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Environmental

We place sustainable business practice high on our agenda and are proactive in seeking out solutions that deliver a positive net impact on the environment.

Safestore and our environment

Policy statement

We place sustainable business practice high on our agenda and are proactive in seeking out solutions that deliver a positive net impact on the environment.

When carrying out our business activities Safestore endeavours to:

— be sensitive in the use of scarce resources, minimising waste production and
    promoting re-use and recycling where possible;

— communicate our commitment to the environment throughout our business;

— continue to deploy cardboard waste disposal across our estate;

— use our communications platform to promote conservation activities to
    our main stakeholders;

— ensure the safe handling and disposal of products;

— support ethical purchasing by minimising the environmental impact of the
    products we buy and sell;

— consider eco-design solutions when building new stores and as a minimum
    always build to BREEAM standard; and

— actively seek out green energy solutions.

Highlights

— During the year we have extended the usage of greentricity which is now
    deployed across our entire estate.

— We have continued with our innovative "Box for Life" scheme and maintained
    a box range comprised of recycled material, supported by cardboard recycling
    services as standard, resulting in a "closed loop" channel. Savings deployed
    of approximately 24 million litres of water together with the prevention of nearly
    3,000 mature trees from being felled have directly benefited our global
    environment.

— We have continued to support Trees for Cities with a charitable donation from
    every saver kit sold. In addition our staff have engaged with a number of tree
    planting events, creating a more sustainable environment in the communities
    where we operate.

— The year saw us extend our eco-bubble in a bio-degradable bag range
    providing an easily accessible environmentally friendly range to a broader
    consumer group.

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Our partnership with Safestore has been really successful over the past year. With their support we have been able to get lots of people involved in transforming their neighbourhood, planting trees where they are most needed.

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Joanne Stewart-Clark
Development manager, Trees for Cities

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