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Statement
Sustainable development, the protection of the environment and the effective monitoring of a business’ impact on the environment are all criteria that every Corporate Citizen must strive to meet. Swire Pacific Offshore is committed to be an industry leader capable of innovating and improving standards in line with its reputation for best operating practices in the industry.
We aim to constantly strive to reduce the negative impacts that our business has on the environment, to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement. This focus is the responsibility of every individual within the organisation and is fully incorporated into the Company’s Management System.
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Swire Pacific Offshore will: |
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take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of our business on the environment; |
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formulate and apply appropriate operating procedures and practices to ensure, that, as a minimum, we comply with all applicable environmental regulations, standards and laws and endeavour to apply ‘best in class’ standards where laws or regulations do not exist; |
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empower all our employees to be proactive and have a positive attitude to environmental issues to ensure that everyone can contribute to raising standards; |
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to encourage the widest possible environmental awareness among staff, their families and the general public; |
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to ensure that suppliers follow an acceptable environmental policy and to discourage dealing with those who do not; |
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communicate with all our stakeholders and the public on our environmental record, policy and performance; |
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review and evaluate our operations regularly to effectively measure progress and ensure compliance with this policy; |
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respond quickly, openly and effectively to any incidents resulting from our operations; |
This policy applies to all personnel, whether at sea or ashore. The Executive Committee of Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings Ltd is accountable to the Board and Shareholders for ensuring this policy is enacted.
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