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Protecting our environment

Protecting our environment
We want to work with suppliers who are
actively reducing their reliance on fossil
fuels and supporting those most at risk
from the effects of climate change. We
believe this means sharing responsibility
and finding joint solutions to a global
problem. Ideally suppliers and business
partners will be continually working to
find new ways to secure a low carbon
future by using innovative processes
to design new and current products or
services.
Respecting and caring for the
environment means protecting and
improving natural ecosystems, protecting
human health from pollution and
extreme weather events and giving
people fair access to resources.
We would like suppliers to abide by the
three principles on the environment that
are set out in the United Nations Global
Compact:
• Supporting a precautionary approach
to environmental change
• Undertaking initiatives to promote
greater environmental responsibility
• Encouraging the development and
uptake of environmentally friendly
technologies
1 In the event that the requirements of these guiding principles are stricter than applicable local, national or international law, supplier will comply with these principles. However, if there is any conflict between the requirements of these principles and the
requirements of any applicable local, national or international law, supplier is to comply with the local, national or international law. Supplier will notify Guardian News & Media in writing of any such conflicts.
To comply with these principles,
suppliers should ensure that, where
possible, in their own operations and
supply chain:
• demand for energy is minimised
and use of low or zero carbon power is
prioritised
• water is treated as a valued resource
and is used and re-used efficiently
flood risk and pollution are controlled
and extreme weather events can be
mitigated
• little or no waste is created through the
careful use of resources and recycling
• use of local, recycled, non-toxic and/or
low environmental impact materials are
prioritised
• processes are planned, monitored and
conducted to minimise any impact on the
environment
Our commitment Minimum requirements
GNM: Partners:
• will ensure that we uphold these • will comply with all appropriate GNM
principles in our own organisation and and GMG policies and procedures
will chose to work with suppliers and • will meet all existing international
partners who share our values and national legislation and regulations
• are committed to efficiency in all our regarding the protection of the
operations, through the monitoring of environment 1
emissions, resources and waste • understand their key environmental
• will work to ensure that our buying impacts and the impacts in their supply
practices support suppliers to protect and chain
care for the environment
Our aspirations Our Guiding Principles
Partners:
• will have programmes and projects
in place, designed to minimise their
negative impacts on the environment
• will publicly demonstrate a
commitment to action on climate justice.
Recognise and address the fact that those
least responsible for climate change often
experience its greatest impacts
• will actively seek to produce or procure
100% of their electricity from renewable
sources
• will continually investigate new and
innovative products and processes that
improve natural systems, human health
and give people fairer access to resources