Environmental Policy

Introduction

 

Paperflow is a supplier of paper, general office stationery and supplies including record management and archiving services to the corporate sector, mainly focusing in the London and the M25 area.  We are based in a Trading Estate with a warehouse and office space where our sales team and own distribution fleet operate to provide a same or next day service to our business customers.  The scope of our environmental management system covers: "The sale and distribution of paper, stationery, consumables, office machinery, furniture and archiving facilities"

 

The ISO 14000 standard was established as a result of the Uruguay round of the GATT negotiations and the Rio Summit on the Environment held in 1992.

 

Paperflow accepts that it has a responsibility to the principles of sustainability and environmental awareness as summarised by the ISO 14001:2004 standard.

 

Policy Statement

 

Paperflow recognises the social and economic importance of protecting the environment; that its commitment to this must encompass all activities and that it should be prepared to lead by example in promoting a sensitive, considered attitude to the environment. Our approach to managing our environmental issues is compliant to ISO 14001:2004.

 

 

Aims

• To achieve good environmental standards in all activities including the reduction, re-use, recycling and disposal of waste.
• To make economic use of energy, water and transport usage to minimise waste in all aspects of the business function.
• To ensure full compliance with all relevant legal requirements, codes of practice and regulations.
• To regularly assess the environmental impact resulting from business operations and to remain fully informed of recognised best practices.
• To establish targets in the form of an Environmental Action Plan to identify all the initiatives within the organisation and to measure continuous improvement in our environmental performance in key areas though regular meetings. 
• To communicate this Environmental Policy and Action Plan updates to all interested parties including customers, suppliers and employees, encouraging their active involvement in environmental issues.
• To deal with suppliers are operate in line with our environmental policies and to keep a record of their ISO14001 certificates or FSC certificates and environmental accreditations

Printed 01^st August 2013

Responsibility

The directors have the overall and final responsibility for the Environmental Policy with the Environmental Committee in charge of the co-ordination, implementation and monitoring of the policy throughout the organisation.  The Environmental Policy and Action Plan update will be communicated to all staff and a copy will be displayed on the staff notice board. Each staff member takes responsibility for their own work area.  Copies may be made available to customers on request.  The policy will be reviewed regularly at partner meetings and any updates cascaded throughout the company.

• To regularly research technical and scientific literature as it applies to the activities of the company, to keep informed on any relevant changes in legislation which may affect our practices.
• To research and review agreed standards in light of changes in technology and product development.
• As appropriate, at quarterly review, to insert any new standards required into the implementation of this policy.

Management Review, Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Paperflow's environmental committee continuously hold review meetings on a regular basis to monitor and ensure compliance with the Environmental policy and Action Plan.
• Paperflow is committed to the establishment, implementation and maintenance of a procedure to identify potential emergency situations and potential accidents that can have an impact on the environmental and how it will respond to them.
• Paperflow will respond to actual emergency situations and accidents and prevent or reduce the impacts to environment. 
• Paperflow will periodically review and revise its emergency preparedness and response procedure when necessary, especially after any emergency and accidents occurred.
• Paperflow will also periodically test emergency preparedness and response procedure where applicable.

   

Mike Rolfe

Managing Director