04) Context

Ballard UK & Arcola Companies are working on implementing ISO 14001 management standard to guide our Environmental activities. Our plan is to get certified 2019. This work is led by Helen Freudenberg, Jermu Pulli and Ben Todd.

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The PURPOSE of Ballard UK & Arcola Companies' Environmental Management System (EMS) is to:

i) Protect the Environment and to minimise the negative Environmental impact of all our activities.

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The CONTEXT is captured in our IMS Context & Scope section

The SCOPE is Ballard UK & Arcola Companies are committed to minimising their negative environmental impact within their means and

promoting sustainability best practices within every aspect of their activities. Ballard UK & Arcola are developing a rigorous

Environmental Management System based on the ISO 14001:2015 standard, ensuring compliance with all

relevant environmental laws, and informed by our company objectives.

This includes:

1) To be a leader in environmental performance in our respective fields.

2) Certify all Arcola Companies to ISO 14001 by the end of 2019.

3) Continue to monitor and reduce energy consumption where possible.

4) Maintain renewable energy generation.

5) Minimise CO₂e emissions and other forms of pollution generated and casued by all aspects of

operations including from:

i) Energy use.

ii) Water.

iii) Waste.

iv) Travel.

v) Procurement.

6) Encourage a reduction in CO₂e emissions from customers.

7) Promote environmental awareness through our activities and communications.

We have identified the following operational PROCESSES to be critical for the delivery of the Scope:

• • Waste management ().

  • Sustainable procurement support ().

  • Environmental awareness ().

  • Emergency response ().

  • Training and competence ().

Each of the above processes is further detailed under 8) Operation. Further processes may be created and included under EMS scope based on the changes to Ballard UK & Arcola Companies' context.