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Environmental Policy
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How Can We Help You? is an eco caterer and events management company catering for corporate and private occasions. Catering for all needs, no event is too great or too small.
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Company details
How Can We Help You? 4 Primrose Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 5JD
Website: www.hcwhy.co.uk
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Registration details
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Registered Green Achiever
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23/02/2009
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Green Achiever Self Assessed
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Skipped
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Green Achiever Silver
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11/03/2010
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Green Achiever Gold
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Company Profile
How Can We Help You? is an eco catering and event management company based in Walton-on-Thames. Formed in 2004 the company has an ethos to support local communities and charities whilst reducing the impact on the environment, surroundings, and supporting other local businesses and organisations. We have 5 employees and this increases to up to 50 in peak event seasons.
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Current Good Practice
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We have identified and comply with all environmental legislation relevant to our business activities and are committed to actively preventing pollution and reducing our impact on the environment by:-
- Using a renewable energy provider
- Reducing the amount that goes to landfill by recycling food waste, paper, cardboard, glass, cans, plastic, tins and recycling our printer ink cartridges for charity
- Using eco friendly products where possible, including cleaning products
- Purchasing recycled products whenever possible
- Reducing our ‘food miles’ by sourcing and purchasing from local suppliers where possible
- Communicating our environmental policy and ethos to all our employees, including contract staff, and encouraging and supporting personal initiatives they may take in this area.
- Measuring our carbon footprint and setting targets to reduce this on an annual basis.
- Following our Greener Events Policy and Checklist
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Action Plan
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Progress checked by Green Achiever at 6 & 12 monthly intervals.
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Monitor energy use and continue to reducing electricity and gas consumption and carbon footprint
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Ongoing, from April 2010
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Obtain Transfer Notes and Waste Carriers Licence details for all companies and waste removed from company premises.
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Ongoing, from April 2010
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Communicate our Environmental Policy to all suppliers, contractors and visitors.
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May 2010
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Contact suppliers regarding the ‘food miles’ of items supplied – incorporate this to a supplier evaluation letter.
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September 2010
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Measure water consumption to provide a benchmark figure and establish an indicator for future monitoring and improvements
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June 2010
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Consider joining the Envirowise “Ripple Effect” water efficiency programme
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September 2010
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Page last updated
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30th April 2010
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