Rain water catchment tanks installed at the Embassy and Residence

British Embassy Phnom Penh - Environmental Policy Statement on Operations

The mission of the British Embassy in Phnom Penh is to promote the national interests of the United Kingdom. We recognise that our day-to-day operations and other responsibilities can impact upon the environment in many ways. We are therefore committed to improving our environmental performance, preventing pollution and minimising, as far as we can, adverse environmental impacts.

We will endeavour to fulfil these commitments by:

• Reviewing and understanding the environmental impact of our activities;
  
• Ensuring that we comply with and, where practical, exceed all applicable UK, European and international environmental legislation, and any other environmental requirements to which the UK subscribes;
  
• Setting environmental objectives and targets for activities that have the most significant impact, taking account of relevant UK 'Greening Government' targets, and clearly state how we will achieve them;
  
• Reducing energy and resource consumption by implementing effective and efficient reduction methods consistent with best practice;
  
• Influencing and managing our suppliers and contractors to ensure that goods procured and services undertaken comply with our environmental policy;
  
• Developing and implementing travel plans for business and commuter travel;
  
• Where we can, avoid the use of toxic and environmentally damaging materials;
  
• Preventing damage to the countryside resulting from the release of polluting substances;
  
• Minimising the generation of waste and implementing recycling initiatives;
  
• Reviewing policies and capital project appraisal processes to allow integration of environmental factors;
  
• Ensuring that this Policy is understood, implemented and maintained by all staff and is supported by suitable education and training;
  
• Communicating our progress in reducing environmental impact to interested parties and responding appropriately to reasonable requests for information;
  
• Periodically reviewing this Policy to take account of changes in organisation, legislation, Government targets or other factors.