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’