Direct National & the Environment
Here at Direct National we recognise the earth’s capacity is limited and share responsibility for reducing our environmental impact. Where possible we are integrating environmental considerations into our company activities, including:
- We request our suppliers to recognise the carbon process in their own supply chain.
- All inward bound packaging is recycled
- We have introduced a ‘return to base’ programme for all IWB cardboard packaging, when received it is broken down and reused. We are also looking to further reduce our packaging in 2011
- Product designs are Energy saving/resource saving and eliminate harmful substances.
- All product packaging is 100% recyclable
- Product manufacturers provide bulb recycling programme
- New model projectors are compliant with the European EVP Directive on Eco-Design
- Energy consideration goals are set for product as this accounts for a large portion of the product environmental impact.
On a regular basis we review an environmental strategy as part of our overall strategic reviews and seek to achieve a clean healthy safe and sustainable environment.
TRACEBoard is certified with CE and ROHS as they have established, documented, implemented and maintained an Environmental Management System. TRACEBoard is also registered to the International Organisation for Standardisation standard ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
The International Organisation for Standardisation required an environmental management system that enables organisations to develop and implement policies and objectives that take into account legal and other requirements to which the organisation subscribes, along with information about significant environmental aspects.
It applies to those environmental aspects that the organisation identifies as those which it can control and those which it can influence. It does not itself state specific environmental performance criteria.
The Environmental Management System standard, ISO 14001:2004, is applicable to any organisation that wished to establish, implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system, to assure itself of conformity with its stated environmental policy, and to demonstrate conformity with ISO 14001 by:
- Making a self-determination and self-declaration.
- Seeking confirmation of its conformance by parties having an interest in the organisation, such as customers.
- Seeking confirmation of its self-declaration by a party external to the organisation.
- Seeking certification / registration of its environmental management system by an external organisation.
Guidelines on the use of ISO 14001:2004 include:
- Product labeling and declarations
- Environmental management systems
- Auditing environmental and/or quality management systems
- Environmental communication
The ISO 1400 family provides a holistic approach to address the environmental management needs of organisations of all sizes, in public and private sectors. The ISO 14001 has become the international benchmark for environmental management systems, implemented in 138 countries, and more thoroughly integrated into the global community.
Managing and improving environmental performance is now a recognised cornerstone of effective organisational practice alongside the management of quality, security, health and safety issues.
ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden commented: “Environmental issues and sustainable development are rapidly becoming global priorities affecting all of our activities. Companies have to respond to government regulations, shareholder concerns and customer expectations. This new collection of ISO 14000 standards is a great tool to help organisations in both public and private sectors the get abreast of the latest developments in environmental management in a practical, user friendly way.”