A Buckinghamshire business that specialises in providing integrated ticketing solutions designed to enable entertainment and sports organisations to sell tickets to consumers under the clients’ brand is the latest business prepared to demonstrate its green credentials to suppliers and customers seeking such organisations.Milton Keynes-based Tickets.com, which also has offices in Europe, the US, Asia Pacific and Africa, has achieved silver status through the Green Achiever scheme. Developed by E4 environment, a business or organisation interested in Green Achiever will start by registering free at www.greenachiever.co.uk, complete a short questionnaire to outline its responsibilities and receive a listing in the Green Achiever online directory. The first level is self-assessment, which includes a declaration of environmental commitment. Silver is the next and demonstrates the positive action taken in the way it cares for the environment. The highest level, gold, is attained following an extensive environmental audit.
Daniel Burrows, Senior Software Analyst and Trainer at Tickets.com and co-founder of the company’s Environmental Committee, said: “We have always demonstrated a basic environmental awareness, so joining the Green Achiever scheme initially enabled us to spread our wings within the green domain. Attaining silver status allows us to positively show businesses and potential customers that we are very serious about our contribution to helping the environment, based on the development of strategic processes and commitments. These are laid out in our environmental policy in terms which our customers and suppliers can understand.”
Mandy Stoker, director at E4 environment, said: “Everyone’s talking about the government’s environmental policies and how our behaviour and neglect is leading to changes in the climate. The public is becoming increasingly vocal about what they expect from retailers and manufacturers, for example, less packaging and more recyclable products and packaging, as well as services and products that are environmentally friendly. Over 40 businesses a month now register with Green Achiever from a range of sectors and varying sizes including retail, IT, manufacturing and professional services, sole traders, SMEs and large corporations.”
