Our Practices
Ormita is strongly committed to protecting the planet for future generations. We are leaders in the development and adoption of environmentally sustainable business practices. The Ormita service is a green product and our environmental achievements include reductions in waste, local asset protection, building community networks and local welfare.
Ormita is dedicated to helping your business achieve its environmental impact reduction requirements whilst increasing your bottom line.
Energy Use
Ormita is committed to:
- Reducing energy use per staff member;
- Perusing opportunities to reduce energy use in our information technology systems and operations;
- Encouraging our suppliers to provide energy-efficient products by adding criteria for energy ; and
- Using renewable green energy, wherever it is available.
Paper Use
As a financial services institution, Ormita has acted to reduce and, in some circumstances, eliminate the use of paper both internally and in client materials. Ormita is committed to:
- Reducing the amount of paper we use by expanding our electronic services and paperless banking operations for clients and employees whilst maintaining the highest level of commitment to information security and privacy protection;
- Continuing to encourage regulators to support the electronic delivery of documents to clients;
- Reducing or eliminating duplicate distributions or our documentation; and
- Ensuring that the paper we purchase contains recyclable fibre and/or ensuring that, where available, the paper we use is certified to have been harvested from sustainably managed forests.
Water Use
Ormita is committed to:
- Encouraging the use of reusable water containers and water coolers or tap water in our premises;
- Encouraging our large suppliers to conserve water by adding criteria for water use to our procurement procedures; and
- Increasing the use of environmentally-friendly cleaning products in our facilities in order to reduce the quantity of hazardous substances in wastewater.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Most of our greenhouse gas emissions are indirect, such as through the production and distribution of documents and employee travel.
Ormita is committed to:
- Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions intensity;
- Promoting the use of alternatives to travel, such as videoconferencing and teleconferencing, where possible and making flexible "work from home" arrangements available to employees where feasible; and
- Offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and distribution of our major external reports.
