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We
are committed to becoming a truly sustainable business. This means
having the ability to continue providing our customers with high quality
products and services in ways that enhance the environment;
We aim to:
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reduce emissions to
levels at which adverse impacts on the environment are avoided
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take water and other
resources from the environment at a level that is in balance with
the expected rate of regeneration.
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do all we can to comply
with and, where possible, to better codes, consents and directives
issued as a local, national and European directives
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conserve and protect the
environment and, wherever possible, improve it through the services
we provide
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operate in a socially
responsible manner.
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be fully prepared to cope with
our operational emergencies that might affect the environment
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lead by example within
our region to contributing towards it sustainable development in
integration sustainability into practice
To achieve our aims we will:
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apply strict quality
controls in all we do
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seek to design, operate
and maintain our equipment to the highest practicable standards in
order to meet our environmental objectives
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implement new technology
to improve working practices
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install plant and
equipment and design capital work that blends as sympathetically as
possible into the local landscape
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involve the public in
our work, liaising with local groups ad individuals where operations
may affect them
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publicly report on our
performance where applicable
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develop accounting
systems as a means of understanding our environmental impacts.
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