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Panel Supplies and the environment
Commitment to the environment is part of every aspect of our business. As an ISO 9001:2008 approved organisation, Panel Supplies regularly appraise our suppliers to ensure their products and services meet the exacting standards we demand. In many cases we investigate a supplier’s environmental policy before a partnership can begin.
We encourage all staff, suppliers and contrators to adopt sound environmental practices that will promote efficiency and minimise waste. All staff members are empowered to review their activities within the company to improve our performance in this important area.
Disposal of waste materials and packaging is carried out only by approved sub-contractors to ensure safe removal and disposal in an environmentally responsible manner.
Our long-term intention is to source all our forest products from well managed forests that have been certified to credible certification standards; this is a goal to which we are totally committed.
A stepwise approach to responsible purchasing that utilises the best available techniques and information is the way in which this commitment will be achieved.
At Panel Supplies we abide by all relevant national legislation and international conventions (such as CITES) relating to our purchase of forest products.
Responsible purchasing is the key to the sustain- ability of the environment and the success of our business. Panel Supplies do not knowingly source forest products from suppliers who do not comply with relevant national legislation relating to forest products trade, or who source products from forest areas that are protected or have high conservation value.
To ensure these goals, Panels Supplies actively encourages all our suppliers to engage in a process of time-bound, transparent stepwise commitment to credible certification.
We work with all suppliers to encourage the promotion of best practice in all aspects of business. As a member of the Timber Trade Federation, we closely follow the Responsible Purchasing Policy of Forests Forever – the envi- ronmental voice of the Federation.
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