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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
achieved our 2009 target of recycling 90% of the cardboard
and packaging materials that enter the plant.
Our target for
2010 is to increase this to 94%.
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We
achieved our 2009 target of recycling >70% of the waste
plastic that is generated by our manufacturing processes.
Our target for 2010 is to increase
this to >75%.
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We
already use 100% recyclable cartons which contain > 50%
recycled materials. Our target for 2009 was to make all of
our cartons fully recyclable/recycled, however this has not
been technically possible with some specialist medical
packaging. Our target for 2010
is to use >80% 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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