In short, it outlines your practice's commitment to conserving natural resources and minimising pollution from the work you do.
It should cover your plans to ensure energy efficiency, water efficiency and waste reduction. Your written policy need not be too long - up to one side of A4 is enough. You should include the name of the person to be contacted if anyone has any queries about the policy. You should state that you will review the policy annually to make sure it is still relevant and include the review date as a reminder.
Once you are happy with your policy make it available to all team members. You could put it on your website, in your reception area and include it in marketing materials and tenders. Of course, it is one thing to write and display a policy statement and another thing to ensure you continue to work towards improving on energy and water consumption and reducing waste, so it may be helpful to include this topic in your regular practice meetings and whenever you are considering the purchase of new equipment or products.
We are working with key stakeholders to develop policy, and we are supporting dental practices to overcome the barriers to becoming more sustainable.
We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance. However, all team members have a responsibility in their area to ensure that the aims of the policy are met.
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