Sustainability Committed to creating value
Sustainability is core to our overall business strategy, and we believe this makes us a better company to work for, to do business with and to invest in.
Download our 2019/2020 reviewOur core values
Reconomy has a key role in facilitating the best outcomes for our customers’ resources and waste materials. Through our many years of waste management knowledge and expertise, we are well placed to advise our clients on how to maximise resource usage, but it is critical that we practice what we preach.
Likewise, we are also acutely aware of the greater emphasis being placed on the social responsibilities of businesses and the lasting impact they can have on their local communities. For this reason, we have created a sustainability strategy based upon three core values:
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Social value
Creating routes to employment for hard-to-reach groups, supporting our local communities and working with more socially responsible businesses.
Find out moreEnvironmental value
Environmental responsibility for Reconomy is a fundamental commitment that goes beyond compliance.
Find out moreBusiness value
Adding value through outstanding customer service, integrity, innovation, investment in talent and supplier partnerships.
Find out more0% of Reconomy's spend is with SME suppliers
0 hours of volunteering activities
£0m of pure social value delivered
0% renewable energy at Reconomy's head office
0% reduction in carbon intensity against turnover
0% of all waste managed diverted from landfill
0 supplier audits completed
Average of 0 internal promotions per month in 2020
A total of 0 hours of mental health support
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Our approach to achieving our sustainability goals
Establishing and implementing a clear sustainability strategy delivers benefits for our employees, our clients and the wider communities we operate in.
Better procurement and the management of supplier relationships is fundamental to our success. When we are involved in the early phases of a project or mobilisation, we can more easily influence client behaviours to enable better sustainable decision-making that improves overall outcomes.
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What matters most
The key factors underpinning our sustainability strategy
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See how Reconomy's sustainability strategy is core to our overall business strategy, and we believe this makes us a better company to work for, to do business with and to invest in.
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Now we’ve told you about your about our relationship to sustainability, let us take you on a journey of exploration, delving into organisations in a host of sectors and looking at their approach to being more environmentally friendly businesses. Using Corporate Knights’ Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies and YouGov’s top businesses in terms of public perception, we created a list of 157 companies across 13 sectors.
We then cross-referenced this list with business’ individual strategies and information from social media to discover who is leading the conversation in regard to sustainability.
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