Environment

The impact that our operations have on the environment is of great importance to TR Fastenings, with the primary goal of the Group’s Environmental Policy being to comply with all relevant legislation in all areas in which we operate.

This includes compliance with the ‘Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals’ (REACh) legislation and the ‘Restriction of Hazardous Substances’ (RoHS) legislation for which we have our own in-house testing facility.

EcoVadis

TR has been assessed and is a member of the EcoVadis sustainable supply management system.

This will allow improvements in environmental and social practices through adoption of best practice recommendations from the system. We have also adopted the electronics industry code of conduct format for conflict minerals reporting. EcoVadis brings buyers and suppliers together to efficiently drive CSR and sustainability performance across 150 sectors and 101 countries.

www.ecovadis.com

ISO14001

TR hold ISO14001 (Environmental Management Systems) accreditation with the BSI.

We work on a continuous improvement programme of objectives and targets, monitoring our impact on the environment and reducing our waste production and CO2 emissions.

Carbon Footprint

We measure the organisational carbon footprint for all our offices, warehouses and manufacturing facilities and our carbon footprint accounts for all six Kyoto green house gas emissions.

The green house gas emissions data is compiled by personnel trained in carbon footprinting by the Carbon Trust.

Reports are calculated in the following ways:

Tonnes of CO2e
Tonnes of CO2e per Full Time Equivalent (‘FTE’) employee
Tonnes of CO2e per Square Metres (‘SQM’) of floor space occupied by the Company

Conflict Minerals

The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) Section 1502 Conflict Minerals (formerly known as the Congo Conflict Minerals Act), was brought into force in August 2012.

We have checked our product ranges for Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten & Gold, and have performed due diligence data collection throughout our supply chain. We have adopted the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct format for Conflict Minerals Reporting.