Environment policy
Cefas environmental policy statement
Cefas, an Executive Agency of Defra, is a multidisciplinary scientific research and consultancy organisation providing advice to Government Departments and other customers on marine, coastal, estuarine and freshwater organisms and environments. Cefas has around 530 staff principally employed at sites in Lowestoft, Weymouth and Burnham.
We support the Government initiative on developing Sustainable Development Action Plans and believe that good environmental practice is an integral part of our business. We apply an environmental management system to pursue continual improvement in environmental performance. We manage our impact on the environment by setting environmental objectives and targets and reviewing performance against them.
This policy relates to all Cefas’ activities, products and services and is consistent with the Cefas Health and Safety Policy.
We are committed to:
- maintaining ISO14001 certification
- the prevention of pollution
- complying with applicable legal and other requirements relevant to our impact on the environment
- procuring goods and services that support our environmental objectives
- reducing the consumption of energy and resources in our operations
- reducing waste generated from our operations
- reducing the environmental impact of business travel
- managing hazardous materials within controlled risk parameters
- preserving and enhancing biodiversity
- promoting a sense of responsibility for the environment by raising awareness of this policy among those who work for or on behalf of Cefas
- reviewing our operations regularly to prioritise actions to reduce our impact on the environment
- regularly reviewing the environmental management system to ensure its continuing fitness for purpose.
The Management Board is responsible for the implementation of this policy and its annual review. This policy is communicated to staff and is available to the public.
Richard Judge
Chief Executive
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Date: 25 June 2007
