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Environmental Policy
Like most ethical organisations
Rocket Medical plc has an Environmental Policy which lays out
the company's aspirations for the environment and the part that we
play in preserving it.
Whilst Environmental Policies make sound business sense for
companies and the planet as a whole, they rarely tell you what a company
actually does. Our policy appears below, but here are a few
facts about what we are doing now to reduce our impact on the
environment.
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We
missed our 2011 target of recycling 94% of the cardboard and
packaging materials that enter the plant by 2%
Our target for
2012 is to achieve our 94% target.
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We
achieved our 2011 target of recycling >75% of the waste
plastic that is generated by our manufacturing processes.
Our target for 2012 is to increase
this to >76%.
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We
already use 100% recyclable cartons and want to use >60%
recycled/recyclable cartons. However this again has not
been technically possible because of the technical and
regulatory demands of some specialist medical
packaging. Our target for 2012
is to continue to use 100% recyclable cartons and to work
with our suppliers to improve strength and suitability of
recycled/recyclable cartons.
Our Environment Policy:
Rocket Medical Plc.
is committed to the protection of the environment by using renewable
resources wherever possible and developing manufacturing processes
and products such that any adverse effects on the environment are
reduced to a practical minimum.
It
is the policy of Rocket Medical Plc.:
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To develop a
continuous improvement program to reduce the environmental
impact of our products and services, this will include suppliers
to Rocket Medical Plc.;
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To promote employee
participation in voluntary environmental projects, such as
recycling and waste reduction;
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To include
environmental issues in our New Product Development activities,
planning and decision making this will be utilised throughout
the company;
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To pay special
regard to environmental issues of the communities in which its
operations are located;
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To encourage
involvement in and understanding of environmental issues
particularly related to the healthcare industry;
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To provide
environmental performance reports to the Board on a regular
basis.
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To develop regular
audits to ensure implementation of the policy;
Rocket Medical Plc. have
made a commitment to review this policy regularly. We recognise that
as our understanding of sustainable development improves, it will be
necessary to re-examine this environmental policy and other policies
in line with this learning.
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