EPS Environmental is committed to ethical purchasing; we take social and environmental factors into consideration alongside financial factors in making decisions on the purchase of goods and services. Our purchasing decisions should where possible consider whole life cost and the associated risks and implications for society and the environment.
We seek to minimise any risk of social exploitation within the supply chain and ensure that.
- employment is to be freely chosen.
- child labour shall not be used
- there is payment of a living wage,
- working hours comply with national laws,
- equal opportunities apply,
- there is a recognised employment relationship,
- there is freedom from intimidation
- there is a safe and healthy working environment.
We seek to minimise the environmental impact of our supply chain and that suppliers should as a minimum comply with all statutory and other legal requirements relating to the environmental impacts of their business and focus on:
- Waste Management: - Waste is minimised and items recycled whenever this is practicable. Effective controls of waste in respect of ground, air, and water pollution are adopted. In the case of hazardous materials, emergency response plans are in place.
- Packaging and Paper: - Undue and unnecessary use of materials is avoided, and recycled materials used whenever appropriate.
- Conservation: - Processes and activities are monitored and modified as necessary to ensure conservation of scarce resources, including water, flora and fauna and productive land in certain situations.
- Energy Use: - All production and delivery processes, including the use of heating, ventilation, lighting, IT systems and transportation, are based on the need to maximise efficient energy use and to minimise harmful emissions.