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Source #1: Energy Consumption in Production and Offices

Objectives

Policies and Targets
Earth Friendly Products is committed to install solar panels to utilize renewable energy sources to reduce overall demand on depletable resources. Earth Friendly products is committed to maximizing energy efficiency in heating, cooling, lighting, information technology, mechanical, and water systems.
"carbon neutral" (i.e., have completely eliminated its net contribution to global warming caused by energy consumption.) Within one year of the adoption of this policy, Earth Friendly Products shall establish a plan and a timetable to meet these goals. Immediate action will be taken by 1) using low energy bulbs in lighting fixtures and 2) as new office equipment is required, purchasing the most energy efficient equipment.

Indicators

Total carbon dioxide emissions from production and office energy use.
Actions

Ensure computer equipment is set to go to standby when left for a short period and equipment turned off at night where practical;
Continue efforts to improve HVAC efficiency at all facilities;
Develop target for the proportion of electricity from renewable and investment in new schemes;
A main thrust of our work is to influence behaviors to ensure that unused equipment is fully switched off. "SWITCH IT OFF" labels are applied to electrical appliances (monitors, computers, printers and photocopiers);
In terms of procurement, we have introduced a policy of purchasing the most efficient equipment including flat screen monitors that use less energy than CRT monitors;
Develop energy-saving building standards for new construction, renovation and expansion products and replacement of fixtures and equipment;
Provide sustainable training for employees to emphasize and encourage energy conservation in the workplace by employees.

Source #2: Water Use

Objectives

To minimize water usage in production and internal;
Reduce and/or re-use waste water;
To maximize the use of rain water.
Policies and Targets
As equipment is replaced, purchase the most water efficient equipment when compared with alternatives of a similar cost and performance.

Indicators

Review measures that could be taken to reduce water use;
Provide sustainability training for employees.
Actions
Commitment to the reduction of water consumption for all uses, including irrigation and manufacturing purposes. Earth Friendly Products shall carry out a water-use audit within 6 months of the establishment of this policy and within one year establish appropriate but aggressive water reduction goals and measures.

Source #3: Waste Generation

Objectives
Earth Friendly Products is committed to waste source reduction, the reduction of consumption and the re-use of materials and shall establish and implement appropriate procedures consistent with these commitments. Earth Friendly Products is committed to comprehensive recycling as a last resort (when reduction and re-use are not effective) and as a means to transform waste into a resource.

Policies and Targets

All waste office paper and toner cartridges will be recycled;
All glass, cans and plastic bottles will be recycled;
All redundant office equipment will be sold or donated for reuse or recycled;
As office equipment is replaced, purchase the most resource efficient equipment (e.g. toner waste etc) compared with alternatives of a similar cost and performance;
Study onsite solid waste collection services;
Continue and expand citywide recycling program;
Increase onsite recycling;
Increase collection of recyclable materials (Cardboards, Paper, Plastics, Aluminum, etc.);
A comprehensive recycling plan (including a community education component) for paper, cardboard, bottles and cans shall be funded and implemented within 1 year of the adoption of this policy.
Indicators

Weight of trash generated per annum.
Actions

Earth Friendly Products is committed to the elimination of solid waste, primarily through reduction of consumption and waste source reduction, secondarily through reuse, and finally through recycling. It is our goal to reduce the solid waste output from current levels by 80% within 5 years and by 99.99% within 10 years. Earth Friendly Products is committed to composting food waste and biodegradable bio-mass material and shall establish and implement appropriate procedures.

Source#4: Working Environment

Objectives
Earth Friendly Products is committed to:

Maintaining an environmentally friendly and healthful working environment, including the maintenance of well-ventilated, chemical-free indoor airspaces that take into consideration;
To reduce the impact of emissions / toxins from office equipment.
Policies and Targets
Procedures and practices consistent with this commitment shall be established dealing both with institutional practices (e.g., use of low and no VOC paints and low-toxicity cleaning supplies, establishing clear construction protocols with contractors, etc.) as well as the personal behavior of individuals (e.g., implementation and enforcement of no-smoking policies).

Actions
Create a healthy and safe working environment.
Earth Friendly Products shall within one year of the adoption of this policy develop and implement procedures consistent with these policies relating to environmentally sustainable purchasing.

Source #5: Consumption of Papers, Cartridges...

