– updated 27 January 2025
Metrix is taking an ESG approach to Sustainability. ESG is an acronym for: Environmental, Social and Governance. This encompasses sustainability but also responsible business and social impact activities.
Environmental (ESG)
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we must keep global warming below a maximum of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement. To achieve this, we need to decarbonise on a global scale. This requires businesses to develop robust net zero strategies throughout the value-chain to accelerate sustainable systems.
• Energy consumption & GHG emissions: Driving towards net zero operations through strict energy management, switching to renewables and adopting low-carbon heat solutions.
Metrix participates in the annual GAMBICA Environmental Impact Survey. GAMBICA is our Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK.
Metrix aims to keep our business travel emissions low by preferring online meetings to traditional, high emission local and international travel. We strongly advocate zero emission (EV) transport.
• Sustainable products & service solutions: Ensuring that products are made with sustainable and recyclable materials and help the end consumer reduce their environmental impacts e.g. reducing energy, emissions, water.
Metrix will challenge our partner manufacturers to supply products to us that meet these goals.
Metrix is a member of the WEEE compliance scheme run by WasteCare Compliance plc as well as being registered with The Environment Agency Small Portable Battery Producer Scheme.
• Sustainable packaging: Reducing the use of packaging and ensuring that necessary packaging is recyclable, reusable, or compostable and made with recycled content where possible. Work to eliminate the use of single-use plastics and other unsustainable materials.
Metrix reuses packaging where possible – we believe our customers will be happy to receive used cartons so please do not be alarmed if goods reach you well packaged but not attractively packaged.
Metrix only purchases recyclable cartons, biodegradable or compostable filling and recyclable tapes.
Metrix will not increase overall waste by throwing away non-recyclable packing materials unneccessarily. So you may occasionally receive non-recyclable packing materials from us if we are reusing what we have received from other sources.
Metrix will encourage our partner manufacturers to complete the same move to sustainable packaging as Metrix has done.
Social (ESG)
Businesses play a vital role in helping people lead healthy, productive and dignified lives. Companies must act to uphold human rights, promote diversity and create an equitable playing field for all while supporting their people to achieve their best and building skills for the future. Those that do will attract and retain the best talent and empower their people to lead their future success.
• Health, safety and wellbeing: Embedding safety first principles across all elements of activity to protect and preserve the health, safety and wellbeing of your people, customers and the public.
• Labour and human rights: Upholding the human rights of all of those that work within the industry and eliminating all forms of corruption, child labour, slavery and human trafficking.
• Diversity and inclusion: Promoting a culture of equal opportunity, equitable employment, and fairness to all irrespective of gender, race, religion, sexuality or disability.
Metrix is committed to these principles internally and from our manufacturing partners.
Governance (ESG)
Good corporate governance requires businesses to embed strong policies, processes and standards which support better ways of working. To achieve this, businesses need clear leadership, an established ethical framework and transparent practices for consistent implementation at all levels of the organisation and throughout the supply chain:
• Business ethics: Upholding high standards of legal and ethical conduct through good governance, effective policies, processes, and strong values.
• Responsible supply chain: Collaborating with partners and vendors to develop mutually beneficial relationships and applying ethical standards throughout the value chain.
Metrix is audited annually under our ISO9001-2015 compliant Management System with a significant emphasis on good business conduct and environmental consideration. This includes seeking similar assurances from our manufacturing partners.
• Information security and data privacy: Protecting and preserving information by embedding effective data privacy and information security practices and complying with relevant legislation and standards.
Metrix is registered under GDPR legislation and we operate a robust GDPR policy and procedure as well as a data security policy and 3rd party operated PCI registration.
Continuous Improvement
Metrix people all know that ESG Sustainability is an ongoing commitment and there will always be scope for us to improve.
