Sustainability and stewardship
We only use locally-grown, fast growing, renewable wood from well managed Irish forests independently certified in accordance with the rules of the Forestry Stewardship Council We allocate sufficient boardroom time and resources to environmental issues to ensure that SmartPly products and operations conform to the highest environmental standards management & manufacturing priority We have a comprehensive environmental policy in place to ensure that environmental issues receive proper attention and priority at all levels of the business. We use sophisticated control technology to minimise greenhouse gas emissions from our plant; and we were the first industry in Ireland to be granted an Integrated Pollution Control licence awareness and accountability We operate comprehensive and user-friendly systems of training and information to ensure that all our people receive proper training and communication on environmental issues. We conduct regular risk assessments of all SmartPly activities to ensure that everyone understands their responsibilities and that a proper system of accountability is in place.

Renewable energy and recycling
We are one of Ireland's biggest users of renewable energy in the form of biomass. We are working to achieve an ambitious recycling rate target of 90% across the company. And all by-products of SmartPly are recycled for energy or horticultural purposes.

Timber and targets
We are passionate about wood and its value to our planet as a carbon sink, as a sustainable resource and as the principal component of SmartPly. We are constantly evaluating our progress against a series of stretching goals, targets, objectives and performance indicators to improve our environmental performance in every practicable way.