Responsibility
At Positive Momentum we take both our environmental and social responsibilities extremely seriously.
Social
Each year we set aside 10% of our annual net profits and donate them to a series of causes that are typically related to child welfare and education around the world.
In 2007 we supported Rainbow Farm in Brazil (www.rainbowfarm.org) in providing a teacher for their wonderful project for children who are no longer able to be with their families.
As well as maintaining our link with Rainbow Farm, in 2008 we also supported NECAT in Nicaragua (www.necat.org.uk) in providing support for their efforts in advancing education and alleviating poverty in this most difficult of environments.
In 2009 we supported Starlight (www.starlight.org.uk) by helping them send 15 seriously ill children and their families to Lapland for a once in a lifetime opportunity to come face-to-face with Santa and be part of many other life-long memory experiences.
In 2010 we supported Giving Africa (www.givingafrica.org) by donating funds to assist them in building schools in Burkina Faso, a part of Africa with very limited resources. We also purchased and sent out exercise books and pencils for the children who will be attending these schools.
We also love supporting our clients many and varied efforts to raise money for causes that are close to their heart and encourage them to include us on the ubiquitous charity fundraising email lists.
Environmental
We aim to limit our effect on the planet to the greatest possible extent whilst still attempting to develop a vibrant commercial business.
We evaluate our use of resources carefully and endeavour to be as economical as possible in our use of collateral. For example we don’t produce a brochure since we know these rarely get read and are therefore just a waste. We will also tend to email training material rather than produce big thick binders which are equally unlikely to be read.
In terms of travel we use public transport wherever possible and when we do fly we consider how to get the very best use from the time abroad so as to limit the need for frequent journeys.
Finally we are proud to be a multi-million dollar global consultancy that has no permanent offices! You can use all the low energy bulbs, solar panels and office recycling that you like but nothing quite beats the environmental impact of just getting over the idea that you need an office. We use the latest technology, flexible resources and all that the 21st century world offers in enabling us to work collaboratively together and deliver brilliantly for our clients. Most importantly this approach means we have access to talent in our support team that otherwise we might not be able to access.