Environment & Sustainability

Reducing the engagement footprint

Quicker signifies a step towards more sustainable business practices and community involvement, ensuring that the ecological footprint of engagement processes is significantly reduced.

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consultations and sustainability

Printing Costs

Material Use and Waste

Stakeholder engagements and community consultations often involve substantial documentation, including reports, flyers, and feedback forms. The production of these materials can lead to significant paper use and waste, contributing to deforestation and landfill.

Energy Consumption

The printing process consumes energy, contributing to the overall carbon footprint of the engagement process.

Travel

Carbon Emissions

Meetings, workshops, and field visits often require participants to travel, sometimes over long distances. This travel, especially when it involves air travel, can result in substantial carbon dioxide emissions.

Local Pollution

Local travel by car or public transportation also contributes to local air pollution and traffic congestion.

Electricity

Energy Consumption

Workshops, meetings, and office operations for stakeholder engagements and community consultations consume electricity for lighting, heating, cooling, and electronic devices.

Source of Electricity

The environmental impact of electricity consumption largely depends on how the electricity is generated. Electricity produced from fossil fuels has a much higher environmental impact compared to renewable sources.

Polution

Direct Emissions

The use of vehicles and generators for stakeholder engagement activities, especially in remote areas, leads to direct emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants.

Resource Extraction

The production and transportation of fuel also have environmental impacts, including habitat disruption and pollution from extraction and refining processes.

An environmental alternative

By offering a digital alternative, Quicker eliminates the need for physical travel, thereby drastically lowering the carbon footprint associated with stakeholder engagement and community consultations. This shift not only contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases but also aligns with global efforts to combat climate change.

Efficiency and accessibility

The transition to an online platform like Quicker fosters a more efficient and accessible consultation process. It allows for broader participation by removing geographical barriers, making it easier for individuals from diverse locations to contribute without the environmental cost of travel. 

Simple solutions for big problems

Quicker’s platform supports a model of more sustainable business practices, ensuring that the ecological footprint of our business and associated activities is significantly reduced.

Digital documentation

Reducing paper use by sharing documents electronically and encouraging digital feedback.

Virtual meetings

When possible and appropriate, utilising video conferencing technologies to reduce the need for travel.

Carbon neutral hosting

Where possible, Quicker uses green web hosting solutions. This is a practical step to contribute to environmental sustainability.

Sustainable travel

When physical meetings are required we encouraging the use of public transportation, carpooling, and low-emission vehicles.