SUSTAINABILITY POSITION PAPER
INTRODUCTION
Arpa is a leading manufacturer of HPL panels for interior applications in kitchen and furniture around the globe.
Arpa's management and employees put License to Operate (LTO) first in their strategic priorities. LTO includes:
Sustainability became part of Arpa's LTO strategy in 2010 following an initial survey of the environmental impact of the production site.
"The Health and Safety of employees and the local community
"Product compliance to meet all regulatory requirements
"Transparent reporting and appropriate behaviour by employees
"Sustainability and the preservation of the
Environment
This paper covers 5 chapters:
Whilst LTO is ultimately the responsibility of top management at Arpa, the commitment of all employees is also required to ensure that these issues are properly addressed.
1. Philosophy and Beliefs
2. Sustainability Policy
3. Measuring environmental impact
4. Progress
5. Improvement initiatives and targets
As an anchor and guideline to our efforts on sustainability, we have referred to the ISO 26000
norm, Guidance on Social Responsibility.
Many of the topics that we consider to be our
LTO priorities are already incorporated in this
ISO 26000 norm under one of the six so-called core subjects, ranging from Human Rights to
Community Involvement and Development .1
We have selected The Environment as the base for our sustainability efforts, which contains the next four topics:
tious targets, expecially in waste and energy reduction. The reason to focus on these two main priorities is the importance of the raw materials in the environmental impact of Arpa.
"Prevention of pollution
