For this assessment I looked at my previous place of employment. CMS
Electracom. Located in Brookvale Business Centre.
Electracom. Located in Brookvale Business Centre.
CMS Electracom offers a wealth of expertise in softwiring and power solutions, and the flexibility of customization to assist in fulfilling any special requirements you may have. CMS Electracom a wholly Australian owned and operated business has been designing and manufacturing wiring and power solutions to better serve commercial and industrial office buildings throughout Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Their webpage states: PVC made using best environmental practice. Sustainable design. They have a tab/page dedicated to their Sustainable Design and Best Environmental Practice and their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CMSElectracom/timeline) recently promoted that they are now ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Certified.
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| "CMS are delighted to announce - we are ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Certified" |
They go on to say:
“CMS Electracom is a company committed to Sustainable design. How we implement this is through product stewardship, best practice purchasing to meet Australian standards, bringing alternative and reduced environmental impact products to our clients.
CMS Electracom is internationally accredited to ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management Systems.
CMS Electracom supports the ongoing program of environmental improvement outlined in the PVC industry’s Product Stewardship Program. To further enhance our focus in sustainable design, we have been awarded with Best Environmental Practice certification. This certification ensures our select range of CMS softwiring cables contribute to Green Star points. With our ever-expanding range of softwiring and power products, CMS always produce with the environment in mind. Our leads are RoHS compliant, this means a ‘Restriction of Hazardous Substances’ such as Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Cadium (Cd), Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI) &Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB). These restricted materials are hazardous to the environment, pollute landfills and are dangerous in terms of occupational exposure during manufacturing and recycling. Scrap metal materials from our products such as Aluminium, Copper, Brass and Steel have high recycling rates, most are considered a “renewable” resource, resulting in more efficient use of natural recourse, but also reducing waste sent to landfills. Processed metals require less energy to recycle than to process and mine. This conserves our raw material resources for the future.
We are always searching for ways to improve our environmental performance in all aspects of our business, ensuring sustainable design is a constant driver in our business.
Thus, CMS Electracom is certified to ISO14001 and Best Environmental Practice.
CMS Electracom is committed to Sustainable design.
CMS Electracom prides itself on being proactive in its environmental responsibilities. We believe in softwiring our way to a safe and sustainable environment today and tomorrow.
Contact CMS Electracom for all your project needs that require Green star rated products.”
They provide the following Certificates/Certifications:
Product Stewardship & Certification.
“At CMS Electracom, we support the ongoing program of environmental improvement outlined in the PVC industry's Product Stewardship Program.”
For more details about the PVC Product Stewardship program, visit:
http://www.vinyl.org.au
http://www.vinyl.org.au
View their certification here: http://cmselectra.com/anz/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/PVCCertification2014L-Copy.pdf
ISO140001:2004 Environmental Management Systems
“CMS Electracom is certified to ISO 14001”
http://cmselectra.com/anz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CEL001-CCE01-Certificate-of-Confidence-Final-1.pdf
Best Environment Practice
“CMS Electracom is delighted to announce that we have been accredited with Best Environmental Practice. A select range of CMS Softwiring cables contribute to Green Star points. Call CMS today for more information.”
You can access their certification here:
http://cmselectra.com/anz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CMSELECTRACOM-SAI-GLOBAL.pdf
http://cmselectra.com/anz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CMSELECTRACOM-SAI-GLOBAL.pdf
CMS Take Back Policy
“At CMS Electracom we are committed to a GREENER world.
The Green Building Council of Australia has set The Best Practice Guidelines for PVC in The Built Environment.
An important aspect of these guidelines relates to the “End of Life Management” of the PVC in our structured lighting cables.
Being conscious of the raw materials and energy that went into the initial manufacturing of our produce, we don’t wish to see these resources end up in landfill.
When you opt for our GREEN STAR certified cabling system we will guarantee to receive this cable back at the end of its in-use phase. The cable must be palletised and be free from contamination. The service is free and the used cables need to be delivered by the client to the CMS offices in either Melbourne or Sydney.
CMS Electracom will then arrange to have the product recycled in compliance with the Green Building Councils’ Best Practice Guidelines.
Please contact CMS Electracom for more information.”
CMS Environmental Policy
CMS Energy & Greenhouse Gas Policy
Situated in the Manly Warringah municipally, there is also the Environmental Legislation under Warringah Council.
Warringah Council enforces pollution offences in accordance with The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. Warringah Council is the Appropriate Regulatory Authority (ARA) for Warringah businesses and residents except when:
• The activity is listed in the schedule of the *Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
• There is an Office of Environment & Heritage (OE&H) licence to control pollution from the activity
• An Appropriate Regulatory Authority - such as OE&H, carries out the activity.
• The activity is listed in the schedule of the *Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
• There is an Office of Environment & Heritage (OE&H) licence to control pollution from the activity
• An Appropriate Regulatory Authority - such as OE&H, carries out the activity.
*Licensing under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 can
be found here: http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/licensing/licencePOEO.htm
be found here: http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/licensing/licencePOEO.htm
Licensing under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) establishes the NSW environmental regulatory framework and includes a licensing requirement for certain activities.
Environment protection licences are a central means to control the localised, cumulative and acute impacts of pollution in NSW. In particular they aim to:
• Protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment in NSW, having regard to the need to maintain ecologically sustainable development
• Provide increased opportunities for public involvement and participation in environment protection
• Ensure that the community has access to relevant and meaningful information about pollution
• Rationalise, simplify and strengthen the regulatory framework for environment protection
• Improve the efficiency of administration of the environment protection legislation
• Reduce risks to human health and prevent the degradation of the environment by the use of mechanisms that promote the following:
o Pollution prevention and cleaner production
o The reduction to harmless levels of the discharge of substances likely to cause harm to the environment
o The reduction in the use of materials and the re-use or recycling of materials
o The making of progressive environmental improvements, including the reduction of pollution at source
o The monitoring and reporting of environmental quality on a regular basis.
The POEO Act contains a list of activities that require an environment protection licence. These are listed in Schedule 1 of the POEO Act.
WOW, I was totally amazed and impressed that they are now ISO14001 Certified and have taken such great measures ensure they are environmentally sustainable.
Reference:
Warringah Council Pollution http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/live/safety-and-wellbeing/pollution
Warringah Council Pollution http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/live/safety-and-wellbeing/pollution
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