Environmental Policy
Business Design Centre is a professional and environmentally conscious organisation, which acknowledges the impact that our operations may potentially have on the environment The clear objective of the BDC is to minimise any impact on the environment by:-
- Preventing pollution and reducing waste
- Considering the effects that our operations may have on the local community and taking an active role in the Islington Climate Change Partnership
- Taking action to eliminate or reduce as far as practicable any potentially adverse environmental impacts
- Promote environmental awareness amongst our customers, suppliers, contracts and partners by implementation of operational procedures
- Seek to work in partnership with the community by behaving in a considerate and socially responsible manner
- Ensure effective and expedient incident control, investigation and reporting
Management and supervisory staff have responsibilities for the implementation of the policy and must ensure that environmental issues are given adequate consideration in the planning and day-to-day supervision of work. This includes attendance to the quarterly environmental committee.
The BDC fully complies with the duties placed upon it within the requirements of statutory legislation, whilst at all times complying with, as a matter of best practice, the requirements and duties set out within approved guidelines as issued by the Environmental Agency and other organisations.
All employees and sub-contractors are expected to co-operate and assist in the implementation of the policy, whilst ensuring that their own works, so far as is reasonably practicable, are carried out without risk to themselves, others or the environment. This includes co-operating with the management on any environmental related matter.
The BDC will take all practical steps to ensure that potential hazards and risks to the environment are identified and that suitable and effective preventative and control measures are implemented. All employees will be provided with the necessary resources, equipment, information, instruction and training to fulfil the requirements of this policy.
The Directors have overall responsibility for all environmental matters. The operation of this policy and the associated procedures will be monitored and reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that they remain current and applicable to the business. This policy has been endorsed by the Board of Directors whom give their full support to the implementation of the policy.
