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1) Responsibility
JTI will be a responsible member of society committed to continuous improvement in EHS |
- EHS risks, strategy and performance considered at senior management level throughout the business
- Continually improve our EHS performance through state-of-the-art EHS management systems and objective and target setting
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2) Compliance
JTI will meet or exceed EHS legal requirements and respect international agreements |
- Identify, assess and comply with relevant local, regional and national legal requirements
- Comply with JTI Global EHS Standards
- Conduct EHS compliance audits across all operations
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3) Communication
JTI will openly communicate EHS performance and enter into dialogue with stakeholders |
- Communicate EHS requirements to all employees, and contracted third parties, and develop a culture which encourages personal responsibility for EHS
- Establish dialogue with interested parties in order to exchange information on, and address, key EHS issues
- Report publicly and transparently on EHS performance
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4) Safety
JTI will provide a safe and healthy work environment for our employees and aim to eliminate all occupational injuries and illnesses |
- Use risk assessment as the basis to identify, assess and control workplace hazards and risks
- Investigate injuries and cases of occupational illness
- Monitor and report health and safety performance
- Implement improvement plans which are committed to eliminating occupational injury and illness
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5) Environmental impact
JTI will minimize environmental impacts and optimize the use of natural resources |
- Formally identify environmental impacts and establish programs to minimize them
- Drive efficiency by optimizing the use of raw materials and natural resources
- Eliminate, reduce and reuse waste and maximize recycling
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6) Lifecycle
JTI will manage the EHS impacts of our own operations and seek to have positive influence on our supply chain |
- Take EHS considerations into account during the selection of contractors, contract manufacturers and suppliers
- Implement EHS improvements in new product/ packaging design and manufacture
- Identify and assess EHS impacts in our supply chain and strive to reduce them
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7) Integration
JTI will ensure that EHS considerations are fully integrated into all activities |
- Ensure EHS policy principles are applied when making business decisions
- Provide managers with objective EHS data to support decision making process
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