Environmental Policy
CEL is committed to protecting and enhancing local and global environments and will ensure that its activities are carried out in a sustainable way. CEL conforms to international standards and demonstrates its commitment to pollution prevention, environmental regulatory compliance and continual improvement, as well as dedication to its customers and the community through ISO 14001.
This Environmental Policy Statement forms the cornerstone to CEL's environmental activities and sets out all necessary objectives and targets which CEL’s senior management are committed to achieving. It shall be applied across all CEL sites and divisions to the extent deemed relevant and practicable by the Group Director responsible for Environmental standards (ED). It shall encompass all CEL staff and contract employees and shall be applied, to the extent deemed appropriate by the ED, to CEL’s suppliers and sub-contractors.
The ED shall undertake his duties and responsibilities in accordance with this Environmental Policy Statement and shall ensure there are adequate resources available for the implementation of environmental issues. It shall be the ED’s responsibility to reflect and further CEL’s commitment to the Environmental Management system (EMS) by:
• ensuring full legal compliance;
• preventing pollution; and
• Continually striving to improve environmental performance.
In recognition of its statutory duties and in accordance with the provisions of any environmental legislation from time to time in force, CEL shall take all reasonably practical measures to ensure full compliance with all applicable environmental requirements. In particular, CEL shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that:
• the workplaces under its control are maintained in conditions that are designed to minimize the totality of CEL’s impact on the environment;
• its transportation activities shall be conducted and managed so as to minimize their environmental impact;
• no environmental hazard arises from the proper use, handling, storage and transportation of articles and substances used in connection with CEL’s work;
• equipment and systems of work are environmentally compliant; and
• Manufacturer’s reclamation schemes and local authority waste and recycling initiatives are adopted.
CEL shall provide, as necessary, information, instruction, training, advice and supervision to enable employees to understand the Environmental Policy Statement and procedures and contribute positively towards their implementation. This Environmental Policy Statement shall be regularly reviewed and amended as appropriate, to take account of new legal requirements, approved Codes of Practice, technological advances and experience.