Environmental Policy

A Headed Pdf copy of this policy can be requested via: contact@eastanglianheritage.com

1) Purpose

1.1) East Anglian Heritage (“EAH”) recognises that its business activities have environmental impacts, principally through business travel, homeworking, resource use and the purchase of goods and services.

1.2) EAH seeks to operate in an environmentally conscious manner by reducing avoidable impacts within its practical control, maintaining proportionate records of its operational activities, and funding an annual environmental contribution alongside those reduction measures.

1.3) This policy establishes a practical framework appropriate to the scale and nature of EAH as a heritage and archaeology consultancy. It is not a full life-cycle greenhouse-gas inventory or a claim that EAH produces no emissions.

2) Scope

2.1) This policy applies to EAH’s business operations and to employees or contractors undertaking work on its behalf where relevant.

2.2) EAH’s initial operational boundary includes:

• incremental energy associated with homeworking;
• business travel, particularly journeys to site visits, meetings and inspections;
• business accommodation where required;
• paper, printing and ordinary office resource use; and
• other material business travel or expenditure where reliable information is available.

2.3) Private household activity, personal travel unrelated to EAH work, and emissions arising from clients, contractors or suppliers are outside the initial operational boundary. EAH may extend or refine this boundary where its operations materially change or better information becomes available.

3) Reducing Operational Impacts

3.1) EAH will seek to reduce unnecessary business travel by planning visits efficiently, combining journeys where practical, and using remote meetings where this does not compromise the quality of professional advice or site assessment.

3.2) EAH will record business mileage and retain relevant travel information so that its operational footprint can be reviewed on an informed basis.

3.3) EAH will use digital communication and document sharing where appropriate, while recognising that printed drawings, reports and site information may remain necessary for some commissions.

3.4) EAH will seek to use energy, paper, equipment and other resources responsibly within its homeworking arrangements and will consider environmental factors, alongside cost, quality and suitability, when making material purchases.

3.5) EAH will comply with relevant environmental legislation and will keep this policy under review as the business develops.

4) Annual Environmental Contribution

4.1) EAH funds an annual environmental contribution through Make It Wild as part of its approach to environmentally conscious business operation. This contribution supplements, but does not replace, efforts to reduce avoidable operational impacts.

4.2) For the 2026/27 scheme year, running from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, EAH has funded UK woodland creation through Make It Wild in respect of 10 tonnes CO2e of projected carbon sequestration.

 4.3) The contribution supports woodland creation and may also support longer-term habitat and biodiversity benefits. EAH will retain the relevant invoice, certificate and any location, mapping or project information supplied.

4.4) EAH describes this arrangement as an environmental contribution supporting projected carbon sequestration. It does not describe the contribution as formal carbon credits unless this is specifically confirmed by the provider and supported by appropriate evidence.

4.5) The contribution does not mean that EAH produces no emissions and does not constitute a claim that EAH is carbon neutral or operates at net zero.

5) Measurement, Records and Review

5.1) EAH will maintain proportionate records of:

• business mileage and other material business travel;
• homeworking and business activity information where relevant to annual assessment;
• business accommodation, paper use and other material operational inputs where practicable; and
• the Make It Wild contribution and associated project evidence.

5.2) Each September, the Director will review EAH’s operational footprint using available activity data and the current relevant UK Government greenhouse-gas conversion factors.

5.3) The annual review will:

• replace provisional assumptions with actual records where available;
• identify any material exclusions or changes to the operational boundary;
• compare the estimated operational footprint with the environmental contribution funded for that scheme year; and
• determine an appropriate contribution level for the following year, taking account of business activity, affordability and available evidence.

5.4) An earlier review will be undertaken if EAH’s operations materially change, for example through substantial growth in business mileage, a move to separate premises, recruitment, or regular rail or air travel.

6) Responsibilities

6.1) The Director is responsible for implementing this policy, maintaining proportionate records, approving public environmental wording and completing the annual review.

6.2) Employees and contractors are expected to support the policy by considering avoidable environmental impacts within their work, recording relevant business activity where requested, and following practical measures adopted by EAH.

7) Suppliers and Procurement

7.1) EAH will take environmental considerations into account, where proportionate, when selecting significant suppliers, equipment and services.

7.2) EAH will not require every supplier or client to adopt a particular environmental policy. However, where there is a practical and suitable choice, EAH will seek to favour goods and services that reduce avoidable environmental impacts.

8) Communication and Transparency

8.1) EAH will communicate environmental information clearly, accurately and in a manner proportionate to the evidence available.

8.2) Public references to the Make It Wild contribution will identify it as an environmental contribution supporting UK woodland creation and projected carbon sequestration. EAH will avoid broad or absolute claims that cannot be substantiated.

8.3) This policy will be reviewed at least annually and updated when the underlying contribution, operational evidence or business circumstances change.

This Policy has been read, reviewed and accepted by Karl Hanson the Director on behalf of East Anglian Heritage.

Karl Hanson 

07/10/2026