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Model Environment Policy

Environmental policies vary by organization and serve multiple purposes, such as communicating values and differentiating from competitors. Developing a policy requires careful consideration of stakeholder input, realistic goals, and performance measurement. Organizations should assess the impact of the policy on their operations, reputation, and customer relationships before implementation.

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Model Environment Policy

Environmental policies vary by organization and serve multiple purposes, such as communicating values and differentiating from competitors. Developing a policy requires careful consideration of stakeholder input, realistic goals, and performance measurement. Organizations should assess the impact of the policy on their operations, reputation, and customer relationships before implementation.

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Model Environmental Policy

Environmental policies are not a one-size-fits-all


solution. Companies consider developing corporate
environmental policies for a variety of reasons that
include communicating corporate environmental
values, showcasing environmental practices, defining
procurement preferences and differentiating
themselves from competitors. Also, all policies are
not the same. Some merely detail an organization’s
current environmental performance, while others
establish ambitious environmental goals.

Regardless of your organization’s reasons for


developing an environmental policy, it should not be entered into lightly. Actual
implementation of the policy should be something that your organization can achieve,
improve upon and sustain for many years.

Due diligence is an essential first step in developing a policy you can live with. You will want
to work with all important stakeholders, including the conservation science community
and your suppliers to gather information that facilitates informed decisions about your
business. You may also want to survey your customers to understand whether or not a policy
is important to maintaining their loyalty. Additionally, it is important to establish realistic
expectations about
achieving stated goals and outline how you intend to measure and report environmental
performance.

Your organization should consider the following questions prior to developing an


environmental policy.

• How will this policy affect the entire organization?


• Is an environmental policy important to your organization’s reputation or mission?
• Is an environmental policy important to your relationship with your customers?
• Is the policy consistent with company values?
• Can the policy realistically be implemented?
• How will environmental performance be measured and reported?

You may be ready to begin drafting an environmental policy once you have gathered
sufficient information and performed an internal audit to determine if an environmental
policy is right for your organization. If this is the case, be aware that you may receive
pressure from external parties during the fact-finding and development stages to influence
your decision-making and rush the development of your policy. Take your time, consult with
a variety of stakeholders and ensure that your policy is well thought out and a good fit for
your business.

Environmental policies generally address some or all of the following topics: sustainable
forestry, procurement preferences, paper recovery and recycling, environmental health and
safety, monitoring and public reporting.

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