Pedalabikeaway Environmental Statement 2022
Our vision is to be among the top five cycling destinations in the UK focussed in delivering the best cycle centre experience of any trail centre in the UK.
Through our Shop, Café and Workshop we are committed to protecting the environment and seek to continually improve the environmental performance of our activities by reducing the environmental impacts of all areas of our operations through our Environmental Management System (EMS).
This policy will be reviewed periodically to ensure its ongoing suitability for the business.
Aims and objectives
- Ensure as a minimum standard, full compliance with relevant environmental legislation and other regulations applicable to UK Government departments.
- Raise awareness of our environmental impacts, environmental conditions that can affect how we operate and legislation applying to our activities.
- Implement our commitment to the prevention of pollution and promote behaviours to reduce the sites impact on local air quality.
- Promote sustainable options for staff and visitors.
- Promote waste minimisation and progressively improve levels of re-use and recycling in all activities.
- Monitor, manage and reduce mains water and borehole water use to detect leaks and inefficient use of this resource.
- Ensure contractors observe good environmental practice when working on our premises and work with them to improve environmental performance.
- Encourage suppliers and contractors, through appropriate specifications, to develop and supply environmentally preferable goods and services.
- Consider the impact on the environment before committing capital expenditure or entering any new venture or project.
- Encourage, enable and participate in public discussions concerning environmental issues, and the spread of sustainable technologies and services.
- Carry out periodic reviews of environmental management performance and monitor progress against objectives re continual improvement.
Responsibilities Directors
- Overall responsibility to ensure that this environmental policy is effectively applied across the business.
- Approve resources, strategic priorities and policy changes.
- Overall responsibility to ensure that the environmental policy is effectively applied by all employees, contractors and other visitors.
- Oversee the development of policies, procedures and guidelines for environmental management and sustainability.
- Advise on, and ensure the site has adequate systems and resources in place to ensure best practice environmental management is upheld and ensure environmental performance improvements are embedded into the business’s management and services.
Line Managers
- Ensure their department complies with this environmental policy and that environmental management procedures are adhered to.
- Liaise with the management team to minimise potential environmental impacts of new projects or activities.
All employees of Pedalabikeaway
- All employees are required to understand and comply with this environmental policy.
Contractors, suppliers and departmental visitors
- Staff responsible for the presence of contractors, suppliers and departmental visitors on Pedalabikeaway premises are responsible for ensuring they comply with this environmental policy.
- Contractors, suppliers and visitors are required to co-operate fully in achieving the aims of this environmental policy.
