Environmental Policy
The Seetec Group is committed to achieving high standards of
environmental management in all areas of its business. We
continuously seek to ensure that our activities are carried out
with minimal impact on the environment and to enhance the
environment wherever possible.
Seetec encourages any partnership of stakeholders, including
community, suppliers, customers, and employees to be accountable
for the impact of their actions upon the environment, and to strive
for continuous improvement.
Seetec Group Policy
Our policy is to develop, maintain, monitor and implement
policies, procedures and management systems which assess and
minimise the environmental impact of operations, particularly in
relation to:
- Materials usage
- Chemical discharges and emissions
- Waste management
- Energy management
- Logistics management
Smart objectives in each of these areas are used to monitor
progress. These objectives will be met through the following
activities:
- Maximising the use of recycled materials particularly in the
areas of packaging, stationary, training, job search, and office
materials.
- Working closely with clients to raise awareness of
environmental impact of their actions across the range of
activities i.e. production, distribution, use and disposal.
- Providing stakeholders with relevant information to allow them
to make informed decisions regarding the environmental impact of
their actions.
- Creating systems and measures to encourage employees to take
account of the environmental impact of their actions in the
workplace.
Progress in meeting our environmental objectives will be
communicated regularly in PMR and PIAP meetings, the Employee Forum
and newsletter.
Environmental Management
The Group's daily business encompasses a wide range of
processes from the sourcing of products to the delivery of
services.
The three principal elements of this supply chain activity
most likely to impact on the environment are:
- Materials use whether for the products we sell or distribute,
or for the use of maintenance materials within our training
centres.
- Waste management including waste arising from materials used
within the Group, such as office waste and the disposal of end of
life products and waste generated by clients on placements / work
experience projects.
- Energy consumption a consequence of any business activity. This
includes fuel use for transportation as well as for heating and
lighting.
- Managing these activities across the group is complex and
requires support and communication between and within all
areas.
Across the group the quality department has responsibility for
monitoring the implementation of the agreed strategies. This
ensures communication between every area within the company.
Corporate Environmental Objectives
Our objectives are as follows:
Use of materials
- Endeavour to minimise use of potentially toxic materials.
- Aim to source materials from sustainable origins.
- Maximise use of recycled and recyclable materials
- Maximise consideration of the environment in the roll out of
new recycling projects.
Waste Management
- Where packaging is used minimise pack size and material
waste.
- Expand practice of materials segregation to allow increased
recovery and recycling of waste materials.
- Promote appropriate waste management practices to
stakeholders.
- Continuous research to gain a greater understanding of
management mechanisms for the benefit of the company and the
community.
Energy/fuel
consumption
- Continuously identify ways of minimising energy consumption
e.g. car share plan to control unnecessary mileage.
- Continually adopt fuel-efficient systems for any fleet
transport and company vehicles.
- Promote energy management to employees.
Environmental Targets
Environmental targets may be management or performance
related. Management targets relate to the development of the
management system, either to enhance the existing mechanism or to
enlarge it to cover new areas. Performance targets are linked to
inputs and outputs, aiming to improve these figures by a set
percentage.
Management targets:
- To improve and develop further mechanisms for internal and
external communication relating to corporate environmental
issues.
- To report regularly on corporate environmental management
issues.
- To research and gather more detailed data relating to the
group's key impacts.
Performance targets:
- Aim to increase the recycling of office waste collected by 25%
(reducing waste to landfill).
- To introduce a range of recycling projects across the
group.
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