Applied is committed to reducing its environmental impact and taking responsibility for the impact of its business practices. This environmental policy outlines our strategy to reduce our impact on the environment:
- Comply with all relevant environmental legislation/regulation
- Monitor and record energy usage and set targets for their reduction
- Take steps to establish an Environmental Management System
- Measure scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and set targets for their reduction
- Use energy from low-impact renewable sources
- Encourage the discussion of sustainable practice with clients and contractors
- Invest in employee training to improve knowledge of sustainable practices and increase the sustainability of project outcomes
- Empower employees to act in an environmentally responsible manner through support, education and incentivisation
- Work to minimise the environmental impact associated with our workplaces, including working with building owners to identify opportunities for improvement
- Reduce waste through implementation of reduce, reuse, recover and recycle
- Dispose of hazardous waste responsibly
- Consider environmental impact when making travel decisions and reduce international travel where possible
- Undertake life cycle analysis to evaluate the environmental impact of our products, during construction, transportation, installation and disposal at the end of their useful life
- Partner with manufacturers to ensure sustainability best practice is followed
