Futures Supplies continues to lead the way and prove its commitment to the environment by not only gaining certification in all five phases of the environmental standard BS8555 but by also gaining certification to the International Environmental Standard BS.EN.ISO 14001:2004.
Launched in 2003, BS8555, was introduced to help SME’s to achieve ISO14001 by taking a phased approached to implementing an EMS. The phased EMS implementation approach used by BS8555 and piloted through Project Acorn breaks down the process of installing a formal EMS into five levels.
As part of a pilot initiative through the Cleaning and Support Services Association and funded by DEFRA, Futures Supplies attended a number of workshops delivered by environmental consultants, White Young and Green before completing all five phases in a record time.
Subsequently, the independent supplier of washroom, cleaning and janitorial products then completed its certification of ISO14001, therefore making a powerful statement about its environmental credentials and impacts.
Through delivering its targets and objectives set out in its environmental policy, Futures Supplies has been working closely with its customers and suppliers to encourage their Environmental practices, ways of recycling and making sure they are controlling and improving the company’s Environmental performance. As a result, Futures Supplies now recycles over 73% of its waste and has made considerable financial savings in addition to implementing water, energy and transport saving initiatives.
“I am delighted that Futures Supplies has had the flexibility to work at its own pace to achieve both BS8555 and ISO14001. Everyone in the company has had their part to play in achieving these certifications but all credit goes to the company ‘Green Champion’ Andrew Hills who has worked incredibly hard to ensure these were achieved in an incredible short space of time,” says Mandie Kemp, Managing Director.
Since achieving these certifications, Futures Supplies continues to find innovative ways of tackling sustainability and has launched Ecover ecological products, available on its website www.futures-supplies.co.uk as part of its green initiative.
The company has been trading for over 12 years and believes that its efficient management, strong financial controls, commitment to staff development, CSR and green initiatives have successfully positioned it in the market place as a company who cares and stands out as a thriving, fun to work for business with a strong service ethos differentiating it from other businesses.