A marketing consultancy specialising in working for businesses that focus on delivering sustainability has published a report on its own climate action.
Content Coms’ annual Creative Climate Disclosure report, the second it has produced, shows that just 1.6% of its turnover comes from a carbon-intensive industry – a reduction on the 4.6% in last year’s report.
The report also covers its continued investment in its social-purpose project Work in Mind. This web-based platform remains the world’s only information resource dedicated to healthier, better workplace buildings. Work in Mind – now in its third year – has 70,000-plus readers in 193 countries.
Last year the agency, based at Glove Factory Studios in Holt, near Bradford on Avon, joined the Creative Climate Disclosure Declaration – an initiative led from within the creative communications industry to improve transparency and to highlight any climate conflicts.
Signatories are required to show full transparency on where their sales turnover comes from, what sizes of businesses they work with, and sales turnover by carbon-intensive sectors.
Content Coms, which employs 11 people and works with global brands and small and medium-sized firms in manufacturing, technology and the built environment, is one the first signatories to publish its 2019/20 report.
As it did last year, will continue to donate 2% of its net profits to a sustainability-focused charity. This year’s partnership is with the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
Managing director Joanna Watchman, pictured, who founded the agency in 2009, said: “We believe full transparency on our activity is needed if we’re to wise up and take responsibility for our own part in climate change.
“I feel very fortunate that I’m lucky enough to lead a team that shares this view and is equally passionate about making ethical decisions within our business.
“Even during these tough commercial conditions, we’re prepared to walk away from work that does not result in a positive impact on people or the planet. This is absolutely core to our business values and way of working.
“In addition to openness, we believe in giving back – I’m very pleased to confirm our donation of 2% of last year’s net profits to a superb, local charity, the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. The organisation aligns entirely with our own interests and passion for accessible nature for all.”
