Environmental Policy

QWENTES has had a long-standing corporate policy of providing a safe and healthy work place, protecting the environment, and conserving energy and natural resources.

The following corporate policy objectives are part of this policy :

• Provide a safe and healthy workplace, ensuring that personnel are properly trained and have appropriate safety and emergency equipment.
• Conserve natural resources by reusing and recycling materials, purchasing recycled materials, and using recyclable packaging and other materials.
• Ensure the responsible use of energy throughout our business, including conserving energy, improving energy efficiency, and giving preference to renewable over non-renewable energy sources when feasible.
• Participation in efforts to improve environmental protection and understanding globally as well as sharing appropriate pollution prevention technology, knowledge and methods.
• Meet or exceed all applicable government requirements and voluntary requirements to which QWENTES subscribes. Set and adhere to stringent requirements of our own no matter where in the world the company does business.
• Conduct rigorous audits and self-assessments of compliance with this policy, measure progress against the environmental affairs performance, and report periodically to the Board of Directors.
• Be fully aware of all environmental legislation and ensure that regulatory requirements are met and, where feasible, improved upon.
• Monitor the implementation of the policy by carrying out periodic audits of compliance and, when appropriate, introduce remedial measures.

Every employee and every contractor working on the premises is expected to follow this policy and report any environmental, health, or safety concern to management. Managers are expected to take prompt action.