Environmental Policy
The health of animals, humans and the environment are inextricably linked.
At North West Equine Vets we pride ourselves on offering exceptional equine care and a wide range of veterinary services to our clients in Yorkshire, South Cumbria and Lancashire whilst maintaining the friendly atmosphere and high level of personal attention associated with a smaller practice.
We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our activities and encouraging a more sustainable practice across all aspects of our business, whilst upholding the highest standards of animal health, welfare and clinical care for our patients.
- Consumption of electricity and other fuels
- Use of water
- Transport emissions
- Consumption of raw materials, including prescribed drugs and medical consumables
- Use of anaesthetic gases
- Procurement of goods and services
- Waste generation and disposal
We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our activities and encouraging a more sustainable practice across all aspects of our business, whilst upholding the highest standards of animal health, welfare and clinical care for our patients.
We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint by:
- Practising responsible resource use
- Reducing our consumption of energy, water, fuel and other resources
- Improving waste management though reduction of overall waste produced, recycling where possible and use of materials with lower environmental impact
- Making sustainable choices when purchasing equipment and consumables
- Being sustainable in our operation
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- Minimising unsustainable transport
- Working with suppliers to ensure they acknowledge the environmental impact of their products and have goals to decrease this
- Using medicines responsibly
- Promoting the responsible use of medicines, especially antimicrobials and anthelmintics
- Avoiding drug wastage and ensuring safe disposal
- Encouraging and empowering the team
- Creating a sustainability group to lead sustainability initiatives within the practice and encourage the wider team
- Providing necessary training to raise awareness of environmental matters and allowing opportunities to contribute to changes
We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our activities and encouraging a more sustainable practice across all aspects of our business, whilst upholding the highest standards of animal health, welfare and clinical care for our patients.
