Working toward sustainability

At Raymond James, we’re committed to improving our environmental sustainability.

In 2021, Raymond James partnered with Trees for Cities, a charitable organisation dedicated to planting trees in urban communities, as a way to mitigate our environmental impact and create greener spaces.

As part of our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, Raymond James has encouraged clients to opt-out of receiving paper statements by increasing the availability of these documents online via our Client Portal, Client Access.

Trees for Cities is an organisation which has a transformational impact on our environment in towns and cities throughout the UK, and we’re proud to have supported them.

Through their initiatives, Trees for Cities plant thousands of trees each year helping enhance the structural and functional diversity in urban woodlands, and on city streets whilst inspiring a new generation to pick up the mantle for planting and protecting trees.

During 2023, Raymond James funded the planting of 4,100 saplings in towns and cities across the UK, with over 12,400 planted since 2021.

Our UK Headquarters, based at Ropemaker Place in the City of London – an environmentally friendly building.

In 2021 Ropemaker Place was awarded a ‘Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method’ (BREEAM) rating of Excellent, placing it in the top 10% of buildings. It gained this rating by focusing on minimising construction waste, reducing CO2 emissions and improving the environment for wildlife around the building. 60% of its roof space is planted and terraced, helping to increase biodiversity with trees on the terraces providing nesting sites to encourage wildlife.

The shaped design of the building’s facade minimises heating, assists cooling (by 27% compared to a flat facade) and reduces electrical usage. These measures alone exceed building regulations by 10%.

Renewable energy sources such as solar water heating, photovoltaic cells (light to electricity converters) and biofuel boilers help to reduce carbon emissions up to 10% and provide 20% energy demand reductions.

The 800 sq. ft. of photovoltaic roof panels generate 12,000 kWh of clean power each year, enough to run 14,000 washing machine cycles.

The building has a rainwater harvesting system and waste water recovery system which provides water for irrigation to the terraces and flushes the restrooms on the lower floors. The cisterns are set at 4 and a half litres per flush, saving 5.4 million litres of potable water each year. Sinks within the building have infra-red sensors minimising water wastage

All of the above have helped the building to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum certification, the highest award for Green building programs.

General Waste and Recycling

Raymond James UK operates with no under desk waste bins, and associates are expected to separate waste into Mixed Recycling, Food Waste, General Waste, Coffee Cups and Used Batteries.

Waste is audited on a daily basis and monitored to ensure tenants are adhering to building waste guidelines.

Raymond James UK has provided staff with reusable cold and hot drink containers, to reduce the use of paper cups.