Carolynn Binnie supports the Guild’s Green Salon Scheme. Our pledge is to reduce our environmental impact and continually improve our environmental performance.
Responsibility
Carolynn Binnie, Owner, is responsible for ensuring that this environmental policy is implemented, however, all employees have a responsibility in their area to ensure that the aims and objectives of this policy are met.
Policy Aims
We endeavour to:
- Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements
- Continually improve and monitor our environmental performance
- Continually improve and reduce our environmental impacts
- Incorporate environmental factors into our business decisions
- Only work with suppliers who reflect our environmental ethos
- Increase client awareness
Energy and Water
We will seek to:
- Reduce the amount of energy used as much as possible
- Switch off lights and electrical equipment when not in use
- Adjust heating with energy consumption in mind
- Take energy consumption and efficiency of new products into account when purchasing them
Transportation
We will:
- Promote the use of travel alternatives such as e-mail video/phone conferencing
- Make additional efforts to accommodate clients and staff if they are able to use public transport or bicycles
Salon Supplies
We will:
- Check the environmental impact of any new products we purchase
- Favour more environmentally friendly and efficient products wherever possible
- Reuse and recycle everything that we possibly can
Paper
We will:
- Minimise the use of paper in our salon business
- Reduce packaging as much as possible
- Seek to buy recycled and recyclable paper products
- Reuse and recycle all paper where possible
Plastic
We will:
- Minimise the use of plastic in our salon business
- Reduce packaging as much as possible
- Seek to buy recycled and recyclable products
- Reuse and recycle all plastic where possible
- Seek to eliminate the use of single use plastic in our business
Maintenance & Cleaning
We will:
- Use cleaning materials that are as environmentally friendly as possible
- Only use licensed and appropriate organisations to dispose of waste
Culture
We will:
- Work with suppliers, contractors and sub-contractors to improve their environmental performance
- Use local labour and materials where available to reduce CO2 and help the community
Signed: Carolynn Binnie
Job: Title Owner
Date: 05 May 2020
