Sustainability
Cromford Group Pty Ltd strives to meet the needs of the present generation, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Our company is directly involved with managing the flows of materials both in the manufacturing process and for the purposes of our customers. We are proud to play a growing role in sponsoring sustainability, within Australia and internationally.
Our sustainability mandate involves:
Personal Leadership
From our CEO and throughout the entire organisation, we encourage mindfulness, accountability and respect for people and our environment in every endeavour.
Industry Advocacy
Taking leadership in resource recycling and recovery and encouraging our supply chain partners to make powerful choices that demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility.
Innovation
Looking for new and improved ways to minimize the resource burden of our production and encouraging lateral thinking by our staff and stakeholders.
Sustainability Initiatives
The Cromford Group has established an Environmental Steering Committee to drive our sustainability journey. The Environmental Steering Committee is comprised of employee and management representatives from various areas of the business including manufacturing (both Pipe and Film), Recycling, distribution, sales and customer service, and Occupational Health and Safety.
Our Targets
In order to achieve sustainability, Cromford Group Pty Ltd has set targets covering:
- Raw Materials - we aim to achieve a rising percentage of material from recycled sources
- Products - we will accept returned products for recycling as part of our Extended Producer Responsibility promise
- Energy - we have set energy targets for 2014 with the objective of utilising more than 50% renewable energy by 2020
- Waste - we have a target of Zero Waste to landfill by 2020
- Water - we aim to reduce potable water use by 25% by 2014
- Certification - we are working with a carbon abatement partner to achieve carbon neutrality by 2014
- Community - we will be offering Community Grants and Sponsorships as part of our corporate Social Responsibility mandate