Sustainability Policy

At Closomat, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to ensuring that our operations positively impact our people, communities, and the environment. Through effective management of safety, health, the environment, quality, energy, and carbon reduction, we strive to ensure long-term success while safeguarding the future of our planet.

We maintain a single, integrated sustainability policy that is regularly reviewed and communicated to our employees, contractors, visitors, stakeholders, and supply chain. This ensures that everyone involved in our business understands our commitment to responsible and sustainable practices. We meet or exceed all applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and cooperation in the effective implementation of this policy is a condition of employment, partnership, and supply.

We are committed to:

• Delivering sustainable, profitable growth while fulfilling our moral, legal, and contractual obligations.
• Ensuring satisfied clients through exceptional service and product quality.
• Creating a workplace where our people are engaged, safe, and respected.
• Contributing positively to the communities in which we operate.
• Protecting the environment by preventing or mitigating adverse impacts, including pollution, and by addressing environmental conditions that affect our operations.
• Reducing energy consumption and enhancing environmental performance.
• Building an aligned supply chain that supports our sustainability goals.
• Applying our sustainable approach to all new services and markets we enter.

At Closomat, innovation drives our sustainability efforts. We:

• Engage with our stakeholders to develop products, services, and manufacturing systems that continuously improve our sustainability performance.
• Inform our customers about the functional, environmental, and safety benefits of our products.
• Commit to the highest standards by following ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications, ensuring a systematic and integrated approach to sustainability.

We are dedicated to improving the social, economic, and environmental wellbeing of the communities we serve. Our efforts include:

• Reducing emissions across all operations and transitioning our fleet to electric vehicles where viable, with EV chargers already installed at all our sites.
• Introducing solar panels at our Stoke-on-Trent factory and fitting LED lighting across all locations to reduce energy consumption.
• Minimising carbon emissions and energy use through efficiency improvements and alternative energy sources.
• Collaborating with suppliers to minimise plastic packaging and using recycled and reusable packaging across our operations.
• Reducing paper usage by 80% year to date, and continuing to improve the EPC ratings of our properties.

We believe in conserving natural resources and embracing the circular economy. We:

• Adopt the waste hierarchy — preventing waste, reusing materials, recycling, and maximising productivity while minimising waste disposal.
• Design products for durability and sustainability to improve the built environment.
• Strive to eliminate all non-conforming products and promote quality in everything we do.

To achieve these goals, we educate our people on environmental impacts and provide them with the resources to reduce them. Sustainability awareness is embedded into our operations as we explore opportunities to enhance energy performance and move toward a net zero carbon future.

We are committed to removing fossil fuels from our fleet and buildings, optimising fuel consumption through improved vehicle selection, route planning with telematic trackers, and ongoing driver awareness campaigns.