The Sustainability Management Policy should be one of the fundamental site policies alongside policies such as:
The Sustainability Policy can be the ‘umbrella’ policy that refers to all of these policies and puts them into the environmental, social and economic context. The basics of all these policies will be similar and it is possible to create a Master Policy Manual for all of the site’s policies. This can include all of the policies for easy reference.
The policy sets the framework for almost all of the work that follows and is an essential component in logically working to improve sustainability in all areas.
Dr. Robin Kent is the author of ‘Sustainability Management in Plastics Processing’, published by the British Plastics Federation and Managing Director of Tangram Technology Ltd. (www.tangram.co.uk), consulting engineers for energy and sustainability management in plastics processing.
Also read “Sustainability Management Strategies – Top Management Commitment“
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