Environmental Policy

Suburbia Design & Communications Ltd places great importance on its environment and its vision is to ensure it plays a part in the protection and long-term sustainability of the natural world. Our aim is to minimize the environmental impact of our product and services, and to achieve continual improvement in environmental performance.

We consistently aim to operate in an environmentally responsible manner and reduce its impact on its surroundings.

The main objective of Suburbia Design & Communications Ltd environmental policy is to reduce the amount of waste produced and resources used by the business.

Suburbia Design & Communications Ltd has introduced numerous initiatives to restrict its negative impact on the environment wherever possible. The company's commitments include:-

• Comply with the relevant requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and all other domestic legislation concerned with the protection of human and natural
• Service/repair broken equipment rather than renew
• Use paper from known sources.
• Use printers who are accredited with the FSA logo. Use printers close to clients to avoid lengthy delivery journeys.
• Implementing recycling initiatives for items that cannot be reduced or re-used
• Encouraging more sustainable purchasing practices by purchasing environmentally responsible items wherever practicable
• Influencing our suppliers and contractors to encourage them to be environmentally responsible
• Communicating the environmental policy to all employees and encouraging their involvement
• Print using vegetable inks
• Staff must carshare where possible.
• Use Apple Macintosh Computers as they feature the EcoStar technology.
• Use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to carry out our work and communicate with clients and suppliers – thus avoiding the generation of excessive volumes of paper waste
• Encourage our staff to minimise car journeys by working from home and use environmentally sustainable transport methods in respect of commuting and business journeys wherever practical
• Increase our reputation as an environmentally sensitive and responsible organisation amongst our employees, partners, clients and the general public in this generation and the next.
• Review annually this environmental policy in relation to any new organisational practices, changes in legislation and achievement as regards environmental target set.

Suburbia Design & Communications Ltd is responsible for all the principles laid down in the company environmental policy. The management team and those employed by the company are responsible for fully supporting the policy through their cooperation and participation.