A Positive Change

High environmental standards go hand in hand with high ethical standards. And people know it. This broad approach to corporate social responsibility helps to attract and retain talent, engages people and gives their day-to-day working lives a greater sense of meaning. This demands a holistic approach that covers every aspect of our operations and culture.

The latest generation of environmental standards and accreditations are as much about wellbeing as they are traditional environmental issues. They create a positive feedback loop that ensures people’s experience of work keeps getting better. Staverton is committed to meeting these standards and advocates a wide range of wellbeing initiatives that extend into its local community and the rest of the world.

The environmental impact of a product is first determined on the drawing board. The design of products must comply with appropriate standards and take into account their whole life cycle.

They must be designed for durability and use the most environmentally friendly materials.They must be designed so they can be manufactured and transported in the most sustainable ways. And they must be designed in a way that allows them and their components to be reused or recycled at the end of their active life.

The management of materials is as important an issue as their environmental performance. Organisations are increasingly aware of the impact of supply chains and the way materials are created, packaged and transported.  

Staverton works closely with suppliers to ensure that they aligned with our positive approach to manufacturing and logistics. We demand that raw materials come from sustainable sources. And we ensure they fit with our integrated approach to the whole life cycle of products.

Processes, management systems and technology can minimise the environmental impact of any product or business. This can range from investment in state-of-the-art, low-emissions equipment to changes in personal behaviour. At Staverton we use the most up to date planning and manufacturing technology to ensure that waste is kept to an absolute minimum. We work on the basis that our operations and deliveries should not use packaging at all. When it is absolutely necessary to use packaging, it is minimised and recycled in line with global best practices.

All products are assembled on site and special attention is paid to logistics planning to ensure the transport of goods and removal of old products for reuse or recycling is managed in the most efficient way. Everybody at Staverton is also committed to those daily changes of behaviour that can make such a difference, such as turning off equipment when not in use and using public transport for travel between sites.

Staverton believes in working with customers to ensure we understand their environmental ambitions and their role in the whole life cycle of products. We listen and share with them information about Staverton products and our philosophy so we can work in this most important partnership.

We help them maintain products to extend their active life and make the right choices of whether to reuse, refurbish or recycle them at the end of it. Staverton provides them with the right products to help make those decisions and offers a range of appropriate services to put them into action.