Having our head office based in London gives us immediate access to the UK Government and other leading organisations, which is vital to our work. However, we are careful to balance out the expense this entails. We have made considerable savings on rent since 1981, when we were originally given rent-free space within the offices of the National Water Council in Westminster. Later, when Thames Water left their Prince Consort House offices in Embankment, they donated the remaining time on their lease to us. In 2005, once this lease expired, we moved to Durham Street, Vauxhall. At the time, rents in the area were much lower, especially compared with other more central parts of London, but recent regeneration has changed this. Therefore, following a detailed and thorough review of the options available to us, both inside and outside of London, in 2020 we relocated our UK office to Canary Wharf. The move to Canary Wharf will bring a long-term cost saving, consequently allowing more resource to be dedicated to delivering our vision for the future. This move also helped us to create a globally-connected, inspiring environment where staff, volunteers and partners can work together. We have designed our new space to meet five key design principles around employee wellbeing, sustainability, flexibility, digital technology, and global connection. Our agile, hybrid work environment is cost-effective and ensures staff, many of whom do not live in London, can collaborate effectively together. We also outsource key administrative functions to companies based throughout the UK, which helps reduce our costs and lets us operate more efficiently.