Our Environment
At DHA we recognise that our operations, activities and services can have an impact on the environment and therefore to address any adverse impacts, we are in the process of developing and implementing an Environmental Management System in line with ISO 14001, which is an internationally recognised standard for environmental management.
DHA regards the promotion of an environmental strategy as a key element in operating a successful business and appreciates that it has a responsibility to work together with internal and external stakeholders to deliver continual improvements in environmental performance. Our business approach is sensitive to the environment in order to reduce waste, prevent pollution and reduce our carbon footprint.
In order to achieve this we are committed to managing our environmental impacts through the adoption of objectives and complementary targets. Our objectives are:
• Minimising our contribution to climate change through the reduction of energy used in our offices
• Encouraging the efficient use of natural resources including water and materials, and recycled products
• Reducing our waste streams through the adoption of a recycling policy
• Managing our environmental risks with regard to suppliers and contractors
• Implementing a successful Green Travel policy
• Developing the environmental focus to the services that we provide our clients DHA are committed to:
• Provide adequate resources to enable environmental objectives to be developed and delivered
• Continuous improvement of our environmental performance by way of relevant objectives and targets
• Monitoring the use of utilities and identifying reductions
• Reducing energy consumption and where not practicable, optimising energy efficiency
• Reducing paper consumption
• Reducing waste generation and in particular, the amount of waste sent to landfill
• Use of environmentally responsible suppliers and products
• Comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations
