What’s next for us?
A couple of things we’ve already started to work on:
Office emissions
Our number one priority is to switch our office electricity to a 100% renewable tariff. Whilst we work on making this happen, we are also trying to reduce our energy consumption altogether.
To do this, we have ordered smart sockets to be installed on one of our floors, setting up a calendar and timer to control them off at night and on weekends. We will compare the energy consumption across our floors to assess the effectiveness.
Additionally, we are using the Metrikus platform to monitor real-time occupancy and optimize our office space, opening additional floors only when others have reached 70% capacity. We currently predict 20% energy savings and we’re excited to see the results.
Cloud computing
The new version of the Metrikus platform is being built on Microsoft Azure, migrating over from AWS. This will have various sustainability benefits, as Microsoft has committed to running Azure on 100% renewable energy by 2025. Additionally, they aim to be water positive and zero waste by 2030.