We are committed to the continuous improvement of our performance, as part of our overall goal of implementing the principles of sustainable development in all areas of our work. Our aim is to ensure that environmental objectives are integrated into relevant business objectives in a cost-effective manner.

Specifically, we will:

Strive to meet and where appropriate exceed all relevant UK, European and International environmental legislation and regulatory codes of practice.

Review all of our activities, operations and procedures to identify, quantify and evaluate their environmental impact and set priorities for addressing these.

Minimise any negative environmental effects caused by our operations and activities, use energy and non-renewable resources efficiently and minimise waste and pollution.

Set and achieve measurable targets for key performance criteria such as energy, emissions, waste, water and transport in order to monitor and be able to report on our environmental performance against an agreed baseline.

Purchase wherever, possible environmentally friendly goods and services and influence our suppliers and contractors to ensure that goods and services procured support our environmental policy.

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Establish recycling schemes for all appropriate waste within the company.

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Take measures to increase staff awareness of our environmental performance and individual environmental responsibilities, and ensure that environmental management is included within our staff induction and training programmes.

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Perform environmentally sensitive activities according to a management system that is consistent to the requirements of BS EN ISO14001.

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Allocate relevant resources to implement the environmental policy.