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•Environmental - Policy Page 1 of 1 <br /> Q PILKING,m <br /> Home About Pilkington Investor Relations News Contacts <br /> Company Briefing Home I About Pilkington I English I Corporate Social Responsibility I Environmental I Policy <br /> Flat Glass Industry <br /> Corporate Governance Environmental - Policy <br /> Investor Relations <br /> �o�aooi <br /> Press Information I Overview. vacs Certification <br /> Corporate Social <br /> Responsibility <br /> Code of Conduct Environmental - Policy <br /> Health and Safety <br /> Environmental Pilkington produces quality flat glass products primarily for the building and transport industries.These products <br /> Stakeholders make an Important contribution to Improving living standards, to people's safety and well being, and to the <br /> Community conservation of energy worldwide. <br /> Energy Conservation <br /> Careers We are a signatory to the ICC Charter for Sustainable Development. We will spread environmental best practice <br /> throughout the Group and in partnership with others around the world. We will implement certified <br /> Supplying Pilkington Environmental Management Systems to ISO 14001 In all our glass melting and manufacturing operations. <br /> Plikington Technology <br /> In particular we will: <br /> All about Glass <br /> Pilkington Addresses • As a minimum, comply with all the requirements of relevant environmental legislation in the countries in <br /> Contact Us which we operate and the requirements of organisatlons or other programmes to which we subscribe. <br /> • Ensure that all employees are aware of their environmental responsibilities and are given the resource <br /> e-Mail Alerts and support necessary to meet them. <br /> Downloads • Ensure that employees, contractors and others working on our premises comply with appropriate <br /> environmental requirements. <br /> Webcast • Encourage co-operation with our customers and suppliers to facilitate good environmental practices and <br /> to promote the efficient use, reuse, recovery and recycling of glass and other materials Involved in glass <br /> manufacture and processing. <br /> • Encourage the more efficient use of natural resources by promoting the use of our products in both <br /> buildings and vehicles. <br /> • Ensure that we appropriately consider and respond to environmental issues during research, design and <br /> development of our products and processes around the world. <br /> • Ensure that our activities are regularly monitored to enable us to reduce the effect of our business on <br /> the environment as a whole; efficiently utilise natural resources, reduce releases to the environment, <br /> encourage the re-use and recycling of materials and live in harmony with local communities. <br /> • Work with governments, regulatory agencies, the scientific community and responsible organisations, to <br /> develop and encourage business practices that move us towards the common aim of sustainable <br /> development. <br /> • Ensure that any environmental liabilities associated with our past operations are managed appropriately, <br /> and that plans are in place to efficiently deal with any emergency situations which might arise from past <br /> or current operations. <br /> • Ensure that our operations pursue an environmental programme of continual improvement that sets,. <br /> monitors and reviews the achievement of meaningful environmental objectives and targets. <br /> Throughout our businesses we are committed to providing a high level of safety and protection for our <br /> employees, customers, neighbours and the natural environment. <br /> Stuart Chambers, Chief Executive <br /> May 2002 <br /> ,Choose Another Country <br /> Pilkington plc Legal Notice I Privacy Practices I © Copyright 2003 <br /> Prescot Road St Helens WAlo 3TT United Kingdom <br /> Tel +44 (0)1744 28882 Fax+44 (0)1744 692660 <br /> http://www.pilkington.com/corporate/englisli/social+responsibility/enviroriinental/pilkington+-+social... 11/18/2003 <br />