Doves Farm Table of Environmental Targets for 2010 Focus on Reducing Waste
Every year we set ourselves certain aims to reduce the impact we make on the environment and to follow our core beliefs. Here is a summaryof the targets for 2010. For further details see the relevant policy pages.
Food Targets |
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Monitor of the types of food waste generated |
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Review production methods to reduce the amount of food that is sent for disposal |
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Review food waste recycling |
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Ethical Targets |
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Improve staff colleague facilities |
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Review and develop colleague training and documentation |
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Colleagues will enjoy subsidised supply of goods |
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Increase awareness of Fairtrade |
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Environmental Targets |
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Separate paper waste from the office so that it can be sent for recycling |
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Reduce the use of office paper |
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Reduce the amount of food waste generated |
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Encourage consumers to reduce waste and recycle |
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Packaging Targets |
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Separate and recycle the packaging from incoming goods |
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Recycle outer packaging materials |
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Reduce bulky packaging materials |
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Transport Targets |
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Vehicles will run at full capacity to reduce delivery costs |
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Empty pallets will be collected and returned and recycled |
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Encourage car sharing among staff colleagues |
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Pesticide Targets |
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Support the work of the Pesticide Action Network |
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Highlight the danger of pesticides to staff colleagues |
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Genetic Modification Targets |
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support activities that highlight issues surrounding the genetic modification of food |
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Highlight the issues surrounding genetic to staff colleagues |
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Supply Chain Targets |
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| Audit and reduce wastage in the supply chain | |
| Improve on time in full delivery rates |
Doves Farm Table of Environmental Targets for 2009 Focus on Food Safety
At Doves Farm we set ourselves certain aims to reduce the impact we make on the environment and to follow our core beliefs. Set out below are the aims and achievements for 2009. When we focused on Food Safety.
| 2009 Goals | 2009 Achievements |
| Review allergens and reduce salt in baked goods | Reviewed allergen status of all products, and monitoring programme. Buckwheat and salt removed from all gluten free cookies. |
| Develop new training materials about allergens for staff | New training materials compiled for staff colleagues. |
| Continue to foster Ethical and Fair | Ran activities to increase staff colleague awareness; Fairtrade Film day;conert and organic food event. Free fresh fruit and wholemeal bread for staff colleagues. |
| Trade relationships based our principles | All suppliers paid promptly. |
| Separate paper waste for recycling | Used paper sacks now baled and sent for recycling |
| Focus on improvements in packaging, transport, pesticides and genetic engineering | Ongoing |
| Work towards chlorine free packaging | Audited all packaging used. Paper sacks are chlorine free. |
| Testing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to power delivery vehicles to reduce vehicle emissions | Not found to be suitable. |
| Support ban on Neonicotinoids which are presenting a real danger to bees | The ban was suppoted and organic agriculture promoted. |
| Press the UK Government to adopt policies to protect organic food and farms from GM contaminations | Supported campagins and events seeking to highlight the danger posed by GM |
