Introduction
Hugh James encourages all staff to adopt environmentally friendly ways of always working and consider the environmental impact of the firm’s activities.
Our day-to-day activities can impact on the environment in several ways. We are committed to reducing the potentially harmful effects of those activities wherever and whenever possible.
We aim to regularly communicate our environmental objectives, action plans and achievements to our staff to create an understanding and be able to implement our environmental policy in their daily work.
We also aim to inform suppliers and clients of our environmental policy so we can raise environmental awareness and encourage them to reduce their impact.
Hugh James environmental objectives
Our commitment to the environment is total, uncompromising and strives for continual improvement of environmental performance. Our environment objectives are executed on a strategic, divisional, department and individual level.
The firms’ primary objectives can be expressed as:
- A comprehensive approach and appreciation of procedures, polices and controls that consider the macro environmental issues which interrelate with the firm and environment;
- An analysis of the environmental aspects and impacts, risks, and opportunities;
- Performance and monitoring through internal auditing of the key performance indicators, such as reduction in waste, transport costs and overall footprint and ensure corrective actions are taken to correct non compliances;
- Determining environmental needs and providing support to provide competence in this area.
To minimise environmental impacts concerning our activities, products, and services, we shall
- Comply with applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which the company subscribes which relate to its environmental aspects.
- Prevent pollution, reduce waste, and minimise the consumption of resources.
- Educate, train, and motivate employees to carry out tasks in an environmentally responsible manner.
- Encourage environmental protection among suppliers and subcontractors.
As part of our commitment to our sustainability journey and environment objectives we have developed a relationship and carbon tracking plan with One Carbon World by
- Measuring our carbon footprint;
- Reducing our carbon emissions;
- Compensating for our carbon emissions and becoming carbon neutral;
- Gaining certification.
The firm is committed to continual improvement of environmental performance and our continued Carbon Neutral Gold Standard relationship with One Carbon World.
