Environment policy

St John Ambulance, the Priory of England and the Islands, is committed to protecting human health and the environment. This commitment is central to all that we do and is reflected in the services we provide to customers, volunteers and stakeholders, the design and operation of our facilities, the conditions under which employees and volunteers work and our interactions with the communities where we live and do business. We believe in being responsible stewards of the environment and protecting the health and well being of our employees, volunteers, customers, stakeholders and neighbours. The following principles are applicable to the organisational operations throughout St John Ambulance:

• Sustainability - We aim to conduct all operations in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and that protects our volunteers, employees, neighbours and customers. We proactively work to implement procedures and programs to minimise energy usage, waste production and our environmental impact
• Compliance - We comply with all legal requirements and proactively implement programs and procedures to ensure compliance
• Conservation - We encourage and promote the conservation of nature and the earth's natural resources throughout the organisation. In particular, we work toward efficient energy management and resource use within all our premises and the use of vehicles through our fleet management process
• Communication – We aim to effectively communicate our environmental commitments to all volunteers and employees, each of whom is responsible for helping the organisation to identify and remedy possible breaches of regulations. Employees and volunteers within the counties will report any such issues to their local management.

Environmental goals and objectives are being established as appropriate to the organisation, by the St John Ambulance Management Committee. Our operational performance is regularly monitored and measured through the national audit process and the St John Ambulance Management Committee make regular recommendations about programs to assist in the continuous evaluation and improvement of the environmental performance of St John Ambulance.

St John Ambulance aims to regularly communicate its commitment to and strategy on sound environmental practices to every stakeholder, customer, volunteer and employee through its Code of conduct for environmental practices. Environmental management is one of the stated core competencies.

Code of conduct for environmental practices

St John Ambulance, the Priory of England and the Islands, is committed to conducting business in a manner which respects, preserves and maintains the environment. To do this we:

• conduct our services in an environmentally responsible manner
• use energy wisely and constantly aim to improve the energy efficiency of our operations
• comply with all United Kingdom environmental laws, regulations, policies and best practice industry standards
• use technologies and operating procedures designed to minimise environmental impact
• encourage employees and members to report any practice or situation that may be contrary to our Environmental policy, or may put at risk our commitment to sustainability, and provide a confidential means for them to do so.