Environmental Policy
Our purpose is to learn and use what history can teach us about sustainable design – taking what we know about the future of materials, processes and communication, to change the way people consume and hasten the healing of our planet.
This commitment to nature is the purpose that propels us and brings us together as a group of people. It means we always challenge how we do things – looking to the past or future for better ways to work with our clients and with nature. We revisit construction methods (to make them stronger) and design details (to make them timeless) and we challenge how we pack all the time. We strive to work with suppliers and shippers who truly understand us our goals
In all activities, Matthew Cox Limited is committed to minimising the impact of its activities on the environment.
The key points of its strategy to achieve this are:
- Minimising waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.
- Minimising toxic emissions through the selection and use of its vehicles and the source of its power requirement.
- Actively promote reuse above recycling both internally and amongst its customers and suppliers.
- Repurposing or recycling if reuse is not possible
- Source and promote a product range to minimise the environmental impact of both production and distribution.
- Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company.
- Use an accredited program (Ecologi) to offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities.
- Work with B Corp or environmentally conscious partners and suppliers and share knowledge with suppliers, peers and the wider community.
Matthew Cox Limited accepts responsibility for any harmful effects its operations have on both the local and global environment and is committed to reducing them by measuring its impact on the environment and setting targets for ongoing improvement.
The Company will comply with all relevant environmental legislation.
The Company trains its staff to raise awareness of environmental issues and enlists their support in improving the Company's performance.
Matthew Cox Limited will encourage the adoption of similar principles by its suppliers.