exchange of best practices;
- Promoting the exchange of best practices between our facilities by means of active communication;
- Prioritize the purchase of eco-energetic certified materials.
This is why all these aspects will remain priorities in order to protect the environment and ensure the comfort of users.
We are determined to manage our water resources in a sustainable fashion by continuing to follow best practices in its use. We plan to continue inspecting the water tables around our facilities to ensure that this unique resource is protected, and manage it according to the principles of sustainable development.
Recognizing water as part of our common heritage, we intend to promote its responsible management. By means of this policy, the company proposes actions designed to minimize waste, reduce its use in our facilities and ensure that employees are aware of its scarcity.
- Actively promote a thoughtful use of water resources on the part of all users in order to encourage a modification in behaviour;
- Integration of ecologically responsible equipment and materials in our facilities in order to meet our goals concerning the quality of water and its conservation;
- Increasing the use of ecologically safer cleaning products with the aim of reducing the quantity of dangerous matter in waste water.
- Promote the use of reusable bottles in-house in order to reduce the CO2 emissions linked to water consumption;
- Modification of purchasing criteria in order to prioritize suppliers with responsible water use policies;
With the intention of minimizing the impacts of water use and its subsequent disposal, we will maintain and continually improve these measures promoting preservation of the local water basins and the water table.
Reduction, reuse, recovery and elimination have all been part of our corporate values for a long time now. We believe in reducing the ecological footprint by means of responsible waste management.
Waste management is undoubtedly everyone’s responsibility: public bodies, economic decision makers, associations and simple citizens all play a determinant role at every stage. Since this is an important issue affecting the entire population of, we have developed a waste matter recovery program in conformity with current municipal by-laws and aims at excellence in terms of recycling. The company has set the goal of continually reducing its ecological footprint.
Responsible, sustainable waste management is carried out according to the 3R-E principle: Reducing, Reusing, Recycling and Eliminating:
- Adherence to the goals of the Quebec Residual Materials Management Policy by setting target rates for recovery of plastics, fibres, wood and textiles.
- Reduction at source of packaging materials by taking this factor into account when selecting suppliers;
- Development of innovative ideas in order to promote the reuse and valorization of residual materials before the cycle of recovery and elimination;
- Implement adequate recycling measures for waste produced in each facility;
- Reduction and adequate disposal of dangerous materials (computer materials, ink cartridges, batteries, etc.) allowing us to eliminate and control health risks for both users and the environment.
With its innovative perspective, we wish to act as a responsible management model. It hopes that by promoting the implementation of best practices in the management of residual materials, it will help create a chain reaction in the Quebec corporate sector.
By respecting the philosophy of eco-responsibility, we wish to continue to implement purchasing criteria for goods and services in conformity with the principles of sustainable development.
The interest we show for responsible management incites it to improve its purchasing criteria on an ongoing basis in line with both the environment and society at large. By rallying its suppliers to the commitment of responsibility, we guarantee coherency between its words and actions.
By integrating eco-responsible criteria into our decision-making process, the company now makes choices based not only on