Environmental Sustainability Policy

Intent

This Environmental Sustainability Policy formalises Hire+Fire’s commitment to principles of sustainability and recognizes that a sustainable environment is central to all lives and work.

The aim of our Environmental Sustainability Policy is to:

• implement environmental actions within the company
• monitor environmental actions and improvements internally
• communicate environmental initiatives internally and externally

Scope

This policy and associated procedures apply to all staff and contractors working for the studio.

Policy

Hire + Fire Studios recognizes our connection with the natural environment and its ecosystems. We acknowledge the adverse impacts human activity has imposed and take actions to prevent further degradation of our natural systems.

Principles and Practices

Hire+Fire Studios commits to the following principles and practices:

• Monitoring and managing our environmental performance and working towards reducing adverse impacts.
• Complying with relevant Australian Commonwealth, State and Local environmental policy, practices, regulations and legislation, and industry-specific legislation.
• Reducing consumption of natural resources in daily operations, including water, paper and energy.
• Prioritising recycling.
• Disposing of waste appropriately, including e-waste at designated centres.
• Committing to the principles of preventing pollution to the environment.
• Where possible, encouraging suppliers to meet high standards of environmental performance.
• Communicating this policy to all employees, contractors and other stakeholders, as well as making this policy available to the public.
• Reviewing this policy annually and measuring performance as part of that review.