Friday 9 September 2011

White Knight Associates on corporate and social responsibility

White Knight Associates believe that we have a responsibility to care for and protect the environment in which we operate. WKA are fully committed to improving environmental performance across all of our business activities, and will encourage our business partners and members of the wider community to join us in this effort.

White Knight Associates recognises our key impacts to be in the areas of:

• energy use
• raw material use
• waste generation
• emissions to air/water
• water use
• transport
• procurement

WK Associates will strive to:

• Adopt the highest environmental standards in all areas of operation, meeting and exceeding all relevant legislative requirements.
• Assess our organisational activities and identify areas where we can minimise impacts.
• Minimise waste through careful and efficient use of all materials and energy.
• Purchase sustainable products wherever feasible [e.g. recycled, FSC or low environmental impact products and energy from renewable sources].
• Train employees in good environmental practice and encourage employee involvement in environmental action.
• Reduce risks from environmental, health or safety hazards for employees and others in the vicinity of our operations.
•  Adopt an environmentally sound transport strategy.
• Aim to include environmental and ethical considerations in investment decisions where appropriate.
• Assist in developing solutions to environmental problems.
• Continually assess the environmental impact of all our operations.

WKA aims to be carbon neutral by the end of this year.



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