Social and Environmental Management plan
Mission Statement
A J Charlton & Sons Ltd are working towards being a more sustainable business across all areas of the company which includes operating in a way to reduce the social and environmental impacts of the business
Responsibility
Mr Peter Charlton has overall responsibility but 6 monthly updates will be maintained by Michele Archer and circulated to the Board. Reducing our impact will benefit all stakeholders and all employees also have a responsibility in their area to assist in meeting the aims and objects
Policy Aims
We endeavour to
- Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements
- Maintain and improve our social and environmental impact
- Continually improve and monitor our progress
- Incorporate the Social and environmental factors into business decisions
- Increase employee awareness and training
Paper
We will seek to
- Minimise the use of paper in the office
- Buy recycled paper and products wherever possible
- Reuse and recycle all paper where possible
Energy and Water
We will seek to
- Minimise the amount of energy used to reduce our carbon footprint
- Use Bio Fuel heating to its full potential
- Source Renewable energy wherever possible
- Take energy consumption into account when purchasing new equipment
Waste
Timber is an environmentally material and all the by products have a commercial use. For other items we will
- Recycle wherever possible this includes paper, oil, plastic and metals
- Store safely to avoid spillage
- Encourage staff to eliminate waste at source
Maintenance and Cleaning
We will seek to
- Use environmentally friendly products where ever possible
- Use licensed organisations to dispose of waste and meet regulations
Transport
We will
- Encourage the use of travel alternatives such as video conferencing and email
- Favour green vehicles over other vehicles
- Reduce our delivery mileage to customers by combining loads or working with other hauliers already in the area to reduce small deliveries
- Train drivers to drive with respect for other drivers and villagers
- Endeavour to start journeys at times to avoid peak traffic
Local Communities
We will endeavour to
- Use as many local suppliers and workers as possible to reduce travel and bring benefit to local business
- Assist local communities and charities with beneficial projects
- Encourage staff to participate in their local activities
Monitoring and improvement
We will
- Continually monitor to improve our performance
- Monitor our Timber suppliers to be sustainable
- Increase employee awareness through training and introduction of an employee section on our web site
- Review this plan annually
April 2021