{"id":53658,"date":"2025-10-28T12:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/?post_type=expert_insights&#038;p=53658"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:45:34","slug":"sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice","status":"publish","type":"expert_insights","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/expert_insights\/sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability is a commitment, not a choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-light-eggplant-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4accd8264d21208bf9a5a125be758b04\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Riona Ainge, Sustainability Lead, explores SYSTRA\u2019s commitments to sustainability in everything it does, and gives her thoughts on why we no longer have the luxury of choice when it comes to acting on climate change, social mobility, and resource management.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is clear that we can no longer opt out of tackling greenhouse gas emissions or ignore the impact our actions have on the communities we belong to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve always believed that every one of us has a role to play in making the world a better place. Since the earliest stages of my education, I have focused on environmental and sustainability subjects, knowing that I wanted to make a positive change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every step of the way, from studying geology and environmental management, to roles in environmental advisory and planning and consents; I have been determined that my career, and the companies I work for, would shape the world around us in a greener, more sustainable way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why I\u2019m so proud to be Sustainability Lead for SYSTRA in the UK and Ireland. This was a role created by the business in 2024 as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable projects and practices. It ensures we now have a company-wide approach that goes beyond the work we deliver or the way we run our offices and systems \u2013 it brings our people and our purpose to the fore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53673\" style=\"width:796px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-286x160.png 286w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-474x266.png 474w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-180x101.png 180w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-153x86.png 153w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/10\/image-within-insight-sustainability-is-a-commitment-not-a-choice-230x129.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/news\/systra-commits-to-better-future-for-all-in-new-sustainability-mission\/\">we launched our updated Sustainability Mission<\/a>, a document that sets out how we are shaping and supporting a better future for all, with three strategic pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People: A focus on community engagement and equality, diversity and inclusivity, with targets including an increase in science, technology, engineering and maths activities and the use of volunteering days among all colleagues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planet: A focus on climate change and environmental enhancement, with targets to reduce emissions in all areas of project delivery and business operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purpose: A focus on being a responsible business and supply chain integrity, with targets including climate training for all colleagues, energy-efficient offices, and lower carbon emissions for business travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The people pillar is particularly important to me, because being more sustainable impacts us in so many ways. We all know about reducing commuting emissions with a cycle to work scheme, or renewable energy tariffs. But sustainability is also about wider societal impacts and how we give back to the communities we live and work in, which is an area SYSTRA are actively involved in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA offers every colleague two days of volunteering leave each year. In 2025, we\u2019ve seen people planting trees, painting playgrounds, maintaining heritage railways, supporting Scout trips, cleaning beaches, and so much more. We also have colleagues regularly engaging with schools and colleges to deliver science, technology, engineering and maths activities and encourage children and young adults into careers that can change their lives, and improve life for the people and planet around them too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This all adds up to masses of what\u2019s known as social value &#8211; benefits for people and communities that are long-lasting and transformational, and that go beyond the direct impacts of a project we\u2019ve delivered or a change we\u2019ve made to where we get our energy from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Launching our Sustainability Mission this week is only one step in a much longer journey. 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