Our Environment

At Ceridian, we take our environmental responsibilities seriously. With offices throughout the UK and over 9,500 employees worldwide, we recognise that our business has an effect on both local communities and on the environment. That is why we have taken steps to minimise our impact on the environment, starting with the very location of our headquarters!

GreenPark

Early in 2007, we relocated our UK Head Office to GreenPark in Reading, and into a building that was designed to co-exist in harmony with its surroundings.

GreenPark is famous for its wind turbine, designed by architect Norman Foster. It provides a natural source of energy for businesses in the area, as well as 1,500 surrounding homes.

Carbon Footprint

We designed a scheme to reduce our carbon footprint that would be suited to the conditions of the new site. The scheme involved:

• launching a car sharing initiative,
• a ‘Bikes to Work’ benefit scheme to encourage employees to cycle to the office,
• encouraging those with company cars to take lower grade or diesel vehicles.

Energy and Recycling

We have significantly reduced the amount of paper used by the company through a number of initiatives.

• Company newsletters are now sent out electronically over the intranet.
• Customer newsletters are sent out through e-mail.
• Employees are encouraged to be more economical with their print-outs, and recycling facilities are available.

Our employees are also encouraged to reduce their energy consumption by, for example, turning machines off instead of leaving them on stand-by, and making sure lights are switched off when they leave the building. Employees are also encouraged to turn down the thermostat when the weather improves.

Simple ideas, applied company-wide, have put Ceridian on track to becoming a carbon-neutral company. The support and involvement of every single employee has been crucial in getting our green initiatives off the ground.

Find out how our Corporate Social Responsibility portfolio also affects:

• our employees
• our community