Sustainable Procurement
Our efforts to source and procure more sustainably
Partnerships
Our Purchasing Specialist helps us partner with those in our supply chain and, where possible, source and procure more sustainably. Our successes to date include:
Encouraging colleagues to take advantage of and support community initiatives where they live and work – for example, this lovely touch in the flowerbeds opposite our clinic at Truro Health Park:
Locking into a 3-year Zero Carbon Electricity deal for our Harleigh Road Dental Centre
Adopting a green IT policy with our website powered by Krystal internet service provider, using 100% renewable energy
Procuring:
Biodegradable stickers for all of the children we see
Lanyards made from recycled plastic
Recycled paper, not bleached, for use in our in-house printers
Locally to reduce air/other miles travelled


Green Ranges
Our ambitions for the future include:
Working with Cornish company Tevi we calculated our baseline carbon footprint calculation and have now started work on a carbon reduction plan, not only for us as a business, but working with our supply chain and local community
More sustainable eco-switches in the clinical environment, considering the effectiveness of clinical suppliers ‘green ranges’