Objectives

To minimize the impacts of producing the paper used.
To minimize the impact of products purchased (including product miles).
Policies and Targets
All paper procured for use in Earth Friendly Products publications, promotional materials copies, classroom and office reproduction shall have a minimum of 30% Post-Consumer Waste or of comparably sustainable alternative fiber sources. Bulk copy paper for black-and-white document reproduction (e.g., printing and photocopying) shall be of 100% Post-Consumer Waste content or of comparably sustainable alternative fiber sources. Further, all bulk copy paper purchases shall minimize environmentally harmful bleaching agents. Within one year of the adoption of this policy, Earth Friendly Products shall have a plan to reduce or eliminate the use of petroleum-based inks in all contracted printing for Earth Friendly Products.

Earth Friendly Products will grant preference to products that are certified by independent third-party environmental auditing and certification organizations. Earth Friendly Products recognizes that environmentally responsible purchasing will help create and sustain markets for environmentally sustainable products.

Earth Friendly Products is committed to and encourages the procurement of products and services that have a lesser or reduced adverse effect on human health and the environment when compared to other products and services that serve the same purpose with comparable efficacy. The long-term goal of this policy is to purchase products with zero waste, high recycled content, produced and delivered in an environmentally sustainable manner, and which demonstrate, through lifecycle accounting, maximum durability or biodegradability, reparability, energy-efficiency, non-toxicity, and recyclability. Earth Friendly Products shall purchase remanufactured products such as toner cartridges, tires, furniture, equipment and automotive parts whenever practicable, but without reducing safety, quality or effectiveness. Food services programs, caterers and vendors in Earth Friendly Products are: 1) required to utilize re-usable/compostable utensils and serving containers. It is the policy of Earth Friendly Products to discourage the use of paper cups and bottled water served in non-compostable containers and to provide alternatives for the provision of fresh drinking water in an environmentally sustainable, hygienic, and economically thrifty manner.

Actions
Baseline for monitoring paper use to be established and paper use.
Provide sustainable training for employees to adapt Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and bring the 4th R, Re-think.
Specifically:

This includes the stationery we use within our premises, for client communication and also the paper used in our clients' publications;
All copier paper, including colored reams for specific purposes, now comprises at least 80% recycled material and much is 100% recycled;
All office pads (flipcharts, bound pads, shorthand notebooks etc), as well as 30% of envelopes, are now made from recycled paper;
Filing and storage products are made from recycled paper include hanging files, lever arch files, box files, document wallets and square cut folders;
Remanufactured toners are currently being trialed;
Double-sided printing is encouraged throughout the office;
E-mail footers now include a statement to encourage the reader to save paper by either not printing, or if necessary, printing double-sided;
Fax toners are collected and recycled on a regular basis.
With regard to external publications, Earth Friendly Products has reviewed various options, taking into account factors such as quality, recycled content, environmental credentials of different suppliers and costs. As a result, we have switched to chlorine-free paper that is made from 75% post-consumer waste.
In addition, Earth Friendly Products use publication/application forms in standard sizes and shapes. This reduces wastage and also provides cost saving benefits. In exceptional circumstances where there is a creative reason and the impact of the end result will be positive, we will produce bespoke shapes or sizes. The printer uses waterless printing technology and environmentally friendly inks.

#6: Sustainable Transportation

(This includes delivery of raw materials for manufacturing, transportation of finish products to the customers and travels by EFP staff on a daily basis for getting to work and/or business travels.)
Objective:

Eliminate harmful emissions associated with the distribution of our products and services and staff business travel;
To minimize carbon emissions and other impacts by avoiding unnecessary business travel;
To minimize the impact of necessary staff business travel by maximizing the use of public transport, walking or cycling;
To offset the residual carbon emissions from business travel;
For inbound freight, we collaborate with other area companies to "ride share," reducing costs and trucks on the road.
Indicators

Number of business journeys by mode / distance traveled by mode per annum;
The ratio of distance (km) traveled by train to distance traveled by air (km);
Total carbon dioxide emissions from travels;
Amount of carbon emissions offset per annum;
Number of replacements to out of office meetings (e.g. teleconference, video conference and web cam) per annum.
Actions

Record all lengths of business travel by mode and calculate emissions/warming potential;
Record the number of out of office meetings and alternatives (teleconference / video conference / web cam) where it is a replacement for meetings.
Incorporate the above two measures into staff monitoring sheet;
Develop a target for reducing carbon emissions from air travel per full time equivalent (FTE) and turnover per year;
Investigate becoming carbon neutral;
Internal travel policy and procedures have been updated to state how staff should be traveling to ensure that emissions are minimized. All staff have been notified of these changes and, where possible, public transport is used;
Earth Friendly Products has invested in video conferencing and encourages clients to utilize this facility as a means of minimizing the consumption of fossil fuels as well as reducing traffic congestion and the resultant levels of carbon emissions;
Provide sustainable training for employees.