Building a Positive Future.

Our sustainability goals are the acknowledgement of our role in creating a better future and our commitment to having a positive impact.

We focus on three key areas: People, Planet and Practices.

People

We are committed to being a positive force in people's lives. From our employees and our clients, to supporting important social causes.

Planet

We recognise the power of collective action and drive towards making Startle's impact on the natural environment a positive one.

Practices

We are committed to being a positive force in people's lives. From our employees and our clients, to supporting important social causes.

What has led us here?

Startle was founded with the desire to be a positive company built in. Since it’s conception, having a positive impact on the world has always been a consideration in how we operate and the choices we make. Here is a quick snapshot of some of the things we are proud to have achieved to date:

We've offset our employees carbon footprint (including emissions from their home, holidays, travel and food).
In 2020 we planted a total of 11,565 trees to aid reforestation projects.
We've raised over £14,000 for the British Heart Foundation kayaking the entire length of the River Thames.
We support all of our staff with paid leave to volunteer or give blood.

What's next?

Whilst we are proud of our achievements to date, we know that we can do more. That's why we’ve set up a company initiative that we will use to drive forward a positive future.

Below is some of the things we accomplished in 2021:

Building on our previous fundraiser events, we ran another fundraising event for The British Heart Foundation.
We reviewed all internal policies and work towards expanding our employer experience.
Reduced the environmental impact of our product packaging.
Launched a Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
Continued our commitments to reducing our environmental impact year-on-year.
Expanded our staff training budget and build greater personal development goals into our work cycle.
Sought more opportunities to make a positive difference and celebrate being a future positive company.

a pledge that the whole company is behind

I'm proud to have built Startle into what it is today. Our team doesn't have to commute, we run on energy efficient hardware that's manufactured in the UK, our Norwich office is a certified Passivhaus, and we are aiming to be fully Carbon Negative. But we are keen to do even more. Our sustainability goals are something that the whole company is behind and I'm thrilled to see my vision of a business-for-good come to fruition.

Adam Castleton

CEO of Startle Music