Environmental Policy 2007/2008

Our aim is to contribute towards the delivery of sustainable economic development in the region and ensure that environmental objectives are integrated into business objectives of the NWDA, our partners and suppliers.

We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint, with an emphasis on reducing our contribution to climate change, through the ongoing measurement and continual improvement of our environmental performance. We will conduct our own activities and operations to reflect best environmental practice.

Specifically we will:

• Comply with all relevant UK, European and International environmental legislative regulatory and other requirements to prevent avoidable pollution or nuisance that may be caused by our activities
• Demonstrate a high-level commitment to environmental best practice under the guidance of the Board Environment Sub Committee
• Ensure through our policies, programmes, projects and key stake holders, the Agency influences environmental sustainability across the economic agenda
• Quantify the NWDA’s environmental impact in relation to energy usage and waste production and establish annual reduction targets & publicise our environmental performance annually
• Implement continuous improvement through an environmental action plan
• Ensure that all projects and programmes we fund incorporate environmental aspects in their development and are appraised for their environmental impacts through sustainable development appraisal
• Develop and implement a sustainable procurement policy
• Promote environmental awareness amongst employees through specific induction training, topic specific training and in house media
• Review and revise this policy statement on an annual basis

STEVEN BROOMHEAD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
November 2007