Valid from: 2018-07-12 Policy owner: IDÉ House of Brands Dyrløkkeveien 19 – 1448 Drøbak – Norway Last reviewed: 31.01.2023
Approver: Managing Director
Next review: 31.01.2024
Environmental Policy IDÉ House of Brands acknowledges that that our business conduct can have negative impact on people, society and the environment. We have a responsibility to the environment beyond legal and regulatory requirements and consider responsible business conduct to be a prerequisite for sustainable development, meaning that today’s generation get their needs covered without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs1. We are committed to reduce our environmental impact and continually improve our environmental performance, as an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods. We encourage all our customers and suppliers to do the same.
Responsibility Managing Director, Anniken Røed Skarpenes, is responsible for ensuring that the environmental policy is implemented. However, all employees have a responsibility in their area to ensure that the aims and objectives of the policy are met.
Due diligence IDÉ House of Brands shall conduct due diligence for responsible business conduct. This involves; conducting risk assessments to identify potential negative impact on people, society and the environment and to stop, prevent and reduce such impact. The measures put in place are monitored and their effect evaluated. The measures are communicated to those affected by our actions. If our activities are found to cause or contribute to negative impact on people, society or the environment, we will stop the activities and seek to provide remedy. If our supplier is responsible for the negative impact, the supplier is responsible for providing remedy.2
1
The Brundtland commission, «Our Common Future», 1987
2
OECD, «Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct», 2018.
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