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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AT BAGGERIDGE BRICK PLC
Environmental Management has been given the highest priority
at Baggeridge Brick because, although we know that our business
activities have economic and social benefits, they also have
an impact on the environment and it is our responsibility to
manage this impact.
There are five fundamental principles on which environmental
management in the Company is based:
Supporting the Business
It is vital that environmental management at Baggeridge Brick
plc meets the overall objectives of the Company and this is
achieved by understanding this model:
This demonstrates the most important principle that environmental management
is not an end in itself, but is a service to support the main business processes
of the Company.
The managers of those processes are responsible for all aspects of their business, including
environmental management and the role of the Environment and Landsource Department is to provide
the most efficient and customer-focused service.
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Continuous Improvement
This is achieved by constantly studying the successes and failures
of the environmental management systems and the procedures within
the systems and from this study acting to improve both systems
and procedures. This is explained by the following simple model:
Continuous improvement is an essential feature of the EMAS system at Hartlebury 1 and
2 factories. Everyone at the works is encouraged to propose
improvements when audits are being carried out and there is
a procedure for implementation.
Further continuous improvement points are highlighted throughout
this report, and progress on these will be explained in future
reports.
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Partnership
We seek to work in partnership with all of our stakeholders,
from the supplier through to the customer, including all employees,
communities and investors. This philosophy means that we do
not impose a standard environmental management system on each
of our factories, but work in partnership to design a bespoke
system for each site. Therefore it takes longer to formulate
a system, but encourages learning for everyone at the site,
and as the system is developed more people are engaged and motivated
by their own involvement.
Partnerships with stakeholders other than works employees
need to be developed further, although there has been a successful
partnership with the Black Country Housing Association in
the Association's innovative housing development in Dudley.
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Legal Compliance
Through responsible management, we have ensured compliance with
our environmental management legal requirements. The environmental
management systems described later are based on a system of
a risk assessment management and audit.
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Sustainable Development
This report demonstrates the continued commitment of Baggeridge
Brick to the effective protection of the environment. However,the
Government 's framework for Sustainable Development, set out
in "A Better Quality of Life", adds three other objectives:
- Maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment.
- Social progress, which recognises the needs of all people.
- Prudent use of natural resources.
The Government 's Sustainable Construction Strategy: "Building a Better Quality of Life "
expands on this framework and says that the construction industry can contribute to the
achievement of Sustainable Development by:
- Being more profitable and more competitive.
- Delivering buildings and structures that provide greater satisfaction, well-being and value to customers and users.
- Respecting and treating its stakeholders more fairly.
- Enhancing and better protecting the natural environment.
- Minimising its impact on the consumption of energy (especially carbon-based energy) and natural resources.
The concept of sustainability can now become a business driver throughout all
of Baggeridge Brick 's operations. In addition to our environmental record we believe
that we can demonstrate that our operations have had a beneficial, social and economic
impact, including the use of our products. We shall continue to:
- Recognise that Baggeridge Brick impacts on society through all its business activities.
- Manage the business processes with the aim of achieving maximum positive and minimum negative economic, social and environmental impacts.
- Measure and communicate these impacts to all our stakeholders.
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