Environmental Policy

Communities 1st recognises the importance of climate change and are committed to being an environmentally responsible organisation, understanding that this is an ongoing and continuous process.  We will seek to reduce the amount of energy and other resources we consume and will work with our staff, service users, landlord, other tenants to achieve this. We will promote environmentally responsible ways of working to our suppliers and in the local community. 

 

Our stated aims are to: 

  • Aim to continuously improve our environmental performance particularly with regards to our recycling and re-use of paper. 
  • Where possible we will use recycled or ecologically friendly paper. 
  • We will use ‘waste’ paper for notepads unless confidentiality may be compromised. 
  • Reduce our consumption of resources and improve the efficiency of those resources by printing double-sided where practicable 
  • Manage waste generated from my business operations according to the principles of reduction, re-use and recycling 
  • Recycle all paper products, ink or toner cartridges. 
  • Comply as a minimum with all relevant environmental legislation as well as other environmental requirements. 

This Environmental Policy Statement will be regularly reviewed and updated as necessary. The management team endorses these policy statements and is fully committed to their implementation 

The Chief Executive Officer will have overall responsibility for implementing this policy on behalf of the Trustees. All Trustees, staff and volunteers will have access to this policy.

This policy will form part of all staff and volunteer induction programmes and environmental matters will be a regular agenda item at staff meetings. 

 

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