What is an Environmental Policy?

An environmental policy is a written statement outlining your company's mission and driving force behind the objectives, targets and management programme of your Environmental Policy.

The policy:

States the company's aims and objectives and forms the basis for its EMS.
Should be endorsed and actively supported by senior management and accepted by all staff.
Allows management to communicate its aims and objectives to employees and other interested parties, including shareholders, customers and suppliers.
Should be part of the business strategy.

Writing an environmental policy is a voluntary undertaking in the UK, and the structure and content are not regulated under UK legislation. For companies intending to obtain certification to a formal EMS, including ISO14001 and EMAS, the environmental policy is a vital document for implementation.

Independent Energy Assessors Ltd is able to provide advice and guidance to businesses of all sizes on environmental issues that concern them. We can help to create an environmental strategy that can be used to help your business understand what effect your activities have on the environment and to identify opportunities to reduce any negative impacts your business creates.

Strategically environmental impact assessments are a great way of identifying opportunities to reduce the running costs of their business through saving energy and waste as well as ensuring compliance with any legislation and avoiding fines.

It is important to your customers, your employees and any other stakeholder in or around your business to know you have an environmentally sustainable business, delivering top quality products at the best price and with the environment in mind.

Call us on 01280 812909 for an initial assessment of your business and chat to us about our ability to help you.