ANSELL (UK) LTD.
Environmental Policy Statement
The management of Ansell (U.K.) Ltd, including its affiliate site in Germany, is committed to protecting the environment and minimising any environmental impacts of its activities, our objective is to endeavour to continually improve the Company's environmental performance by following the Ansell Group strategy on sustainable development and ethical and social responsibility issues.The Company has implemented and will maintain an environmental management system to the ISO 14001 standard, and is working towards the Social Accountability standard SA 8000. The Company has, therefore, issued a Code of Conduct.
Accordingly, the company has initiated an environmental management programme that will:
- Set appropriate environmental standards and objectives
- Maintain environmental monitoring through independent audits
- Maintain plant and equipment to minimise pollution
- Implement waste minimisation and handling procedures
- Educate and motivate all personnel in environmental management practices
- Maintain reporting systems which keep senior management informed of important environmental information and local social issues
- Call on third parties such as suppliers, vendors and contractors to adopt similar standards.
- Comply with existing and wherever practicable, impending environmental legislation and regulations.
- Communicate our Environmental Policy to the public and to any interested parties. A copy of our Environmental Policy Statement will be made freely available. Information on the Company's significant environmental aspects is available from the Regulatory Department.
- For each relevant Ansell site, personnel have been appointed to act as environmental management representatives.
| Philip J. Bates Director Regulatory Affairs | EP1 Issue 10 Policy Issue 18/01/06 |
