Economic
Our pledge is to work towards achieving ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement and ISO 44001 Collaborative Working accreditations, this includes:
All project bids over £1million to include an “Enhanced Sustainability’ option to allow clients the opportunity to choose what is materially important to their organisations.
For our Economic pledges as part of The WARD Way sustainability road map to 2030 we are focusing on several themes:
Sustainable procurement
Use our purchasing power to specify and procure materials and products that strike a responsible balance between social, economic, and environmental factors and generate benefits to society and the economy.
Local labour
We aim to support our local community by encouraging a local work force. Our target is for 70% of Ward employees to live within a 20 mile radius of their place of work.
Education and training
- We offer several company wide Apprenticeship places per year. This will vary year to year depending upon the needs of the business, but we are committed to training homegrown staff to progress their career within the business
- We will continue our commitment to work with local colleges and universities to develop a structured work experience and research programme.
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY IN NUMBERS
SUSTAINABLE EXAMPLES
Ward requests a further explanation from Chancellor regarding rebated fuel tax
- Post Date
- 17 / 06 / 22
- Post Category
- Company News
Donald Ward has requested a further explanation from the Chancellor regarding the lack of support for businesses affected by the removal of the rebated fuel allowance.
Creating sustainable postgraduate career opportunities
- Post Date
- 30 / 11 / 21
- Post Category
- Company News
Since August 2021, Ward has been working with placement student, Deepak Kataria from the University of Nottingham as part of its Postgraduate Placement Nottingham (PPN) scheme.
Metal recycling specialist opens new rail-connected site in Barking
- Post Date
- 15 / 09 / 21
- Post Category
- Company News
Derbyshire-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has opened a new rail connected, metal processing site in Barking, East London.