Headley Brothers Ltd hereby makes the following commitment to reduce our effect on the environment:
%u201CIn all of our activities we will continuously work towards reducing our impacts on the environment%u201D
In order to work towards this commitment, we will:
- Meet all the regulatory and consent requirements relevant to our business.
- Conserve natural resources used in our manufacturing and service operations, particularly in the use and development of packaging.
- Reduce noise levels below statutory requirements to cause the least practicable inconvenience to our neighbours.
- Reduce harmful gases and odours into the atmosphere.
- Improve the efficient use of energy throughout the organisation.
- Create less waste through the adoption of waste reduction and recycling.
- Provide safe, hygienic and attractive working environments having regard to the nature of the activities undertaken.
- Work with suppliers, contractors and customers to increase their awareness of environmental issues and minimise the impacts of their products and services on the environment.
- Maintain an Environmental Management System certified against ISO 14001 standard.
- Maintain our FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody
- Work with our suppliers to identify and eliminate any paper that contains wood fibre from the following sources: Illegally harvested wood; genetically modified wood; wood originating in forests with serious social conflicts; wood originating from uncertified High Conservation Value Forests.
- This will be achieved by raising employee awareness, and incorporating environmental issues into the day-to-day running of our business, and continual reviewing of environmental objectives and targets.
R W Pitt
Managing Director
This policy is held on display for the benefit of all members of staff and is available to members of the public on request.
March 2009
Issue 6
