Top environmental award for Northern Ireland's Dunbia
Dunbia, Northern Ireland's largest red meat processor, has been
recognised for the strength of its commitment to environmental
management.
Based at Dungannon in county Tyrone, Dunbia gained platinum status
in the Northern Ireland Environmental Survey carried out by the
Business in the Community organisation.
The survey assesses annually the environmental management,
performance and assurance of top businesses.
Trevor Hanger, Dunbia's operations director, says: "We are delightedto have achieved platinum status in the Northern Ireland
benchmarking survey because we see this as endorsement of the
excellent work of our environmental management team.
"We are committed to implementing processes and systems and
embracing new technologies to keep us at the forefront of best
environmental practices. We have set ourselves challenging targets
which include zero waste to landfill and 100 per cent renewable
electricity supply by 2020 which we are on course to achieve."
The company, which employs around 4,000 people, has a defined
environmental policy which commits the business to comply with all
environmental legislation and regulations, to improve efficiency of energy and water usage. It measures and reports on its environmentalperformance.
It has achieved ISO accreditation at its main sites, has
commissioned two state-of-the-art effluent treatment plants and
diverted over 1,000 tonnes of waste from landfill through recycling initiatives. It has also achieved a 55.5 per cent reduction in wateruse.
recognised for the strength of its commitment to environmental
management.
Based at Dungannon in county Tyrone, Dunbia gained platinum status
in the Northern Ireland Environmental Survey carried out by the
Business in the Community organisation.
The survey assesses annually the environmental management,
performance and assurance of top businesses.
Trevor Hanger, Dunbia's operations director, says: "We are delightedto have achieved platinum status in the Northern Ireland
benchmarking survey because we see this as endorsement of the
excellent work of our environmental management team.
"We are committed to implementing processes and systems and
embracing new technologies to keep us at the forefront of best
environmental practices. We have set ourselves challenging targets
which include zero waste to landfill and 100 per cent renewable
electricity supply by 2020 which we are on course to achieve."
The company, which employs around 4,000 people, has a defined
environmental policy which commits the business to comply with all
environmental legislation and regulations, to improve efficiency of energy and water usage. It measures and reports on its environmentalperformance.
It has achieved ISO accreditation at its main sites, has
commissioned two state-of-the-art effluent treatment plants and
diverted over 1,000 tonnes of waste from landfill through recycling initiatives. It has also achieved a 55.5 per cent reduction in wateruse.