DEWA: Environment Policy

Environmental Policy

It is the authority policy to take full account of the environmental, health and safety implications of its operations and to protect the natural environment. Environmental Policy shall be based on the following principles :-

To comply with the spirit as well the letter of environmental, health and safety legislation and approved codes of practice.

To cooperate fully with relevant governmental and non-governmental bodies.

To assess the likely environmental effects of planned projects and operations, and to maintain throughout its operations standards of environmental protection reflecting best industry practice in comparable situations, improving on such standards where reasonably practical and economic.

To foster among staff, consultants, suppliers, customers , and communities local to DEWA operation, an understanding of environmental issues in the context of the business, and to report publicly on the authority’s environmental performance.

To encourage suppliers to use environmentally - sound material and operations.

To encourage the use of renewable resources to obtain a sustainable development.

To reduce as much as possible all kinds of emissions from operations.

To promote energy efficiency and to rationalize the overall consumption of energy.

To recycle waste products where possible and to use recyclable materials where applicable.

To provide the necessary training and support to employees to ensure their commitment to the authority policy.

Continual improvements of environmental practices and follow-up international developments.