Our environmental promise

Climate Change is the most pressing global issue facing us all, with consequences for all communities, species and environments across the world.
To take responsibility for our impact on the climate, we are offsetting the carbon emissions from our business with Climate Care.

Climate Care is an organisation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions on behalf of companies and individuals. These reductions are made through a range of projects around the world that not only make real reductions in carbon emissions, but also make a difference to people’s lives. To find out more about Climate Care and its projects, click here

Climate Care runs a mix of carbon offset projects and make emission reductions through green energy, energy efficiency and forest restoration projects around the world. Following are some examples of current projects:

Clean stoves in Mexico

Our project is working in Mexico to make fuel-efficient cooking stoves available in some of the poorest communities. This supports conservation by reducing the wood needed for cooking. It also benefits the householders by removing smoke from the kitchen and dramatically cutting the health risk from wood smoke. Each stove saves about 3 tonnes of CO2 a year.

Treadle pumps in India

In the Chhattisgarh, India, irrigation is vital for farmers to grow crops outside the monsoon season, and ensure a year-round income. Many farmers have to rent diesel pumps at a significant cost. By using manual power instead of diesel, each treadle pump reduces diesel, saving 0.65 tonnes of CO2 pa. Farmers have also seen their annual income double.

Rainforest restoration in Uganda

We are funding part of a forest restoration programme in the Kibale National Park in Uganda. The project aims to re-create a rainforest canopy by planting and managing 30 species of local trees. The area is an important wildlife habitat – with one of the highest number of primate species in the world.

Environmental statement

The Hutchinson Jonas Group will control and manage its activities to ensure risks to the health, safety and welfare of its employees, customers and the general public are identified and action taken to minimise and wherever possible eliminate their effects.

Adverse effects of operational activities on the environment will be minimised as far as practicable.

The objectives of the policy are:

• To comply with its legal obligations under the current Health, Safety & Welfare Act and the Environmental Protection Act, together with all other applicable statutory provisions and relevant codes of practice.
• To promote health, safety and environmental awareness throughout the organisation.
• To maintain a safe and healthy working environment for all Group employees, with adequate facilities appropriate to the nature of the business activities.
• To minimise the social impact of our activities and avoid damage to the environment through regular reviews of the business from environmental and management systems audits.
• To undertake environmental impact studies as part of any company relocation or enlargement of existing facilities.