Tees Active’s aim is to achieve high standards of environmental practice throughout the operation of all our venues and is committed to the delivery of its services in an environmentally responsible manner by reducing the impact of its operations on the environment where possible. Our commitment covers all aspects of the organisations operations and is aligned to the Environmental & Sustainability Plan. We will identify the main environmental impacts of our activities and will endeavour to continually improve our environmental performance.
In comparison to 2019/20 (Our last full operational year due to the Covid-19 pandemic)
Reduced gas consumption by 16%
Reduced electricity consumption by 13%
Recycled 8.4 tonnes of cardboard, paper and plastics
Reduced our carbon footprint by 417 CO2 tonnes (18%)
We reduced our promotional and printed materials by 90%
Our water consumption increased by 5%
Building a sustainable future for our communities requires everyone to play their part and now is the time to take action. Our venues are large and and require lots of energy to power them on a daily basis. To drive positive change across our venues we have created a ‘Green Team’ this team will help to raise awareness, implement positive initiatives and inspire everyone to take responsibility for their actions.
Tees Active’s Environmental Plan was launched in August 2022 to consolidate our intentions and commitment to adopting best practices across the organisation to reduce consumption and work towards a more sustainable future. This web page will be updated with all the latest news and developments from across the venues. We created a number of FAQs to highlight the ways we will be making changes across the organisation.
Tees Active will identify the priorities for the organisation on a year-by-year basis. The plan makes specific reference to our services, our team, our community, our performance and to the challenges posed by climate change as well as our aspirations to work with others to drive down carbon production and reduce consumption of energy and raw materials.
We will identify the main environmental impacts of our activities and will endeavour to continually improve our environmental performance. To achieve this aim and the reduction in consumption and carbon emissions, we will routinely identify, monitor, and address its environmental impacts by setting and meeting the following key statements that are linked to the organisations key priority areas:
Energy Management
Plant and Equipment
Waste Management and Recycling
Noise Protection
Transport
Education and Training
Legislation
Technology
Environmental Action Plan
We will ensure this plan and any associated objectives and targets are regularly reviewed and effectively implemented.
We will endeavour to investigate and research new technology regarding energy efficiency and concern for the environment throughout our venues. We will continue to invest in replacement of more energy efficient plant and equipment to conserve energy and reduce pollution as part of our capital investment programme. We will also continue to use technology to monitor and control the environment within our venues, both to ensure optimum energy efficiency and to provide suitable conditions for participating in leisure and associated activities.
Green Mark is an action-driven accreditation that creates an achievable and credible pathway to a sustainable business culture. Our commitment to the Green Mark accreditation will enable us to better understand our current environmental impacts in order to establish processes, monitor and benchmark performance and support a cultural understanding to enable continual improvement across the organisation.
Find out more about how Tees Active are working with partners to drive positive change in the community.
