The Virtual Book Company Environmental Policy
We are committed to continuing to improve our environmental performance, minimising our environmental impact and making resource efficiency a core requirement of all our operations.
OK so our product packaging is printed on recycled paper stock as is the 8 page user guide, but if you were to print out all of the information contained on our South West Coast Path product we estimate you would fill in excess of one thousand A4 sheets of paper, One thousand sheets of paper, quite astonishing. We anticipate pressing twenty thousand copies of the SWCP product which if conventionally printed would use up twenty million sheets of paper!
This has got to be the way forward.
Energy
The Virtual Book Company will monitor and manage its consumption and use of energy. We will work to reduce the consumption of energy and to reduce our contribution to emissions of gases and other pollutants which are believed to contribute to climate change.
Water
We will work to reduce the consumption of water within our work space and during the production of our products.
Waste
The Virtual Book Company will work to reduce the volume of waste within its work space, by wherever possible:
- reducing consumption
- repairing
- re-using
- recycling
Transport
The Virtual Book Company will monitor and work to reduce its contribution to environmental emissions from travel undertaken for business purposes.
Procurement
The Virtual Book Company will purchase goods and services to minimise adverse environmental effects.
The Virtual Book Company will use local suppliers where appropriate and will encourage its suppliers to commit to improving environmental performance.
Other
Where possible, The Virtual Book Company will monitor and manage its consumption and use of other resources and materials used within the organisation, working to minimise our reliance on non-renewable resources and to avoid use of any hazardous substances.
Our staff
We recognise the responsibility staff have in contributing to good environmental management. The Virtual Book Company will seek to harness and channel the enthusiasm and interest shown by staff and will provide appropriate information and support to ensure that all staff exercise their environmental responsibility.
Our customers
The Virtual Book Company will encourage our visitors to cherish our environment so that it can be appreciated by future generations. We will seek to raise awareness amongst our visitors of the impact that tourism can have and what they can do to reduce their impact.