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Organisations’ policies for sustainability

Links to a range of organisations’ sustainable development/procurement policies are given below.

Carillion plc

Carillion state that they provide “sustainable solutions for the way we live” and that they will achieve this by:

• Sharing our vision and policy with all.
• Turning our vision into reality by embedding sustainability into everything that we do.
• Measuring and verifying out progress
• Promoting our vision as an instrument for change”

[see http://www.carillionplc.com/sustain-2002/b3.2.19%20sustainabilitypolicy.htm]

Carillion also set six corporate sustainability objectives, that would be delivered by the achievement of 14 sustainability targets” sets of objectives and targets are available at http://www.carillionplc.com/sustain-2002/c3_3.htm.

The details of how Carillion’s sustainability strategy was developed and the journey towards becoming more sustainable is described in more detail in the paper “A strategy for sustainability” published by The Institution of Civil Engineers in the first issue of their journal Engineering Sustainability.

B & Q

B & Q’s policies and targets for environmental management are set out at http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/contentlookup.jsp?content=/aboutbandq/social_responsibility/environment.jsp

To see B& Q publications on sustainability download the index at http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/aboutbandq/social_responsibility/PUBLICAT.PDF

Sainsburys

Sainsburys state that they recognise that virtually all the activities of an organisation or an individual have some impact on the environment and that their “aim is to reduce the impact of our own organisation through a programme of continuous improvement”.

“In this respect their policy is to:

• Quantify and monitor all environmental impacts of the business, including new projects, and set specific targets;
• Comply with current legislation and, where practical, seek to meet future legislative requirements ahead of relevant deadlines;
• Integrate environmental objectives into relevant business decisions in a cost-efficient manner;
• Require all colleagues to address environmental responsibilities within the framework of normal operating procedures;
• Minimise waste, seek to recover as much as is economically practical and ensure the remainder is disposed of responsibly;
• Develop appropriate emergency response plans for major incidents in order to minimise their environmental impact;
• Influence suppliers of services and own-brand goods to reduce their impact on the environment;
• Enhance awareness of relevant issues among customers, colleagues and others who have an interest in our business;
• Publish information on environmental performance”.

Oxfam

Oxfam’s ethical purchasing policy is available to view online at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/about_us/suppliers/ethicalpurchasing.htm

Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council’s Green Purchasing Policy is on their website at http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=14&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=308