Make Sure Your Environmental Policy Hits The Mark

Environmental policies reflect the aims of an organization and a plan of how the organization is going to achieve the aims. Unfortunately, many policies are thrown together from pre-existing examples and templates, and are unrealistic as to what the company could actually achieve, Amy Sims writes in BusinessGreen Blog.

Four points from Sims to keep in mind:

All policies should be regularly reviewed and updated - at least every six months.
Keep it brief - short enough that your internal and external audience can read it and come away feeling they understand where the company is and where it’s headed.
Ideally the statement should be realistic and achievable and demonstrate a commitment to making the policy work. To ensure this, get the environmental record signed, dated and endorsed by senior management.
The business needs to be educated on environmental issues, either through meeting with consultants, participating in workshops or researching policies of other companies in their sector.

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