More and more businesses are asking their suppliers / customers to see an environmental policy statement to comply with the requirement of internal quality standards e. ISO 14001.
Why are they asking for one?
This is because the company you are contracting with is likely to have ISO 14001 accreditation, or similar management system. On requirement of ISO 14001 is to employ businesses that provide sufficient resources to minimise their impact on the environment.
What you have to do?
In most cases, it really does not have matter much what is contained in the statement. Environmental statement are not like health and safety policies as there is no legal requirement to complete one nor is there any any legal minimum requirements of what it should contain.
Any policy document that you produce contain reference to ISO 14001 at some point. Do not over commit or even commit to anything, so it is best to avoid stating that you will achieve the standard by a certain time.
The best advice on this matter is to keep it simple and do not over commit to too much change and also make reference to the standard without committing to achieving accreditation.
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