Sustainability
At HW, we have a strong commitment to sustainability, caring for people and planet in equal measure.
Planet
Our Environmental Values
We collaborate with our stakeholders and support our suppliers and clients on their environmental journeys.
We aim to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations.
Continually reducing our emissions, we are committed to our journey to Net Zero and hope to achieve this by 2035.
We aim to provide quality service, whilst understanding, measuring, and making positive changes to our interaction with the environment and society.
We focus on making sound environmental choices in everything we do and inspire behavioural changes in our workforce to promote sustainability.
What we do
We focus on making the right choices for the environment and look at innovative ways to reduce our impact.
Chemical free cleaning
We promote and implement where possible options for chemical free cleaning. A process which turns tap water into O3, known as Aqueous Ozone, produces one of nature’s strongest cleaning agents, with no requirement for single use plastics, the need for delivery journeys and eliminates almost all health and safety considerations which exist with traditional cleaning chemicals.
Closed loop recycling
We find solutions to recycle waste created from the cleaning process, to avoid land-fill and adding to our customers waste streams.
Environmentally conscious cleaning products
Sustainable paper products and consumable items
We work closely with our supply partners to provide a range sustainable paper products and consumables as well as innovate dispensers to reduce usage. Some considerations may include the use of recycled paper products, UK made, plastic free and soluble sachet soap.
Reduce water usage
Low carbon travel policy
Our policy helps us to reduce our emissions. In practical terms this involves minimising journeys wherever possible, the use electric, hybrid and fuel-efficient vehicles, reducing average speeds as well as a well-maintained fleet. We also look to employ locally wherever possible, reducing unnecessary journeys.
People
Equal Opportunities
& Diversity
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating and ensuring a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment for all of our staff.
Our business policy documents set out clear expectations of the way we operate and create consistency thoughout our organisation.
Our policies are available from the links below:
Employee Relationships
Charity, Social Enterprise, Diverse and
Responsible Suppliers
At HW we believe it is important we do what we can to support charity and work with responsible suppliers that share in our ethos.
Where possible HW look to work with social enterprise, diverse and responsible suppliers. We’re proud to say we currently work with companies such as Hey Girls, Serious Tissues, Radient Cleaners and Simply Washrooms; a list we’re always looking to grow and add to.
In addition to the companies we work with, each year HW supports a charity of the year, with regular fund-raising activities we encourage our team to support the charities we believe in. As well as fundraising we support volunteering both for our own chosen causes and our customers.
Living Wage Foundation
Health & Safety
The safety of our staff and clients is paramount. Safe Contractor approved, we irradicate risk where we can and minimise it wherever possible.
We ensure that our Health and Safety site packs are fully accessible to all of our operatives and are working documents.
Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility, so we ensure that our staff are fully trained to keep themselves and others safe.
