Environment
EP&T is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its own business operations and to providing products and services to its clients to help them to do likewise.
In early 2007 EP&T carried out an assessment of its environmental impacts and set out improvement targets and an action plan for achieving those targets. This resulted in the formal adoption of EP&T’s corporate environmental policy.
This process will be repeated on an annual basis, with the aim of achieving continual improvement in EP&T's environmental performance, year-on-year.
Achievements
- November 2009 - Achieved compliance with 2002/95/EC (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) standards in our manufacturing division.
- November 2009 - Commissioned EDGE MARS to improve the NABERS Office rating to 4 stars (excluding green power) in our Sydney office.
- October 2009 - Commissioned EDGE EcoTrack to improve the NABERS Office rating to 4 stars (excluding green power) in our Sydney office.
- July 2009 - Achieved a 5 star NABERS Office rating for our Sydney office.
- June 2009 - Signed on to the CitySwitch program for our Sydney office.
- January 2008 - Purchased a Honda Civic Hybrid as a company vehicle.
- May 2007 - Installed autotransformers in our Sydney office to reduce the energy consumption of our lighting.
- April 2007 - Switched to purchasing 100% GreenPower for the Sydney office and factory.
- April 2007 - Removed individual waste bins from under desks and introduced plastic, tins, cans and glass recycling and bokashi composting of organic waste in addition to existing paper and cardboard recycling service.