Envision Africa (Pty) Ltd are committed to minimising its impact on our environment through the following:
· Providing a safe and healthy workplace;
· Having an environmentally sustainable aware culture, where responsibility is assigned and understood;
· Being an environmentally responsible neighbour in our community;
· Conserving natural resources by re-using and re-cycling;
· Using in our own operations, processes that do not adversely affect the environment;
· Ensuring the responsible use of energy throughout the organisation;
· Participating in efforts to improve environmental protection and understanding;
· Taking steps to improve environmental performance continually;
· Conducting rigorous audits, evaluations, and self-assessments of the implementation of this policy;
· Working with suppliers who promote sound environmental practices; and
· Enhancing awareness among our employees, volunteers, and users – educating and motivating them to act in an environmentally responsible manner.
Digitally Signed by William Wright
Revision V5 RB 15.07.2024
Envision Africa (Pty) Ltd and its employees will :
Develop guidelines for staff, volunteers and users to adopt sound environmental work practices, and adequate training will be provided to ensure these practices are carried out.
Act responsibly to correct incidents or conditions that endanger health, safety, or the environment. It will promptly report any such incidents to the relevant authorities and inform affected parties as appropriate.
Use reasonable endeavors to, reuse and recycle materials, purchase recycled materials, and use recyclable packaging and other materials.
Use all reasonable endeavors so that its services and products are safe, efficient in their use of energy, protective of the environment and able to be reused, recycled or disposed of safely.
Use all reasonable endeavors to minimise materials and energy use, prevent air, water, and other pollution, and dispose of waste safely and responsibly.
Use all reasonable endeavors to conserve energy by improving energy efficiency and giving preference to renewable over non-renewable energy sources when feasible.
Use reasonable endeavors to utilise its particular knowledge and experience to contribute to environmentally sustainable techniques, technology, knowledge and methods.
Use all reasonable endeavors to contribute to the maintenance and increase of biodiversity through its management of its landholdings.
Use all reasonable endeavors to meet or exceed all applicable government requirements and voluntary requirements generally observed in its field, and will, in addition, adhere to the more stringent requirements of its own environmental policy.
In order to continually improve its environmental management system, will use reasonable endeavors to conduct audits and self-assessments of its compliance with this policy.
Maintain an open and honest dialogue with staff, volunteers, stakeholders, and the public about the environmental, health and safety performance of its operations and services.
Use reasonable endeavors to ensure that every employee, volunteer and contractor is informed of and expected to follow this policy and to report any environmental, health, or safety concern to management so that prompt action may be taken.
It shall be the responsibility of the Top Management Team to establish and maintain policies and procedures and to bring these procedures into effect.
It shall be the responsibility of the CEO to ensure implementation of these policies and procedures.
Revision 5; 15.07.2024 - RB - Change over to SharePoint Site
Revision 4; 14.10.2021 - MR - Updated
Revision 3; 05.08.2021 - MR - Reviewed
Revision 2; 22.06.2021 - TNA - Updating Information
Revision 1; new 19.01.2021