As businesses and employers, we can look at our own corporate operations and work towards carbon neutrality. Following a programme of assessment, measurement and offsetting, the IA has been certified as a carbon neutral company for 2020. The IA has committed to remaining a carbon neutral company in subsequent years and will seek to identify ways in which we can reduce our emissions, while offsetting remaining emissions where necessary.
This is an extract from the IA Position on Climate Change.
Our members are supporting the companies in which they invest to prepare for and mitigate against the impact of climate change, and we believe every company has a role to play in the collective transition to net zero. In 2021, the IA began collecting the necessary information to determine our carbon footprint, with a view to becoming carbon neutral.
In December 2021, the IA was certified as a carbon neutral company. Our carbon neutrality strategy involves a combination of supporting external carbon reduction projects and implementation of various carbon-reducing policies within the business. The IA’s staff Sustainability and Environment Wellbeing Group led the selection of offsetting projects based on the IA’s values and corresponding UN Sustainable Development Goals. Colleagues chose projects which supported responsible consumption and production, affordable and clean energy, clean water and sanitation, climate action, and quality education.
The IA will remain a carbon neutral company and will seek to identify ways in which we can reduce our emissions, while offsetting remaining emissions where necessary.
