22/03/2025
To mark Earth Hour at 8:30pm today, we wanted to share some of the key things we do to promote sustainability 🌎
🌱 We have a 'green group' led by Sustainability Champion and small animal vet Laura Binnie.
🌱 We have performed a carbon audit at our two main branches (Dalston and Newbiggin), the results of which we will use as a benchmark as we progress and implement more of our sustainability plan.
🌱 We have performed a waste audit, ensuring we commit as little as possible to landfill or clinical waste and leaving what’s left to be recycled.
🌱 In our small animal department we use reusable cotton theatre gowns and hats and wear crocs instead of needing shoe covers. All of these are washable with environmentally friendly detergents.
🌱 We have a well-being garden, where colleagues have brought seeds and plants from their own gardens to add to the eclectic mix of plants.
🌱 Another easy win for us was moving away from buying milk in plastic bottles to having it delivered to the practices in glass reusable bottles 🥛
Protecting the planet is incredibly important to us here at Paragon, and we are delighted that our work has been recognised, from being awarded the highest Green Accreditation by Investors in the Environment to also winning the IiE national award for Best Water Reduction 👏🌎💧
