Environmental Ethos
Our commitment to the environment
Freedom Group is committed to providing unparalleled standards and quality of service to all its customers. We believe that this can and must be done in a way which protects and enhances the environment.
The environment factor plays a large part in any business now and here at Freedom it's no different. We are committed to minimising the effects on the environment. It is a fundamental part of our business policy that we should aim at avoiding losses and maximising benefits.
It follows that environmental factors are taken into consideration in our business planning and decision making. We are committed to minimise environmental effects arising from our business, and promoting a positive attitude to conservation and enhancement of all aspects of the environment.
The company environmental ethos is EARTH LAW, Environmental Awareness Reduces The Harm to Land, Air and Water. This initiative promotes our commitment to protection of the environment and is the corner stone of our ISO14001:2004 accredited Environmental Management System.
- Within our business activities, we endeavour to set an example of responsible environmental management, and as a company, we are committed to:
- Continuing our zero environmental fines records
- Reducing our business mileage and energy consumption
- Reducing waste through effective waste management and increasing the amount of waste sent for recycling
- Using materials from sustainable and responsible sources and managed where possible
- Only buy electricity from green energy sources within our offices
- Training staff on new initiatives that will actively reduce our environmental impact.
- Improving our methods of internal and external environmental communications
- Promoting our high environmental standards to our people, our stakeholders, and the local community.
Carbon
Climate change is increasingly recognised as a serious world-wide threat. Effective management and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is high on the Freedom's agenda as we realise the way in which we operate has an impact on global emissions. It is our policy to reduce the direct emissions in areas we have the greatest impact, these are
- Employee business travel
- Fleet fuel usage
- Energy consumption in our offices
We are actively monitoring and setting targets to reduce our Carbon Footprint, we also recognise the importance of reporting our carbon emissions externally. We are constantly seeking ways to improve our carbon emissions performance by implementing innovative technology and proactively managing the way we work.
The management of carbon emissions is a long-term commitment within Freedom and also supports our EARTH LAW ethos.
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