Bishop Fleming continues to reduce environmental impact after plastic free accreditation

British Chamber Business of the Year, Bishop Fleming, continues to save paper, energy and mileage after gaining ‘plastic free champion’ status.

The firm, which delivers accounting, tax and audit services is celebrating the most recent results and rewarding statistics of its Environmental Management programme.

Latest figures show the firm saved the annual equivalent of 155 trees, compared to its annual paper usage in 2012, when it first started recording its Environmental data.

The firm, which celebrated its centenary year throughout 2019, saw its electricity and gas usage drop by 11.6% within the last year.

In June last year, the firm opened its new Torquay office, creating an agile, contemporary, environmentally friendly workspace for its clients and people. The new office is already showing a 34% reduction in gas and electricity due to the efficiency of a more modern building.

Alongside the substantial reduction in paper, electricity and gas usage per employee has also been lowered, as has the firm’s average employee mileage.

With around 370 employees and seven offices across the South West and West Midlands, Bishop Fleming was recognised as a ‘plastic free champion’ by conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage just 6 months ago. The firm eliminated its most frequently utilised single-use plastics from across the business.

Ewan McClymont, Director at Bishop Fleming commented, “Our environmental aspirations are very much at the heart of our core values, which includes doing the right thing. There is still much more that we can do to minimise our impact on the environment, but it is encouraging to see a reduction across our three key metrics, as well as a team effort to drive down our use of plastics.”

Bishop Fleming was awarded ‘Business of the Year’ at the 2019 British Chamber Awards and is ranked in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For.