Ensign GS Ltd are committed to leading the industry in minimising the impact of its activities on the environment.

The key points of its strategy to achieve this are:

• Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.

• Minimise toxic emissions through the selection and use of its fleet and the source of its power requirement.

• Actively promote recycling both internally and amongst its customers and suppliers.

• Source and promote a product range to minimise the environmental impact of both production and distribution.

• Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company.

• Use an accredited program to offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities.

Other Initiatives Include

General statement of intent – Environmental

Ensign Graphic Solutions Limited is committed to reducing its impact on the environment. We strive to reduce our environmental impact by:

• Continually monitor legislative changes and developments and make changes to our policy and practice to ensure compliance;

• Ensure the responsible use of energy (in our case, principally electricity) throughout our business by conserving energy wherever possible, monitoring and improving energy consumption and efficiency on a regular basis, and encouraging best practice within our company and by our business associates;

• Conserve natural resources by re-using and recycling packaging and stationery materials, purchasing recycled materials where appropriate, and using recyclable packaging and other materials wherever possible;

• Be a responsible member of the local business community and its immediate area in the way that we impact on the environment that we share, and to act promptly and effectively to correct any problems or incidents that might affect the environment or the health or safety of our staff, of our business neighbours or of the inhabitants of the area;

• Utilise products that we know to be safe to use, energy efficient in operation, protective of the environment, and that can be re-used, recycled or disposed of safely;

• Make all employees aware of this policy and their responsibilities for environmental issues;

• Undertake regular and comprehensive self-assessments of our compliance with this policy and report

  annually to the management meeting;

• Review and update this policy on an annual basis, or more frequently if required.

In practical terms, this includes:

• Non-essential electrical equipment will be switched off whenever possible.

• In particular the Office lights will be turned off overnight, and over weekends

• Office heating will be turned down to acceptable and staff-agreed levels.

• All procurement of goods or services should consider the environmental impact of the product purchased, its packaging and delivery method. Where it is sensible, we will use second-user or recycled equipment.

• We will actively look for practical public transport alternatives for any trip.

• We will aim to share lifts whenever two or more staff are visiting the same site and have a similar route or part

  of route.

• We will attempt to reduce travel in general by the careful planning of meetings with clients and travelling to site in groups.

• All Paper, Plastics and Glass consumed within the office will be recycled, separately from other refuse. Confidential paper matter will be shredded before recycling.