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The British Council understands the importance of protecting the environment.  We are committed to continually improving our performance and minimising adverse environmental effects.

This will be achieved through the setting and review of objectives and targets within the framework of a broader Environmental Management System (EMS).

Our current focus is to:

Increase the efficiency of our energy and water use across our estate, and manage the carbon emissions of our own activities;
Minimise the generation of waste and implement re-use or recycling initiatives wherever possible;
Use our procurement influence to deliver more sustainable outcomes through working with suppliers and contractors;
Monitor and continually improve the environmental impact of our business travel as a global organisation and explore innovative mechanisms to deliver this international work effectively;
Use our skills and strengths as an organisation to promote key sustainability messages globally, firstly by engaging with the climate change agenda.

What is 10:10...?

This year, thousands of individuals and organisations across many countries are putting aside their differences to help write the first chapter of 21st Century’s biggest story

The idea is simple: we work together to achieve a 10% cut in the UK’s carbon emissions in 2010. From village post offices to City skyscrapers, everyone’s invited.

Cutting 10% in one year is a bold target, but for most of us it’s an achievable one, and is in line with what scientists say we need right now. And by signing up to a 10% target we’re not just supporting 10:10 - we’re making it happen.

The success of 10:10 depends on getting everyone involved, and the 10:10 website has all the tools you need to pass the message on far and wide. We need to start spreading the word to every corner of the country, inviting our friends, family, colleagues, customers, competitors – everyone we know – to take part.

It’s easy to feel powerless in the face of a huge problem like climate change, but by uniting large numbers of people and institutions around immediate, effective and achievable action, 10:10 enables all of us to make a meaningful difference. It’s the perfect opportunity to find out what’s possible when we work together. 10:10 is about putting aside our differences to tackle the defining challenge of our age. 10:10 is about working together and raising our game. 10:10 is an idea whose time has come. Let’s get started.

 

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