Environmental Statement

Sovereign Office Equipment Company Limited (the ‘Organisation’) recognises the importance of environmental protection and is committed to operating its business responsibly and in compliance with all legal requirements relating to the supply of all office stationery, office equipment and office furniture. It is the Organisation’s declared policy to operate with and to maintain good relations with all regulatory bodies.

It is the Organisation’s objective to carry out all measures reasonably practicable to meet, exceed or develop all necessary or desirable requirements and to continually improve environmental performance through the implementation of the following: 

a) Assess and regularly re-assess the environmental effects of the Organisation’s activities
b) Training of employees in environmental issues
c) Minimise the production of waste
d) Minimise material wastage
e) Minimise energy wastage
f) Promote the use of recyclable and renewable materials
g) Reduce and/or limit the production of pollutants to water, land and air
h) Control noise emissions from operations
i) Minimise the risk to the general public and employees from operations and activities undertaken by the Organisation


Sovereign is committed to:

• Manage our environment responsibilities including full compliance with UK regulations, in particular the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Packaging Waste Regulations 1997
• We encourage Customers to reuse packaging wherever possible, return it to us for recycling or let us take it away for them 
• Inform our customers to check packaging for markings, on the correct disposal of it
• From February 1st 2010 Sovereign will take back any used batteries that you – our customer – has for recycling. Please contact our Customer Service Department to arrange collection.

This Policy is communicated to all employees, suppliers and sub-contractors and is made available to the public.

Signed

Gary N J Cox
Managing Director