Environmental policy

1. Policy objective

The purpose of this policy is to provide a statement of the aims and principles of Autolomous in regards to its overall environmental performance, including compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and giving rise to the organisation’s objectives and targets.

This Policy acts as an overarching document for Autolomous on shaping the environmental improvements it may make and sets a range of objectives that will help to guide future environmental performance.

The executive management team will ensure that this policy:

a) is appropriate to the purpose and context of Autolomous, including the nature, scale and
environmental impacts of its activities, products, and services;

b) provides a framework for setting the environmental objectives, alongside the guidance provided in the Quality Manual;

c) includes a commitment to the protection of the environment, including prevention of pollution and other specific commitment(s) relevant to the context of Autolomous;

d) includes a commitment to fulfil its compliance obligations;

e) includes a commitment to continual improvement of the environmental management system to enhance environmental performance.

The presence of a corporate Environmental Policy is a requirement of ISO14001:2015.

For policy queries, including exceptions, please contact compliance@autolomous.com.

2. Policy scope

This policy applies to employees, contractors, consultants, temporaries, and other workers at Autolomous. This policy applies to all equipment and systems that are owned or leased by Autolomous.

3. Policy

3.1 Policy statement

An Environmental Management System (EMS) is similar to other management systems, such as those that manage quality or safety. It assesses an organisation’s strengths and weaknesses, helps identify and manage significant impacts, saves money by increasing efficiency, ensures compliance with environmental legislation, and provides benchmarks for improvements.

ISO 14001:2015 is an internationally accepted standard that sets out a framework of essential elements for putting an effective Environmental Management System (EMS) in place. The standard is designed to address the delicate balance between maintaining efficiency and reducing environmental impact. With the commitment of the organisation, it can enable Autolomous to achieve both objectives.

Autolomous Ltd (the ‘Organisation’) recognises the importance of environmental protection and is committed to operating its business responsibly and in fulfilment of its compliance obligations, protecting the environment and reducing its environmental impact across its services and operations. It is the Organisation’s declared policy to operate with and maintain good relations with relevant regulatory bodies.

It is the Organisation’s objective to carry out all necessary activities, to protect the environment and to continually improve the Environmental Management System through the implementation of the following policy commitments.

Autolomous will:

  1. Assess and regularly re-assess the environmental effects of the organisation’s activities.

  2. Provide awareness training for employees in regards to environmental issues.

  3. Prevent pollution in all its forms and minimise our impact on the environment by minimising greenhouse gas emissions and waste production.

  4. Manage and recycle business waste with the aim of reducing, reusing, and recycling where possible.

  5. Promote the use of recyclable and renewable materials.

  6. Explore and implement ways to reduce our consumption of resources and improve efficiency in how we use these resources.

  7. Control noise emissions from operations.

  8. Minimise the risk to the general public and employees from operations and activities undertaken by the organisation.

  9. Continuously improve Autolomous’ services making them more resilient.

  10. Reduce or manage local causes of climate change through appropriate mitigation.

  11. Consider environmental requirements over the life cycle of the products and services procured by implementing and following sustainable procurement practices, where possible, for goods and services.

  12. Comply with environmental legislation and other relevant compliance obligations.

  13. Review our environmental management and sustainability policy regularly and continually improve our environmental management system to enhance environmental performance.

  14. Work in partnership with, and raise the awareness of, staff, contractors, residents and businesses in reducing their environmental impact and becoming more resilient to potentially harmful environmental effects.

  15. Commit to developing software services that can be delivered using no physical goods production, packaging or transportation and that help our clients reduce their consumption of resources and generation of waste.

  16. Promote equal access opportunities for those entering the IT sector by means of internships to create opportunities for young talented individuals with strong ethics and help them to develop their careers by getting them involved in our work and philosophy.

  17. Ensure that our activities do not directly or indirectly violate human rights in any country.

  18. Only deal with ethical organisations, who treat their staff well.

  19. Communicate regularly with our employees on a one-to-one basis providing guidance and personal development.

  20. Meet as a whole company once a week to share updates, and insights and foster team spirit and inclusion.

  21. Pay regularly, on time and consistently exceed the living wage across the company.

  22. Have benefits supporting health (including mental health) and well-being.

  23. Support work-life balance for all our staff with home and hybrid working.

  24. Have informal and formal grievance procedures and all staff have full access to HR support.

3.2 Compliance obligations

Compliance obligations arise from mandatory requirements, and these include for example, applicable laws that require permits and regulations that apply to the environmental aspects of business activities, products and services, and associated environmental impact.

3.3 Objectives

Environmental objectives are set with the intention to:

  1. Increase awareness of environmental requirements when procuring products and services (considering whole life cycles)

  2. Prevent pollution incidents caused by Autolomous activity and be prepared to respond to potential emergency situations

  3. Reduce the environmental impact of waste from across Autolomous activities by implementing adequate waste management controls

  4. Reduce the environmental impact of Autolomous business travel as far as possible whilst maintaining business objectives of increasing the use of our software products, which can reduce environmental impact for clients

  5. Maintain an Environmental Management System that meets the requirements of ISO14001:2015.

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