Committed to
Making positive change
Reducing our environmental impact has been part of Commercial’s DNA for many years. It runs through every strand of the business and extends to not only our colleagues and clients, but the wider community too. We’ve implemented our own internal initiatives and programmes, as well as committing to goals set out under international standards. The climate emergency makes this even more important. We can’t just sit by and watch, we must take action, together
“Now, more than ever, we need to collectively tackle the ever-growing risk posed to our planet. Through our employee engagement, net-zero commitment and alignment with global initiatives, we hope to inspire and empower others to make changes. Better outcomes are possible, when we act together”
Simone Hindmarch
Co-founder & Managing Director, Commercial
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Positive, collective action
Commercial is the business it is because of its people. We’ve implemented a number of initiatives that the whole team can benefit from, and in turn, these have a ripple effect that benefits our wider communities, both socially and environmentally.
Taking care of our employees is paramount. Empowering our people to be leaders, while also supporting and nurturing when needed.
Change Champions
Launched in 2015, our award-winning employee engagement programme, encourages employees to become change makers, using their own initiative to drive business transformation.
Personal Carbon Offsetting
Our teams can help shrink their carbon footprint at home. In partnership with Ecologi, we offer a subscription service to offset the impact they make outside of work.
Charity Charters
A formal commitment to support good causes, we hold regular events and fundraisers, and the team get involved in community projects through our Branching Out initiative.
Empowering change together
Everything that we have achieved – and are yet to achieve – is thanks to the skills, ambition and commitment of Commercial’s people.
We are socially connected; at work, at home, and within our communities.
Today, sustainability is no longer something we do, it is who we are. Embedded in the values of our 300-strong Commercial family, we call it Commercial by Nature.
Simone Hindmarch, Co-founder & Managing Director, Commercial
Positive action that has a global reach
Staying accountable is how we make meaningful change. That’s why we participate with the UN Global Compact, are committed to its Sustainable Development Goals.
PRODUCTS WITH PURPOSE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
WOMEN IN TECH
UN Global Compact
Commercial has incorporated the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact into its strategies and operations.
UN SDGs
A shared blueprint for peace and prosperity, for people and the planet, we have embedded and contribute towards 16 SDGs.
Independent Assessment
The impartial credibility that comes with being independently assessed keeps us accountable in our global action.
The push to net-zero
We have an ambitious target to be carbon net-zero by 2028. Carbon neutral since 2006, this is an essential next step as we aim to eliminate our environmental impact.
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol
Setting the international standard for measuring and managing emissions. Commercial has made commitments against its three scopes.
Science Based Targets
We’ve signed up to the Science Based Target’s initiative (SBTi). This will help to align our goals with the Paris Agreement which aims to cap the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Power BI
Looking to limit our environmental impact across the business has seen us use Power BI for order consolidation. We search for every opportunity to optimise efficiency.
Pulling together
Great things can happen when we work together. We believe that empowering our teams, clients and partners is the most effective way to elicit change.
Colleagues
We launched Change Champions in 2015. This has seen Commercial colleagues act on issues that matter to them; from fundraising to volunteering and recycling.
Clients
It’s important our clients understand their environmental impact, so we work with them to provide personalised reporting.
Community
We launched a story book in 2022 which highlighted how school children can help combat climate change. Interactive workshops for schools are bringing learning alive through creativity.
Send our SUSTAINABILITY team a message
making our company more environmentally conscious
In an era where the importance of environmental consciousness cannot be overstated, our Sustainability Team has risen to the challenge with unwavering commitment and innovative thinking. Led by their passion for creating a better and more sustainable future, they have implemented strategies that not only benefit our company but also contribute to the greater good.
Simone Hindmarch
Co-founder and managing director