Environmental 1 - Automotive Glass Europe

Environmental
Policy
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Introduction
The world population keeps growing, and our current
economic models and consumption patterns instigate
climate change while accelerating the depletion of
natural resources and biodiversity. It is thus more im-
portant now, than ever before, for AGE to outline and
control their impact on the environment.

AGE is aware of our impact locally and globally, and
wants to be an active participant in driving environ-
mental change. In this respect, we have created mem-
ber guidelines for best environmental practice.

Our Environmental Policy outlines these guidelines
and frames our objectives, commitments and mea-
sures in line the United Nations Global Compact guid-
ing principles.

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Objectives
The objectives of our Environmental Policy are to:

• Outline AGE’s commitment to environmental im-
provement and development

• Drive AGE members to focus on environmental im-
provement and development

•Promote the application of best environmental practic-
es to other stakeholders

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Commitments
• Take into consideration the environmental laws, rules
and voluntary obligations our members have imple-
mented prior to their AGE membership

• Respect and protect the environment, in which we
operate, limiting as far as possible any harmful impact
to the future of our planet

• Understand how our business impacts and relies on
nature

• Manage our environmental risk assessment when
there is reasonable suspicion of harm, even without
scientific proof

• Track and monitor the suspected risk of initiatives to
human health and to the environment short, medium
and long-term

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• Provide effective and transparent communication of
information about uncertainties and potential risks to
our stakeholders. Disclosures should be clear, bal-
anced and understandable, with relevant information

• Support members, through developmental assis-
tance and economic incentives, to undertake policies
and measures that help address environmental issue

• Empower people and raise awareness of individual
and collective environmental performance to drive
knowledge exchange

• Work together with our suppliers to improve our envi-
ronmental performance

• Aim to use more sustainable products

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• Reduce, reuse and recycle waste

• Give priority to investment in sustainable projects

• Invest in international initiatives which drive responsi-
ble environmental performance

• Reduce energy consumption, water consumption
and, environmental impact through sustainable mea-
sures and the use of renewable energy sources. Re-
search and implement technological improvements or
innovations, as needed, to support this transition.

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Measures
To support the commitments outlined above, AGE
will implement the following measures:

• Raise awareness by sharing our practices and pro-
viding documentation to our members on ways they
can work to improve their environmental impact

• Create a webinar for all our members to inform about
our Environmental Policy

• Communicate our environmental performance, in a
regular and transparent manner, to all our stakeholders

• Develop a platform to showcase the consistent ap-
plication of the Environmental Policy throughout the
network

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• Include sustainability considerations in business de-
cision making

• Create a “Waste Management Policy” to enforce
recycling in our warehouses, workshops and service
centres

• Partner with international and local recycling organi-
zations

• Build closer ties with civil society organizations, es-
pecially at the regional and local level

• Share our performance goals/targets

• Monitor and evaluate our performance annually

• Publicly disclose policies and practices

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Workshops
or Service Centres

• Repair Before Replace Policy: where possible always
repair the automotive glass instead of replacing to
contribute to the preservation of the environment and
its natural resources

• Actively alert drivers to the timely repair of minor
damage in order to prevent a windscreen replacement
thus reducing environmental burden

• Consult with fleet and leasing partners to encourage
proactive minor damage repair to prevent replace-
ments

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Climate

• Adopt energy efficiency measures

• Study ways to reduce gas emissions (mobile units)
and carbon footprint

• Invest in clean mobility initiatives and land restoration
organizations

• Support policies that advance clean energy opportu-
nities

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Water

• Use and sustainably manage water in our operations
and installations

• Protect and restore natural resources

• Maintain and improve water quality

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Natural
Resources

• Promote the efficient utilization of natural resources
in our activities

• Enforce the 3Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle

• Give priority to the usage of sustainable products

Biodiversity

• Contribute to reduction of biodiversity loss

• Support causes related to biodiversity

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