Environmental Policy
Our Vision
At Utility Pro’s we endeavour to maintain the highest standards in all aspects of our work, caring about the environment and supporting the plan for Net Zero is at the heart of our business. We seek to minimise the environmental impact of our operational activities and we are committed to a positive and responsible course of action with regard to those aspects of the business which impact upon the environment, it’s a principle driven by our board, our people and our customers, and inspires everything we do. We seek to always to act in accordance with good practice, preserving and, where possible, enhancing the quality of the environment, it leads us to develop policies and initiatives designed to reduce our carbon footprint, to support government Net Zero targets and to engage others – including employees, suppliers, customers and the wider industry – to share the same vision.
Our Commitments
Commitment to the environment is demonstrated by maintaining an Environmental Management System, which is focused on preventing pollution and continuously improving the company performance. Key components of the system include the establishment of environmental objectives and targets, which require the company to achieve continual improvement and the establishment of programmes to ensure satisfaction of these improvements, objectives and targets.
To improve our environmental performance our key commitments are:
- Review and reduce the environmental impacts of our operations creating more sustainable ways to address energy and water consumption, emissions such as: air pollution, odour, noise, and light, discharge issues, greenhouse gases-related issues
- Increase employee environmental awareness and training. Engaging staff at all levels so that they are aware of the environmental impacts of their daily activities
- Promote efficient energy use in our business activity and reduce the level of our energy consumption across all areas of our activity and to audit energy suppliers to ensure they are undertaking activity to promote the use of renewable energy sources
- Protect the environment, through pollution prevention and emergency response
- Prevent pollution through waste management strategies that promote waste minimisation, re-use, recovery and recycling as appropriate.
- Work with our waste management contractor to identify various waste streams and improve landfill rates
- Ensuring the company is a good neighbour
- Constantly reviewing and improving what we do. Reviewing procurement processes to ensure our suppliers are minimising product impacts on the environment
- Recycle materials and minimise waste
- Identify and promote products which support our carbon, circular and economy goals, supporting improved environmental outcomes for our customers
- Promote sustainable consumption of our products among our customer base working with installers/ customers to move away from fossil fuels and embrace low carbon technologies
- Dispose of any hazardous materials in line with environmental practices.
- Comply to all planning permission and license requirements
- Continually improve our Environmental Management System to enhance environmental performance
Support and Feedback
Our team members are asked to co-operate in the installation of this policy and encouraged to make a positive contribution to environmental protection by making themselves aware of our environmental policy and complying with all control measures that are in place.
Management, staff and employees are encouraged to liaise and work closely with suppliers, sub-contractors, regulators and customers to ensure the services will meet and exceed all regulatory requirements and other applicable requirements.
Copies of our environmental policy are made available to all our customers and employees.
If you have any questions regarding this policy or if you need support with environmental related matters please email: admin@utilitypros.co.uk
Approved by : I Turner