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Environmental Policy

 

Optimo recognises our responsibility to the environment. We are committed to reduce our environmental impact and we strive to incorporate sustainability into our core business strategies so we will implement policies and procedures to ensure we are doing our part to protect and preserve our environment:

 

  1. Reduce, reuse and recycle
  2. Purchase only environmentally friendly products
  3. Conserve water and energy
  4. Promote environmental awareness.

 

Key policy aims:

We strive to:

  1. Persistently monitor and reduce our environmental impacts.
  2. Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.
  3. Ensure we comply to all regulatory requirements.

 

Key policy priorities:

  1. Dispose of waste in a safe and responsible manner.
  2. Actively promote recycling.
  3. Follow all environmental legislation, requirements, and policies.
  4. Lessen emissions occurring from our activities.

 

We will monitor and communicate performance by reviewing our policy annually and having regular meetings with staff to ensure everyone is contributing effectively. To measure our environmental performance, we will use KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators), and these will allow us to keep track of our sustainability progress.

Environmental Impacts:

Activities                                                      Impacts
Pollution Waste Resource Use Positive Impact
Transport to work locations (Cars) Pollution to air Carbon Monoxide, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Energy Increased economic activity
Use of paper at work for writing communications or printing Pollution of air and water Accounts for 26% of total waste in landfills Paper Recyclable, renewable
Using lights, computers, electrical equipment and using water, heating. Pollution of air and water Wasted energy (energy that is not usefully transferred or transformed) and wastewater (used water) Energy & Water

Energy- safe, clean, affordable, secure.

Water- healthy, accessible.
Ordering products online such as eco-tape and packaging for products we order Pollution of air Product packaging is wasted once it has arrived. Energy Allows us to use sustainable products such as biodegradable tape instead of the normal sellotape.

 

 

 

Optimo recognises that it has a responsibility to the environment beyond legal and regulatory requirements. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods, with regular review points. We will encourage clients, suppliers and other stakeholders to do the same.

 

The key points to achieve this are:

  1. Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.
  2. Minimise toxic emissions through the selection and use of its assets and the source of its power requirement.
  3. Actively promote recycling both internally and amongst its clients and suppliers.
  4. Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company.
  5. Use an accredited program to offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities.
  6. Using public transport as much as possible