CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility
On every contract we develop a collaborative partnership with our client and their stakeholders, to become a recognised and trusted member of the local community, committed to enhancing the lives of local people and their environment.
We support our clients over and above the contract requirements including our social value commitment and supporting community events such as Open Days, Fun Days and Estate Days.
Our added social value is inherently linked to our approach to our service delivery and a strong desire at the heart of the company to go beyond our core business and tailor our services in a sensitive and impactful way.
Environmental innovation
Sustainability Solutions
We are constantly seeking innovative sustainable solutions within what is a largely unsustainable hazardous industry.
We recycle paper, cardboard, packaging materials and we ensure waste plasterboard used in ceiling replacements is recycled through the British Gypsum recycling scheme.
We have made sustainable product swaps within each of our offices, from coffee through to cleaning products.
A recent bespoke solution was to install shower dispensers within our fleet of decontamination units which has removed the need to purchase plastic bottles of shower gel. This initiative alone saves the need to discard around 2,000 bottles per year.
Protecting the environment
Going Carbon Neutral
We recognises that environmental protection is one of the most important issues of our time. We use effective governance and defined standards to reduce our environmental impact and the associated costs.
To comply with existing and proposed legislation we have put in place procedures to ensure we protect not only the environment of the communities in which we work but also make a positive contribution to meeting national, european and global targets on issues such as reducing carbon emissions and waste to landfill.
We are committed to carbon and energy reduction. We annually set ourselves targets to reduce and offset our carbon and carbon related services an example being introducing electric vehicles into our company fleet.
We became carbon neutral in 2017.
Sustainable employment
Community Engagement
AA Woods is dedicated to supporting local communities by generating skills, and sustainable employment. We believe in a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve, ensuring our recruitment is inclusive and accessible, especially to under represented groups.
We provide employment and training opportunities and develop Community Engagement Strategies to provide maximum benefit to the communities in which we work. We have invested over £20,000 in community and training initiatives in the last year and fully support the communities in which we work to leave a sustainable legacy through engagement with local people, empowering them to influence and contribute to the kind of neighbourhood on which they want to live.
Training and development
Skills Workshops
As an Equal Opportunities employer we value the enthusiasm apprentices bring and actively support the government initiatives for skills and apprenticeships. This provides a pathway for young people and the long-term unemployed to enter the asbestos removal industry with recognised qualifications.
We offer equal access to training, development, and promotion, encouraging all employees to pursue continuous professional development through trade and professional bodies such as ARCA, CIOB, RICS, and IOSH.
