ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES(ES)

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Lesson 24: Social issues and the environment

Measures to maintain sustainable development

• Implement and maintain ethical business practices and sound systems of corporate governance.
  
• Integrate sustainable development consideration with in the corporate decision – making process.
  
• Uphold fundamental human rights and respect cultures, customs and values in dealings with employees and others who are affected by our activities.
  
• Implement risk management strategies based on valid data and sound science.
  
• Seek continual improvement of our health and safety performance.
  
• Seek continual improvement of our environmental performance.
  
• Contribute to conservation of biodiversity and integrated approaches to land use planning.
  
• Facilitate and encourage responsible product design, use, re – use, recycling and disposal of our products.
  
• Contribute to the social, economic and institutional development of the communities in which we operate.
  
• Implement effective and transparent, communication and independently verified reporting arrangements with our stakeholders.