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FOREST
CERTIFICATION
EVIRONMENTAL
POLICY
Husby
Forest Products Ltd. (Husby) recognizes environmental
management as the highest corporate priority and as a key
determinant to sustainable development.
It is our corporate priority to establish policies, programs,
and practices for conducting operations in an environmentally
sound manner.
Husby is committed to:
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Conducting
our business in a manner that safeguards and sustains the
environment.
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Promoting
sustainable forest management practices that are
economically and environmentally responsible.
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Protecting
the health of forests, their productivity and those lands
of special significance
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Preventing
pollution and striving for continual improvement of our
corporate policies, programs and environmental
performance, while taking into account technical
developments, scientific understanding, consumer needs and
social expectations
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Regularly
reviewing our practices and procedures to monitor, report
and communicate our environmental performance both
internally and to the public
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Allocating
sufficient funds to ensure all applicable environmental
regulations are met or surpassed
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Educating,
training, and motivating employees to conduct their
activities in an environmentally responsible manner
ISO CERTIFICATION
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
is a worldwide recognized federation of national standards
bodies responsible for providing definitions, standards, and
principles associated with independent and verifiable
environmental auditing to provide assurance a company is
achieving environmental standards.
There are basic components necessary for a company to be
declared as ISO certified. These include;
- An Environmental Policy
- Commitment to;
- Continual Improvement
- Meeting or exceeding legal requirements
- Preventing pollution
- Promoting environmental awareness
- Independent 3rd party audits for compliance
HFP has been working towards achieving ISO certification
over the last 2 years and will achieve this goal by
May/2002.
SFI CERTIFICATION
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is another
certification initiative gaining in popularity throughout
North America. It shares many characteristics with ISO
certification. However, it is specifically designated
towards the forest industry.
There are some basic and fundamental principles required
for operations to achieve SFI certification;
- Practice Sustainable Forestry
- Use Responsible Practices
- Maintain Forest Health and Productivity
- Protect Special Sites
- Commit to continual improvement
Throughout 2001/2002, HFP worked towards confirming
company policies and procedures towards SFI certification.
In May/2002, HFP achieved SFI Certification.
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