Our impact for 2023
Read our 2023 Impact Report to see what we’ve getting up to this past year and what we’d like to celebrate!
Environmental Impact
We want to be considerate of our environmental impact - we care about the footprint us and our members. We have worked with our Landlord and the Zero Emissions Network to drive Energy efficiency improvements and Waste reduction programs in our building.
Our environmental impact is measured from October 2022 – October 2023.
Energy Usage
We monitor and record our energy usage. For half of this time period British Gas was our energy provider, then we swapped to Octopus, a green energy provider that sources energy from renewable resources. Our electricity is now generated from 100% renewable sources, primarily from wind, solar and hydro. You can read more at octopus.energy.
Our building runs off electricity only. In 2023 we installed solar panels on our roof, read more here.
Electricity total: 133GJ
Solar panel generation: 7GJ
Water usage
Castle Water provide our water, in the past 12 months we estimate we used approx 240.3 m3 of water in this time period, a decrease from previous years.
Facility energy efficiency
When purchasing equipment, we strive to purchase Energy Star Appliances / equipment with Automatic Sleep Modes / After-Hour Timers / etc.
We have smart heaters installed and use smart plugs to manage turning off electrical equipment.
Waste disposal
We recycle paper, cardboard and plastic with Islington Council. In the past 12 months we estimate we produced 45L of general waste (sent to landfill) and 38.6L of recycled waste.
Reducing our environmental impact
Our policy
ARK’s environmental policy can be found at www.arkcoworking.com/environmentalpolicy
We use refillable washing liquid and soap in our kitchen and bathrooms, check out fillrefill.co
Resources
We encourage our employees and members to reduce our impact on the environment where possible.
For ideas to help be greener at home see: www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/how-to-be-more-eco-friendly
Government advice on improving building energy efficiency: www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency
Charities we supported
In 2023 as part of ARK for Good, we gave away £11K to these charities:
Islington Giving
Hackney Night Shelter
Plan International
National Energy Action
Animal Free Research UK
All Saints Church