycling, it’s about changing the way people approach consumption. Anything that requires behaviour change is not a fast fix, it’s something that happens over the long-term.

Reduce, reuse, recycle is the mantra we should all have in our minds when considering our purchases.

Of course, purchases are necessary sometimes, so thinking about where those items come from, what materials are they made from, and thinking about their long-term shelf life, can they be reused multiple times?

In acknowledgement of Recycle Week, here are a few of the changes we have made at Chevron Green Services (CGS) to build a sustainable outlook into our company culture...

• Thanks to our group ESG team, we now have a PPE recycling scheme in place. Once PPE i finished with, we return it to a specialist company who recycles it for us to stop it going to landfill.
• Our Ecospheres were created with recycling in mind, as a sustainable way to reuse some o the green waste from our works. Reusing them in our spherical bug hotels means that insects and bugs have a variety of materials they can use for shelter and that green matter does not have to be disposed of. Our ecospheres can currently be found at the RBLI HQ in Aylesford, Kent; our client Ringway’s depot in Kings Lynn, Norfolk; as well as CGS depots across the UK.

• Our stand at Highways UK, as part of the Chevron Group is reused too, as is the amazin living wall which has been used at many events over the past year and once it’s finished on our stand it will be dismantled and rebuilt in a new stand at a different event. This year we have digital business cards to share our contact details electronically and will not be supplying flyers at all, instead directing attendees to our dedicated webpage.
• Not giving away pointless stuff at events. We’ve exhibited at a number of events this year and whilst we know the expectation is to give away things, we have put a lot of thought into each individual event and if we are going to provide giveaways, we ensure what we give away is useful and nature based. For example, at Highways UK this week we gave away seeded pencils which once used, you can plant in the ground to grow thyme. We also gave away wildflower seed packs to create a mini garden to attract pollinators.
• Our stand used at outdoor events was built by our team in Curdridge out of old pallets bringing new life to what would otherwise be disposed of. This outdoor stand has been reused at several events already this year and we will continue to reuse this stand during 2024 and beyond.

• We have recently rebranded, and as part of our rebrand, the brief was to use up all item featuring the existing brand first before getting updated rebranded versions.
• We are currently in discussion with our Group ESG team about putting a sustainabl procurement and buying policy in place across the Chevron group of businesses.

We appreciate that changing behaviours is slow. We still have a long way to go but change is made through a series of small steps, and we know that the small steps we are taking are putting us on the right path towards a sustainable company culture.

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