Environmental Policy

As the CIS Excellence Events Caterer of the Year Award Winner 2007 in Scotland , en croute catering firmly believe that it is our duty to our clients and the community as a whole to conduct all operations in a conscientious manner. We have a responsibility to reduce recognised hazards, respect the environment and protect the health and safety of our stakeholders. We strive for - and achieve - high standards by means of continuous learning to ensure best practice and consistent methods of operation as we drive the business forward.

We recognise that our operations impact on the environment in a number of ways and we are committed to minimising the potentially harmful effects of such activity wherever possible. Indeed, we are working together with suppliers and independent service providers to reduce the amount of waste and energy created by our activities.

By developing our understanding of our impacts and by the setting of objectives and targets, we will:

  strive to continuously improve our environmental performance

  aim to prevent all forms of pollution

  aim to reduce the use of natural resources

  commit to the recycling of such resources.

en croute catering is a forward-thinking independent events caterer, and we strive to retain this title by continuing to diminish our carbon footprint over the coming years. We aim to carry out annual environmental reviews in order to monitor our progress in meeting the objectives of this policy and its associated targets. Given our steady growth over the last 14 years, we are fully committed to a concerted sustainable development in our future. To this end, we welcome any queries and advice from like-minded associates so that we can work closely together to create a better, safe working environment in a very changeable industry.

Specifically, these are our internal procedures implemented daily within our kitchens and offices.

We have a 4 part recycling policy, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Buy Recycled. We conserve energy and buy products made in an ethically, ecologically, economic and socially responsible way.

REDUCE

  En croute catering only buys from suppliers who do not use excessive packaging

  All non china crockery and cutlery used in our offices is made from recycled content.

  Promotional material is sent via email, unless specifically requested

  All trade journals are recycled

  Any newsletters are electronically produced

  Client quotes are sent via email unless otherwise requested

REUSE

  Carrier bags and boxes are saved and reused when needed

  CD disks are reused

  Draft prints are reused as scrap paper then recycled

RECYCLE

  En croute catering has an extensive recycling policy which include:

  White paper, Plastic, Glass, CD's, Aluminum Cans, Printer Cartridges and Cardboard, we are partnered in a local recycling and waste management company who collect and recycle all of our waste.

Our food waste is given to the local allotment group for use in their vegetable gardens.

STATIONARY

  We buy a range of recycled stationary products including envelopes, printer paper and lever arch files etc.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

En croute catering have implemented the following energy saving measures:

  All computers and monitors are switched off when not in use and use a low energy screen saver

  The photocopier has a energy save mode

  All lights and machinery are switched off overnight

  Our plate miles are calculated to ensure minimum fuel consumption and most energy efficient routesave used.

TRANSPORT

  En croute catering encourages the use of public transport and shared car journeys by both staff and visitors. We also have a bike store in our unit. We have a company “pool” car for staff to use to travel to and from out of town events.

Copies of all certificates and documentation are available on request.