Environmental Policy
As the CIS Excellence Events Caterer of the Year Award Winner 2007 and finalist in 2008 in Scotland, en croute catering ltd 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 ltd 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 16 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
- Reuse
- Recycle
- Stationery
- Energy Consumption
- Transport
- en croute catering ltd 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
- Carrier bags and boxes are saved and reused when needed
- CD disks are reused
- Draft prints are reused as scrap paper then recycled
- en croute catering ltd has an extensive recycling policy which include:
- White paper, Plastic, Glass, CD's, Aluminum Cans, Printer Cartridges and Cardboard are all recycled. 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.
We buy a range of recycled stationery products including envelopes, printer paper and lever arch files etc.
- en croute catering ltd 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.
en croute catering ltd 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.