My Mediators Green Pledge
“As an individual sustainability is extremely important to me both in terms of the outcomes I help people to achieve and the resources I and the people I work with use to achieve our goals..””
“As a mediator committed I am committed to ensuring that I minimise the impact on the environment of every mediation that I am involved in. I am a member of a global movement of mediators that have signed the ‘Mediators Green Pledge’ . This is what that pledge means to me; I will ensure that, wherever possible:”
If screen sharing/video technology is appropriate, accessible, and acceptable to all participants concerned, I will encourage its use in all aspects of my mediation practice.
I will consider the appropriateness of travelling to, and my mode of travel to and from, conferences and other events and wherever practical will encourage and use of video conference technology, live streaming/remote participation options.
At all times during the mediation process, I will consider the most environmentally friendly practical way to travel if travel is necessary.
I will offset the carbon emissions of any flights that I make to and from mediations or other events whilst recognising that this is not in any way a substitute for avoiding flying and will only fly on business when it is necessary to do so.
At all times during the mediation process I will only correspond through electronic means, unless hard copy correspondence is expressly required in the circumstances, while recognising that electronic communication itself is carbon emitting and should be limited to what is necessary.
I will not request hard copies of documents to be provided to me unless there is a special need to do so and I will discourage the use of hard copy documents generally.
I will encourage parties and their advisers to consider the necessity of participants attending mediation in person if that attendance involves significant travel and is not necessary.
Wherever possible, I will encourage parties and their advisers to consider the most environmentally friendly venue for their mediation. At mediation venues, in rooms in which I am mediating I will encourage, wherever possible, an environmentally friendly approach to the use of consumables (for example the avoidance of single-use plastic) and the use of energy (for example reviewing the level of air conditioning and heating);
I will take steps to reduce the environmental impact of my office/workplace; and
I will seek to raise awareness of this pledge, for example by referring to it on my website and/or email footer.