Ashridge fully recognise our responsibility to manage the impact of our activities on the environment and are committed to good environmental practice. Ashridge respect the environments in which we are working and seek to always minimise the effect of our operations on those environments. Our Environmental Management System is certified to ISO 14001 and we set objectives and targets annually.

At Ashridge we are always looking to innovate and improve our environmental systems and approach whether through investment in new technology or learning from the experiences of others. Our employees undergo mandatory and ongoing training in environmental awareness. Full time, in-house advisors provide assistance and guidance in environmental matters, including the widespread use of environmental opportunity and risk assessments on all projects.

Waste management is of the utmost importance. To divert waste away from landfill we operate a reduce, reuse, recycle hierarchy, starting with careful selection, ordering and use of materials. We are committed to the development of our environmental key performance indicators and the fulfilment of our waste minimisation strategy.

Wherever possible we will use our influence with clients and their designers to improve the whole-life environmental performance of construction projects, to establish energy-efficient and sustainable solutions. This includes the specification of certified legal and sustainable timber.