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Environment and Procurement
Environment and Procurement
We are committed to:
- sound environmental practice;
- reducing the local and global impact, long and short term, of its services and community; and
- environmental protection and enhancement.
We have a responsibility, and in many cases a legal duty and policies, to tackle the most pressing environmental problems – global climate change, the impact of waste, local air quality, loss of natural habitats and biodiversity, and traffic. It is expected by government and the community to be a leader in delivering Sustainable Development.
Our Suppliers, Partners and Contractors have an important role in enabling us to meet our environmental commitments and deliver its policies. Both in the way they operate and in the goods and services they provide.
In tackling global climate change - energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternatively fuelled vehicles, all play a part.
Our commitment to recycling municipal waste requires us to buy recycled products to help create markets for the materials we collect.
Improving local air quality and reducing traffic congestion means looking at low emission vehicles, how people can access services, transport logistics and travel plans.
Biodiversity and sustainable development are affected by where and how supplies and materials are sourced – whether locally, fairly traded, from sustainable forests, toxic or biodegradable, and having confidence in the supply chain.