TakeABreak is now carbon neutral! As part of TakeABreak's long term commitment to the environment we have measured and offset our carbon emissions.

As of 1 July 2007 our carbon emissions have been audited by the independent consultants Carbon Planet (see their official carbon measured logo below). The net emissions have been offset by purchasing high quality certified offsets. Its all completely certified and with the highest level of rigour in the process.

We have always worked hard to keep our environmental footprint as small as possible but we were still surprised to find that our emissions came out at a very low level of 10.1 tonnes carbon equivalent per full-time employee. Nevertheless we are working to reduce this level even further in the future (more information coming soon). 

How can you help? By using TakeABreak you are supporting a small business that is committed to the environment. Most of our competitors do not incur the expenses so we do need you to support us. Please also recommend TakeABreak to your friends - marketing and advertising activities are one of the largest components of our carbon emissions so if we had more word-of-mouth we could try to reduce our emissions in this area.

So how does TakeABreak keep our carbon footprint so small? We have a comprehensive environment plan and this includes efforts such as:
a) We have greatly reduced our paper usage by moving to digital archival of most key documents.
b) We use online collaboration tools that reduce the need to travel for meetings. We minimise airline travel to trips which are absolutely necessary. So often phone, email or video conferencing can reduce the number of meetings needed. For example our board meets monthly via teleconference and only travels to meet face to face once per year.
c) We invest in energy-efficient appliances and computer systems. Computers are shut down when not in use and office heating/cooling is controlled by staff so the heater is never on if we are already warm enough.