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• We have requested the Oxford office building we rent space in to reduce the temperature of their hot water pipe from 70°C to 60°C. This will reduce the building emissions associated with this office. We will request gas meter data to be able to monitor the impact of this measure on emissions. We have also request the building to provide us the QR code to control the heating temperature and be able to turn it on and off the heating when the office is empty within the office hours. • Heating and lighting one office is much more efficient than doing so at many private homes, especially in the winter. Therefore, we are encouraging our staff back into the Oxford and Bristol offices instead of working from home. We request that staff for whom the Oxford office is their local office come in at least twice a week. • For those who live far from Oxford, we offer to pay for them to have space in a communal office, where heating is more efficient per person than heating a whole house. • We have bought equipment to monitor home energy usage for those working from home. We hope that this increased understanding will help individuals to identify where energy usage can be reduced. • When we hire new joiners, we encourage them to live in or near Oxford where they can use the office instead of working from home. • We have also been actively seeking opportunities to move the company to a more energy efficient building. If the moving is successful, it will have emission reduction comparing to the existing Aether office building.

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• A significant portion of our emissions are a result of business travel, particularly flights. Due to the nature of our work, we accept that we will inevitably have to fly on occasion. For example, to provide quality, in-person workshops for capacity building in countries where band-width is not high enough to support a virtual workshop. However, there will be instances where an in-person meeting can be replaced with teleconferencing. We are encouraging those at Aether negotiating contracts to request teleconferencing options with our clients wherever possible. We will monitor the balance between remote vs in-person client meetings each year to estimate carbon savings. • Where travel is necessary, we pursue lower carbon options first before booking flights. This includes where flying would be cheaper and quicker. For example, recently one of our employees took the Eurostar to Paris followed by the sleeper train to Vienna instead of flying, saving around 360 kg CO2e from being emitted to the atmosphere. We also stick to economy class and direct flights if possible when booking for employees to save the carbon emission.

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• We have set up a bike to work scheme to encourage low carbon commuting. Our bike to work scheme allows staff to buy a bike at a substantial discount if it is used for cycling to work. Aether also offers discounted third-party insurance through our cycle club. The scheme is available after successful completion of the probationary period. • To also encourage low carbon commuting, we provide an interest-free loan to eligible employees to purchase season travel tickets. The repayments are then deducted directly from the employee’s salary every month.

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