Striving for a Sustainable Future

Bootham School is a private Quaker boarding school and is well-known for having a strong commitment to sustainability and environmental care.

Over the last 200 years, Bootham School has continuously developed a sustainable ethos covering all aspects of its operations to successfully address environmental issues.

Some of Bootham School’s core values include taking care of the planet, supporting the local economy and working with green credential businesses.

Bootham School have always been acknowledged for their efforts to operate as environmentally friendly as possible and hold the Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation in recognition of their BEAST’s (Bootham Environmental & Sustainable Team) hard work and commitment.

With the internet being the biggest polluter, reducing online carbon footprint is vital in contributing towards a much greener future.

It was important to Bootham School that they addressed this issue and ensured their website was powered by 100% renewable energy to positively correlate with their sustainability ethos.

Bootham School like to collaborate with local green credential companies as much as possible, to foster a sense of community and support the local economy that shares the same environmental values. 

“We are keen to embrace every sustainable opportunity we can to help the environment and ensure Bootham School is playing our part towards creating a more sustainable and environmentally conscious world.

Building partnerships with local companies not only strengthens the local green economy but also helps raise awareness about sustainable practices and encourages others to follow suit.”

Jenny Dinning, Head of External Relations at Bootham School

“We were thrilled to be able to tell Bootham School that their website was now powered by 100% renewable energy, sourced by wind and hydro assets. 

And we have gone one step further, setting their website up with HA Edge. HA Edge makes websites perform in a more environmentally friendly way, by reducing the amount of data being transferred and stored. It will also make the website perform up to 200% faster and be able to handle website traffic increases, preventing the website from crashing.”

Nick Bascombe-Fox, Technical Director at We Are HA

Bootham School has been a client of We Are HA since 2020, providing fully managed hosting and support.

Sustainable hosting is something which We Are HA are committed to implementing, ensuring all our clients are minimising their online carbon footprint and reducing the impact on the environment.

Being powered by renewable energy web hosting has given Bootham School the confidence they have taken positive action and successfully reduced their online carbon footprint, something we hope other Independent Schools will be encouraged to follow.

Eco-Schools have found that educators and young people really care about tackling the environmental issues we are facing. Using renewable energy web hosting supports the Eco-Schools Programme to actively protect our planet. It’s a simple change all Independent Eco-Schools can make to help work towards a greener future.

“Bootham School are delighted to have been able to take another step in the right direction towards sustainability.

The team at We Are HA handle everything in a professional and hassle-free manner, it is a very easy partnership.

I would highly recommend other educational institutions to embrace renewable energy hosting to not only reduce its independence on fossil fuels but also set an inspiring example for students, staff and the wider community.” 

Jenny Dinning, Head of External Relations at Bootham School