Lockton Environment Report 2018-19

LOCKTON ENVIRONMENT REPORT  2018‐19 

We have held this accreditation since 2013, having made the decision that it was appropriate for  Lockton to lead on this and be the first London Market Broker to obtain this internationally  recognised environment accreditation. Extensive work is undertaken during the year to maintain and   update the management systems and records and essential external verification takes place in  March each year. We work with Equas as our external partner to provide the control software and  advice on operation and maintenance of our systems and with ACS Registrars as our external Audit.  The Environment Policy forms part of the Lockton ISO 14001 Environment Management System and  is reproduced below.  Lockton Environmental Policy  Lockton continues to hold UKAS externally accredited ISO14001:2015 Environment Management System

Lockton Companies LLP recognises that its business activities interact with the environment in a  variety ways. These activities have an impact in the key areas of: 

 Raw material use   Energy use   Generation of waste materials 

The company recognises that it has a responsibility to help protect the environment wherever it has  an opportunity to do so, be a responsible neighbour and to provide a comfortable environment for its  associates to work in. As such, the company is committed to:   Continual improvement in the environmental impact of its business activities   Preventing pollution wherever possible   Complying with all relevant legal, customer, and other environmental requirements   Occupying and using its offices in a manner which minimises the consumption of energy   Improving the efficiency with which it uses office materials   Minimising the generation of waste materials and their environmental impact 

The company will achieve these commitments through the following means: 

 The implementation and maintenance of an Environmental Management System that is  independently certified as compliant with ISO 14001:2015   Employing processes that identify the aspects of the Company’s business that have an  environmental impact and quantifying the significance of each aspect   Setting objectives for reducing its environmental impact and maintaining an environmental  performance improvement programme to enable them to be achieved   Ensuring that its associates, suppliers and customers are aware of any support required by  them to support the Company’s commitments and environmental objectives   Ensuring that all electrical and electronic devices purchased must have the highest energy  rating available unless there is a justifiable business case for doing otherwise 

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