Environmental Policy

JLT remains committed to minimising any adverse impact its businesses have on the environment.

The Group's environmental policy is regularly reviewed to ensure that the Group's objectives and targets are achieved.

To encourage employee participation we have deliberately avoided producing a lengthy policy document and have instead agreed the ten key commitments set out below. In addition to these Group commitments, local business management is responsible for enforcing standards in line with legal responsibilities and obligations and managing risks associated with environmental matters. 

1. Reduce the amount of paper we use by setting our printers to default double-sided printing, where possible
   
   After three years of substantially reducing paper consumption across our UK operations, consumption in 2011 remained at a similar level to 2010. How consumption can be reduced further is now being investigated.
   
   
2. Positively encourage employees to think twice before printing emails
   
   Promoting this by adding a short reminder to the end of emails.
   
   
3. Print all future marketing materials and publications on recycled paper wherever possible
   
   All the Group's standard copier paper across the UK comes from recycled sources and from forests managed by the Forest Stewardship Council.
   
   
4. Encourage the use of teleconferencing as the preferred alternative to business travel where practicable
   
   This area will be receiving additional investment and will be the focus of the most up-to-date technology due to the benefits of financial savings and the reductions in our carbon footprint. E-learning will be widely promoted and encouraged.
    
5. Limit our energy consumption
   
   In 2011 there was a small increase in energy consumption per person in the UK. The efficiency of JLT's electrical infrastructure is being upgraded where practicable to reduce the energy consumption within our offices.
   
   
6. Develop environmentally sound procurement practices incorporating environmental criteria for supplier selection
   
   All our UK suppliers are vetted through an approved contractor selection system. Part of the vetting criteria is their ability to demonstrate the application of an environmental management system.
   
   JLT's principal stationery supplier in the UK is a carbon neutral company and has a sound ethical and environmental policy.
   
   JLT's mechanical and electrical principal contractor is registered as ISO 14001 with regard to Environmental Benchmarking Standards.
   
   
7. Purchase, where practical, more products locally to reduce the environmental impact related to transportation
   
   This requirement is now incorporated into our purchasing process.
   
   
8. Encourage employees to recycle rubbish
   
   Across the UK, recycling has increased by 13% in 2011 compared to 2010. This process continues to be supported by the confidential waste and national recycling scheme.
   
   
9. Identify and measure our greenhouse gas emissions and manage a targeting and monitoring scheme
   
   An energy manager has been appointed to prepare environmental performance reports of all the UK buildings where we have control of energy
   consumption.
   
   JLT is registered with The Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme in the UK and continues to seek to reduce its carbon footprint. Our Carbon Footprint for Energy consumption has shown a reduction of 6% per employee in 2011 compared to 2010.
   
   
10. Seek to raise awareness, encourage and enable our staff to make an effective contribution to environmental improvement
    
    In the UK this includes a separate staff environmental intranet site which is being further developed to demonstrate our progress against each of these ten key commitments.