Environmental Policy Statement
ARAMARK UK will comply with legislation, customer and other requirements that apply to its activities, products and services. We are committed to preventing pollution and aim to minimise the environmental impact of our activities by:
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Adopting environmentally-responsible policies and practises throughout our operations in so far as client / customer constraints allow
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Maintaining and developing the Environmental Management system in line with the ISO 14001: 2004 standard, setting objectives and targets, monitoring and reviewing processes and compliance on an annual basis
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Working closely with interested parties, including clients, suppliers, sub-contractors, statutory authorities and local communities
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Minimising resource consumption, both renewable and non-renewable, particularly energy, water and paper where ARAMARK UK has direct control or is able to influence
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Committing to minimising our environmental footprint by fostering a culture that reduces, reuses and recycles. To support this, we work closely with our suppliers and clients who share the same vision to create innovative solutions to reduce source packaging, enable recovery and reuse of discarded materials, and recycle waste to create raw materials for other purposes. We will assist this process through the supplier forum and the setting of key performance indicators
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Analysing the carbon footprint of our controlled buildings in conjunction with Carbon Neutral, adopting green / renewable energy suppliers where beneficial
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Continually improving environmental performance by providing the resources necessary to implement the policy, including encouraging and recognising contributions from employees. We will check compliance with environmental requirements and review performance regularly through internal audit
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Supporting the development of employees and ensuring that they receive training appropriate to their role in implementing this policy
Every employee has an individual responsibility to help meet the requirements of this policy.
The policy will be reviewed annually as a minimum and revised whenever considered necessary.
