Blue Healer: Revised sustainability policy and procedure

Purpose To provide staff, customers and suppliers with inspiration and guidelines on sustainable practices to be conducted within the company. To ensure staff, customers and suppliers engage in environmentally friendly practices wherever possible. To promote our company as a leader in environmental sustainability.

Scope This policy has been developed for all staff of the Blue Healer.

Policy We will strive to minimise its environmental impact and carbon footprint, providing leadership in environmental management by ensuring environmental sustainability is integral to all of its activities as outlined below. Demonstrating best practice: we will integrate sustainability into all its aspects and functions. It will be embedded into all operational policies and procedures; considered in all strategic and operational planning; and enabled through sustainable practices.

Shared responsibility: All members of our staff are responsible for our sustainability performance and as such will be made aware of their role through induction, professional development, the provision of necessary information and educational resources, as well as ongoing training and awareness. Sustainability will form an important part of key performance indicators as a matter of process over time.

Participation: Staff participation in decision-making about activities is valued and will be sought whenever possible in the development and implementation of our sustainability agenda.

Openness and transparency: Actions and processes will be transparent, and progress against identified indicators and targets will be discussed with staff on a regular basis. These reports will be made publicly available.

Innovation and creativity: Creative and innovative approaches will be employed to find solutions to and eliminate unsustainable practices.

Self-sufficiency: Where possible, we will use resources generated on the premises, with residual needs met using a sustainable procurement policy.

Whole systems approach: A whole-systems approach will be implemented to create successful change towards sustainability.