Smiths Medical International
Smiths Medical International designs, manufacturers and sells a range of medical devices and accessories. It recognizes its responsibilities to the community for those aspects of its business which impact (adversely or beneficially) on the environment and is committed to conducting its business in a way that is conducive to the environment.
The statement supports Smiths Medical International's intentions and principles in relation to its environmental performance. Smiths Medical International will establish, maintain and monitor and environmental management system, designed to control and minimize those aspects of its business that it considers will significantly impact on the environment.
- Establishing clearly defined objectives and targets that address the environmental issues that Smiths Medical considers significant.
- Complying with the applicable legal and regulatory framework wherever we operate.
- Minimizing the use of hazardous substances.
- Preventing pollution and reducing waste and the consumption of resources wherever practical and appropriate.
- Ensuring environmental issues are considered in the design of new products and the introduction of new processes, services or facilities in order to minimise adverse impacts and improve environmental performance.
- Responding to valid concerns of neighbouring communities.
- Establishing and maintaining an effective environmental management system to control identified risks and continually improve environmental performance.
- Provide support, information and training to Smiths Medical employees with respect to environmental matters.
- Being prepared for environmental incidents or emergencies.
- Monitoring, auditing, reviewing and reporting our environmental performance, and seeking to improve on that performance in the light of experience, developments in best practise and an evolving environmental agenda.
