ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
CorsiTech is committed to providing the processes, facilities, standards,
resources, training, discipline and a work culture to ensure:
- A safe environment for all employees and for the communities in which we operate.
- Safe, effective products for our customers.
- Conservation of energy and natural resources.
- Responsible waste management.
- Protection of shareholder assets.
Beliefs
- Uncontrolled releases to the environment are preventable.
- Safe and responsible management of chemicals and our operations epitomizes respect
and care for each employee and the environment.
- The fundamentals that deliver excellence in sound environmental practices will help us
achieve a superior competitive advantage.
- Source reduction/elimination is the best waste management practice. Alternatives to
source reduction/elimination must focus on reuse, recycling and waste minimization.
Principles
- Our environmental performance must demonstrate continual improvement.
- We will meet or exceed compliance with all applicable environmental laws and
regulations, and the principles of Responsible Care; including safe and controlled
transportation, distribution and use of our products.
- We are committed to a goal of zero (0) uncontrolled releases to the environment.
- We will strive to develop and implement the best practices and standards that are
protective of our environment and of the communities we reside in worldwide.
- When an environmental incident occurs, we must quickly learn through “root cause”
analysis and execute corrective actions company-wide.
- Environmental lessons learned will be clearly communicated to all operations worldwide.
- All employees and contractors are accountable for performing their daily activities in a
manner that meets our environmental policy.
- We will strive to reduce and eliminate waste from our plants and facilities at the source;
however, where wastes are generated, they will be handled safely and responsibly.
- We will participate with the government and others in developing responsible laws,
regulations, and standards to safeguard communities, the workplace and the environment.
- Our work with the public and regulatory authorities will be conducted in an atmosphere
of trust, openness and cooperation.
- Environmental excellence requires demonstrated leadership and management is a
stakeholder in this responsibility.
- We will establish environmental practices, standards, and goals into our global business
plans in a manner that assures consistent and effective implementation of our
environmental policy.
- We are committed to the environmental rehabilitation of our assets where contamination is found to be outside acceptable standards.