We are all concerned about climate change and the impact our lifestyle has on the planet. Devonshire Square is working in partnership with the various occupiers to maximise the amount of recycling. We are furthermore carrying out a complete carbon footprint analysis to establish our net carbon impact upon the environment.

Recent auditing has shown that we are currently achieving annual benefits in regards to fiscal energy and emission terms as shown in the table below. Thus carbon dioxide emissions have been reduced by almost 80 tonnes per annum.

The above figures are purely for the estate driven recycling. Substantial additional recycling is carried out by occupiers in regards to paper and confidential document recycling.

The amount of the earth's resources Londoners consume – our 'ecological footprint' - is three times what would be available to each individual if all the world’s resources were divided up equally. In other words, if everyone were to live like us, we would need three planets to support our lifestyles.

If we are to reduce carbon emissions all of us in the richer parts of the world need to live more sustainably. This doesn’t need to be painful, it just means being less asteful. You can help London and the world tackle climate change by taking simple actions like taking the time to recycle and switching lights and equipment off when not in use.