Clarion Wealth Planning has accelerated its plan to become carbon neutral as part of its Best Service, Best Workplace, Best World programme.
The firm, whose paraplanners won Paraplanner Team of the Year at this year’s Professional Paraplanner awards, expects to achieve carbon neutral status this Autumn, having previously set itself a goal of next April.
Clarion is working alongside Carbon Neutral Britain, which helps businesses and individuals offset their environmental footprint and become carbon neutral by investing in renewable energy sources, tree planting and other green schemes worldwide.
Clarion has also introduced a car leasing salary sacrifice scheme to make electric vehicles more cost effective for staff and taken steps to reduce energy usage at its offices.
Ron Walker, founder of Clarion Wealth Planning (pictured), said: “We are committed to creating better lives for our clients, colleagues and our community. It’s at the very core of our values.
“As part of this, we recently launched our Best Service, Best Workplace, Best World programme, and our goal of becoming carbon neutral by the autumn forms part of this. We felt it necessary to stand up and be counted and accelerate our strategy to reduce our carbon footprint. Every step taken to tackle climate change is a positive one.”
As part of its Best World strategy, Clarion is also supporting the Clarion Welsby Family Foundation Charity which donates to local and national causes and community projects.
In addition, chartered financial planner Ella Davies has become a mentor to teenage girls on a programme organised by charity Girls Out Loud.
The financial planner has also introduced a raft of new employee benefits as part of its Best Workplace initiative.
Walker added: “We work hard and get on with the job, and do fantastic things as a company for our clients, and we want people to enjoy the journey with us and develop as individuals.
“It’s not all about work or business in our drive to be the best workplace. We treat people as grown-ups and they are able to come and go and work. As well as being known as the best financial planning practice, we want to be known as the best place to work.
“Our approach is key to ensuring the commitment and loyalty of the people who are here, and helps us to attract recruits of the highest quality.”
