Environment

Sustainable Development Policy

Sustainable Development Policy means: increasing focus on the balanced consideration of economic, social and environmental issues in making business decisions on all activities, products supplied and services carried out by Grafton Merchanting GB Ltd.

Grafton Merchanting GB is committed to delivering its vision for Sustainable Development throughout its branches. This requires that all our Policies, Plans, Service and Products should be considered for their impacts upon the environment and how they will contribute to a more sustainable environment.
Listed below are the main Policies and Plans that set out our Sustainable Development Framework.

Policies include:

Environmental Policy

Grafton Merchanting GB Environmental Policy sets out how we will manage our environmental impacts and improve our environmental performance. The Policy shows our main priorities with regard to environmental issues, and demonstrates our intention for continuous improvement within areas such as:

Transport management
Carbon reduction (CO2)
Energy consumption reduction
Reducing, reusing and recycling waste
Working towards ISO 14001

Corporate Procurement Policy

Grafton Merchanting GB will continue to develop Corporate Procurement Strategy that incorporates processes and contractual obligations to:

Ensure sustainable development is a consideration at every stage of the procurement process where it is relevant
Work with suppliers to develop and improve the environmental efficiency by which goods and services are provided throughout the business
Use suppliers that are or working towards ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems where possible
Work with suppliers to develop and introduce sustainable product ranges for the future
Ensure that natural timber products continue to be FSC/PEFC accredited
Ensure all our current and future suppliers conform to Ethical trading standards where applicable

Health and Safety Policy

Grafton Merchanting GB considers Health and Safety to be an important element in the overall management of our business.

We are committed to doing all we can to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the Health and Safety of our customers and employees.

Charity and Community

We also recognise our responsibility as a member of communities where our branches are located and where we do business. We are committed to developing close relationships with those communities through local management supporting a range of initiatives. We also support a range of charitable causes, by giving donations made possible by fund raising schemes which involve all employees and their ideas.

Grafton Merchanting GB’s Health and Safety and Environmental Manager will coordinate and promote this Sustainable Development Policy and report on progress and changes to all members of Grafton Merchanting GB Board and senior Managers.