Responsibility & Sustainability
Environmental Policy
A&E Fire and Security Ltd is committed to reducing the negative impact of our organisation’s activities upon the environment.
We are committed to creating a sustainable culture and promoting environmental awareness both within our organisation and external stakeholders to improve our effect on environmental and social issues.
The Planet Mark
We are proud to have achieved certification to The Planet Mark by showing good practice in sustainability. Our certification is based upon a commitment to reduce our carbon emissions by a minimum of 2.5%, year-on-year, and to engage employees and suppliers to drive improvements.
Through our certification, we are also protecting an acre of endangered rainforest. This pledge goes directly towards supporting the Asháninka community in Central Peru.
We support education on climate change through donations to the Eden Project.
Our company goal is to achieve a sustainable overall net positive effect on the environment by 2026.
2024 Aims and Objectives
- Ongoing implementation of our Environmental Management System to continually identify areas of improvement within our organisation and to carry out actions to increase our business sustainability and improve our effect upon the environment.
- Measuring and recording key environmental and social statistics of our organisation’s activities to create SMART (significant, motivational, achievable, realistic and timely) targets for 2025 to reduce our negative effect upon the environment and the local community.
- Implement activities that have a positive effect on the company’s environmental impact.
- Reward, encourage and incentivise all stakeholders of our organisation to work towards achieving a net positive effect on our environment and the local community.
Equality & Diversity
We are committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. Our aim is that our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and each employee feels respected and able to give their best.
To that end the purpose of our policy is to provide equality and fairness for all in our employment and not to discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
All employees, whether part-time, full-time or temporary, will be treated fairly and with respect. Selection for employment, promotion, training or any other benefit will be based on aptitude and ability. All employees will be helped and encouraged to develop to their full potential and the talents and resources of the workforce will be fully utilised to maximise the efficiency of the organisation.
All employees have a responsibility for implementing this policy in all of their activities. They should set a good example to employees and other persons in promoting equal opportunities in the Company.
Data Protection
All our staff who deal with information from databases to personnel records are made aware of the legislation surrounding data protection. Our employees and customer’s confidentiality are of paramount importance to us and we are pro-active in taking steps to ensure that this is never compromised.
Our business premises itself is also protected and is covered with security cameras, surveillance and 24-hour monitoring which ensures that our premises are secure, and our information is protected.
