It is Beacon Dodsworth's policy to achieve a high standard of environmental care in conducting our business. We are committed to continuous improvement in environmental performance by taking account of evolving practice, scientific knowledge, and community expectations.
Specifically, it is our policy to:
- Be aware of possible direct and indirect environmental effects of our operations and services, and minimise these effects
- Comply with all applicable laws, regulations and standards; uphold the spirit of the law; and where laws do not adequately protect the environment, apply standards that minimise any adverse environmental impacts resulting from our operations and services
- Develop and implement an environmental management system based on current best practice
- Ensure that our services meet the environmental requirements of our major clients
- Undertake specific environmental strategies to:
- Use raw materials efficiently
- Avoid the pollution of land, water and air
- Protect biodiversity where this is under threat
- Minimise energy use, particularly those forms of energy which impact adversely on climate change
- Minimise waste through use of the waste management hierarchy (reduce, re-use and recycle)
- Develop and maintain contingency plans to deal with possible environmental accidents or other risks
- Ensure that our employees, suppliers
and contractors are aware of this policy,
and of their individual responsibilities - Ensure adequate training of employees
and contractors, where appropriate - Incorporate environmental management
programs into plans at an early stage
when developing new services or
operations - Communicate our environmental
policy to clients and the community,
and engage in discussions with all
stakeholders when issues of public
concern arise
