Environmental Policy

Prism Arts is committed to reducing, and avoiding where possible, operational activities which will negatively impact on the wider environment.

The organisation will:

• Comply with existing regulatory requirements.
• Review its operational practices to reduce its environmental impact.
• Consider environmental factors when business developments are being planned
• Increase employee awareness.

Environmental impact will be reduced by:

Using less paper

• The use of paper and packaging will be minimised and where possible paper will be reused/recycled.
• Recycled / recyclable paper products will be purchased where appropriate.
• Electronic communication and recording systems will be used to replace paper based systems wherever possible.

Using less energy

• Lights and electrical equipment will be switched off when not in use.
• Heating will be monitored to reduce consumption.
• Energy efficiency will inform new purchases.

Selecting and using office supplies efficiently:

• Where appropriate environmentally efficient products will be bought.
• Prism Arts will follow environmental guidelines for the safe disposal of electrical equipment and other resources.

Reducing the ‘carbon footprint’:

• Prism Arts will promote the use of video/phone conferencing to reduce travel.
• Public transport will be used when appropriate.
• Employees will be encouraged to share transport whenever possible.
• Where possible labour and materials will be locally sourced.
• Energy usage will be monitored.

Increasing environmental awareness

• Prism Arts Employees and Freelance Artists will be required to implement this policy.
• Additional strategies which might be appropriate to adopt will be discussed with employees at team meetings.
• This policy will be reviewed biannually.