Sainsbury's Bank - CCC Financial |
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Sainsbury's Bank is a joint venture between J Sainsbury plc and HBOS. Established in 1997, Sainsbury's Bank offers a wide variety of financial and insurance services.
Our Policy has been formulated in conjunction with those of both J Sainsbury plc and HBOS and we work together to ensure that our policies recognise and address our responsibilities and commitment to the environment. Our policy Sainsbury's Bank recognises the impact of our operations on the environment and is committed to reducing this through a programme of continuous improvement. Compliance with the relevant laws and regulations will be regarded as a minimum standard. We will enhance awareness of relevant issues among customers, colleagues and others who have an interest in our business. We support the integration of environmental considerations and objectives into our business decisions. Our objectives We will maintain a comprehensive and systematic structure for managing environmental issues throughout the organisation. We will continue to review all our business operations, identifying and, where possible, quantifying our environmental impacts. We will comply with current legislation and, where practical, seek to meet future legislative requirements ahead of relevant deadlines. We will continue to improve our efficiency in the consumption of energy and other natural resources. We will continue to improve our efficiency in the minimisation of waste and seek to recover as much as is economically practical and ensure that the remainder is disposed of responsibly. We will set appropriate environmental targets and regularly monitor progress in achieving them. We will ensure that our colleagues are aware of relevant environmental issues and of their roles and responsibilities in delivering the overall programme. We will take environmental considerations into account in our procurement decisions, ensure that our suppliers and contractors are aware of our policy and encourage them to commit to good environment practices. We will review and monitor our environmental programme regularly, including the relevance of our policy and objectives and identify examples of best practice that could be introduced. We will publish information on our environmental programme and performance on our web-site. |
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