CERTIFIED AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

Criterion 8

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

All economic development actors are required to protect the natural environment in order to achieve healthy, continuous and sustainable economic development that aims to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations in an equitable manner.

Management of non-renewable resources

• Pollutant emissions
• Water emissions
• Waste on site
• Use of alternative sources
• Responsibility towards the neighbourhood

Integrated environmental systems

• Use of appropriate standards/models ( ISO 14001, EU Ecolabel, EMAS, LravelLife )
• Use of recyclable materials or green energy
• Use and review of KPIs
• Establishment of and compliance with proactive targets for pollution levels
• Education on pollution prevention

Environmental Threat Management

• Quantifying environmental risks
• Specification of environmental risks
• Minimising environmental risks
• Systematic Training, Audits & Reviews
• Disaster Recovery Plans

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)

•  Proper assessment of the life cycle perspective of products/services
• Support to local communities
• Product management
• Supplier selection process & policies
• Fair and honest transactions

EMS – Environmental Management System

•  Development of a communication strategy and action plan
• Measures the expectations of the local community – (Surveys) consumer awareness
• Publish environmental performance
• Media communication on environmental crisis
• Participate in joint ventures related to environmental protection – Fair trade