Environmental protection policy
Podravka’s environmental protection policy is an umbrella document which outlines all the activities, and is defined in the following ways:
- Environmental protection is one of the company’s priorities, carried out through the implementation of the principle of sustainable development and cleaner production.
- All the activities of the company must be carried out in accordance with the relevant national legal provisions concerning environmental protection, as well as the regulations of the countries in which the company is engaged in its activity. In cases where there are no national legal regulations, international standards apply.
- Specific activities are carried out according to the Environmental Protection Action Plan, which is subject to constant improvement.
- The company takes on the obligation to be rational in its use of the prime sources of energy and raw materials, to handle waste management, and to be constantly involved in the prevention of negative influences on the environment, caused as much by the production processes as by its products and services.
- According to the principles of Podravka’s Environmental Protection Policy, the company will be active within its environment.
- The company commits itself to continuously inform the public on the level of environmental protection, as well as to train its employees and motivate them to continuously improve the level of environmental protection.