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Localy
Our immediate impact is controlled through carefully selected areas. Snowdonia
Navigation recognise a need for the increased use of environmental education
and awarness within the structure of outdoor activities in Snowdonia which helps
us all to understand how our national park lives and works.
Snowdonia
is a five star county with top quality countryside and coast that provides fabulous
wildlife experiences as well as unforgettable outdoor activities. It is Snowdonia
Actives members responsibility to help people develop a:
greater understanding of the wildlife and countryside of Snowdonia
caring and responsible attitude for each of the activity sites that are regularly used
sustainable use of the Snowdonia countryside
Nationaly
Looking beyond Snowdonia our efforts to minimise environmental damage include
buying local produce to reduce road and air miles, a comprehensive recycling
policy and where possible influencing other organisations to audit their own
practices.
International
At one level recycling is a good thing, but it comes at an expense of energy,
time and money. Beyond recycling, deep environmental care will increase through
seeking and using alternatives that are initially less damaging and secondly
that are smarter to re-use or recycle. Environmental care at an international
level has a long term view. The damage done over 200 years may take1000s to
reverse. Our work with international organisation such as Future Forests®
promotes new ideas and strategies for a cleaner world. Future Forests calculates
CO2 emissions for individuals, businesses and communities and helps them offset
the use of carbon based energy.
Give some money, offset your own carbon emissions, plant trees or donate money to an energy saving project
Environmental policy
Snowdonia Navigation aims to be at the forefront of sustainable business practice
and continually strives to find ways to minimise the environmental impact of
its operations.
Most of the activities in the company are undertaken within the Snowdonia National Park. Snowdonia Navigation has been working for around 1 year to improve its own environmental performance and to influence other companies to become environmentally responsible as well through its sustainability orientated management consultancy business.
Snowdonia Navigation is committed to the following principals:
To continually find ways of improving its environmental performance
To comply with all relevant environmental legislation
To encourage customers suppliers and staff to behave in environmentally sustainable ways
To operate an ethical purchasing policy
Specific actions based on these principals are outlined in the following table. The policy will be reviewed every six months and the actions reviewed monthly.
Snowdonia Navigation further undertakes to:
1. Work with and help develop the Sustainable use of Snowdonia Group.
2. Operate as a Carbon Neutral Business and encourage others to do the same.
3. Allow 5% of staff time to be spent working on environmental or community projects.
4. Purchase organic food and/or local produce for use in the kitchen
5. Purchase organic cottons and clothing made from recycled materials.
6. Recycle at least 95% of its glass, papers, tins and plastic bottles.
7. Compost all suitable organic material.
8. Ensure all office paper is used on both sides.
9. Avoid the use of garden chemicals.
10. Operate with low energy light bulbs.
11. Avoid using disposable cups plates etc.
Improvements
made
Monitor and reduce water consumption
Monitor and reduce electricity consumption
Investigate the use of bulk purchase environmentally friendly materials for
use in hotel e.g. soaps, shampoo, cleaning chemicals
Switch to using recycled paper
Measure and encourage the use of staff 5% community time allocation
Develop long term relationships with local suppliers, for food and retail stock
purchases.
Encourage the use of car sharing
© Snowdonia Navigation 2006