Sustainability at IRIS

We’re commited to being a business and work to identify, sahre, educate and promote enviromental awareness within our business.

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We’re committed to being a sustainable business

Led by our Green Group (voluntary, passionate and amazing colleagues), we work to identify, share, educate and promote environmental awareness within IRIS. Our areas of focus are:

Our offices

We have installed electric vehicle charging points, LED lighting, recycling and waste management in most of our offices and use 100% renewable energy at our head office.

Travel

We offer green benefits including an electric car salary scheme, cycle scheme, and interest-free travel loans. By using technology to reduce travel, we’ve cut car, air, and rail trips by an average of 52% over the past three years.

Community

Our Green Group shares tips and we promote sustainable ways to use company Giving Back Days, such as litter picking and beach cleans, as well as rewarding colleagues through green-focussed competitions.

Company

We provide over 99% of our payroll customer’s with epayslips, our software is released online to eliminate landfill, we donate unused laptops to children home-schooling during the pandemic and offer green workplace ISA options.

Partners

We build long-term relationships with partners who have a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policy and share our commitment to sustainability and fairtrade prices.

Suppliers

Wherever possible we seek to use suppliers who operate sustainably and are committed to reducing their carbon footprint.

We’re proud of our ESG progress but know there’s more to do, and we’re committed to continuous improvement as it benefits both our business and the wider impact.

IRIS has committed to set near-term company-wide emission reductions in line with climate science with the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative). Read more