Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (Group)

Evander Glazing & Locks is committed to responsible practice when dealing with all of our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders and the environment.

Equal opportunities, diversity and human rights

We are firmly committed to equality, diversity and dignity at work, and we actively seek employees with a wide range of skills and attributes who will help us to achieve our commercial objectives.

As such we support and uphold the principles of the Equal Pay Act, the Sex Discrimination Act, the Race Relations Act, the Disability Discrimination Act, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations, the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations and the Civil Partnership Act (as amended by subsequent legislations).

Find out more about our commitment to Equal Opportunities.

Health & Safety

At Evander Glazing & Locks, the safety of our employees, clients and the general public will always be our most important consideration when planning and undertaking works.

Our Health & Safety procedures are constantly reviewed and amended and we are proud to be accredited by the leading contractor assessment organisations, including SAFEContractor, Constructionline and CHAS. All our project managers, site supervisors and operatives hold the relevant certification.

Evander Glazing and Locks is committed to fulfilling both the moral responsibilities and the legal obligations arising out of common and statute law in respect of the health, safety and welfare at work of its employees. We accept our obligation to ensure the health and safety of others, including contractors, customers of clients, as well as members of the public and anyone else who may be affected by the conduct of our business activities.

Please view our Health & Safety statement in full.

Integrated management policy statement

Within our glazing and locksmith services, our core objective is not only to meet but to exceed the expectations of our corporate clients and direct customers. We also want to be recognised by our employees, customers and shareholders as a responsible organisation that is committed, long-term, to delivering our services with minimal impact to the environment. We achieve this through the following:

• Establishment of meaningful and measurable improvement objectives for environmental performance and communicating our performance
• Seeking opportunities to continuously improve our ability to identify, measure and control the environmental impacts of our business activities, including relevant products
• Maintaining an open and constructive dialogue on environmental issues
• Complying with applicable legal and regulatory legislation, consents, and codes of practice
• Raising awareness, encouraging participation, and training employees in environmental matters.

We will closely observe the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2008, BS EN ISO 14001:2004 and a framework for determining measurable improvement objectives to enhance business performance.

Ethical purchasing practices

Our Procurement and Supplier Management Department is responsible for managing the supply of goods and services from an external source.

We encourage all suppliers and subcontractors to consider the long-term implications of their actions on people and the environment. And we will endeavour to perform a purchasing practice that does not have a negative social impact. As a result we will always consider our corporate social responsibility when evaluating our suppliers and their credentials.

We ask that all suppliers and subcontractors include the following elements in their policy, rules or procedures in relation to their business and that of their own suppliers:

Labour

• Freely chosen employment - no forced, bonded, involuntary, or prison labour
• Avoidance of child labour
• Limits on maximum hours worked
• Legal wages
• Humane treatment - no abuse, coercion, sexual harassment, or punishment
• Non-discrimination - age, race, gender, religion, sexual or political orientation
• Freedom of association - labour unions, collective bargaining, open communication.

Ethics

• Business integrity - no corruption, extortion, embezzlement, or falsification
• No improper advantage - no use of bribes or other means of gaining advantage
• Disclosure of information
• Intellectual property - protect intellectual property rights of business partners
• Fair business practices - advertising and competition, safeguarding customer
• Protection of identity - anonymity for workers reporting policy violations.

Health & Safety

• Occupational safety - control of hazardous conditions and potential accidents
• Emergency preparedness - planning, preparation, detection, and incident response
• Occupational Injury/Illness - reporting, treatment, counselling, case management
• Industrial hygiene - control of exposure to chemicals and other agents
• Correct procedures for physically demanding work - heavy lifting, prolonged repetitive or forceful tasks
• Machine safeguarding
• Living conditions - canteen conditions, sanitation, ventilation etc.

Environmental

• Environmental permits
• Pollution prevention - energy and resource conservation, waste reduction
• Hazardous substances - material handling, storage, recycling, disposal, spill control
• Wastewater and solid waste - waste stream monitoring, control, treatment, disposal
• Airborne emissions - emission characterisation, monitoring, control, mitigation
• Product content - controlled materials, disclosure, testing, recycled content
• Sustainable Resources - raw materials purchased for manufacture.