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.