Our aim is to measure the impact our business has on the environment and minimise the adverse effects of our activities, while positively contributing to environmental improvement.
As a business, we recognise that all our commercial activities have an impact on the environment. To help manage our performance and to help us minimise the adverse effects of our operations, we have in place an environmental management system. This is certified to the international environmental standard: ISO14001.
Our management system helps us undertake our activities in an environmentally responsible way, by requiring us to assess the environmental risks posed by our various projects, put in place clear objectives and set targets.
We also have a series of operating procedures designed to ensure that environmental factors are incorporated into our day-to-day activities. To support this process, we have trained a number of employees as lead environmental auditors, who carry out inspections to provide assurance and measure performance
Where possible, we monitor our energy and fuel usage with a view to reducing consumption through good house keeping and investment in more efficient equipment. We have recently installed new energy efficient IT equipment and have put in place an office recycling scheme. As part of our role as principal contractor, we ensure that a site specific environmental plan is in place prior to commencement of works; amongst other things, this includes reference to working procedures, waste management plan, incident plans and site drainage.
Stobbarts:
- Monitors, measures and reports on environmental impacts of the business
- Will reduce the adverse environmental impacts arising from our operations
- Integrates environmental objectives into the everyday management of our business