Our environmental policy outlines our commitment to minimising the environmental impact of our operations by reducing harmful emissions and waste.
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts
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Saving paper The global introduction of electronic time capture (ETC) allows us to track, approve and control the actual working hours of our external colleagues electronically only. ETC saves millions of printed time sheets and envelopes.
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France Since 2006, Adecco and Adia in France issue publications, such as staff magazines and commercial leaflets, on recycled paper. Furthermore, in May 2007, the Purchasing Department introduced unbleached recycled paper, asking employees to reserve this recycled paper for internal use and, when requested, for external use.
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Japan In 2008, Adecco Japan initiated the “Cool Biz” project, which includes setting the temperature of air conditioners to a minimum of 28oC, separating rubbish and using commercial vehicles with low-fuel consumption for sales. The “Warm Biz” project is scheduled to start in October 2009. It promotes the wearing of warm, comfortable business clothing to reduce overdependence on room heating, and aims to keep office temperatures no higher than around 20oC during the cold seasons.
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Sweden and Norway are our first subsidiaries with an ISO14001:2004 certification
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Adecco USA has incorporated several “green initiatives” including forming a “Going Green” committee, using recyclable bins for plastic bottles, aluminium cans, and paper; move to more of a paperless workplace, etc.
More detailed environmental reporting
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Please refer to the pages 57-59 of our Corporate Responsibility Report 2008
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A few more details, in particular on greenhouse gas emissions, are provided in our Carbon Disclosure Project response no. 7 (2009), which is available at http://www.cdproject.net/