Sustainability
We recognise that our social, economic, and environmental responsibilities are integral to our business. We aim to demonstrate these responsibilities through our actions.
Our Commitment
At Dacrylate we recognise that we must integrate our business values and operations to meet the expectations of our stakeholders.
They include Customers, Employees, Suppliers, the Community and the Environment.
We are committed to:
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Continuous improvement in our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy
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Encourage our business partners to strive for matching performance
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Acting in a socially responsible way
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Continually improving our performance and meeting all relevant legislation
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Encouraging our staff to be mindful of the effect of their actions on any natural resource
We recognise that our social, economic, and environmental responsibilities to these stakeholders are integral to our business. We aim to demonstrate these responsibilities through our actions and within our corporate policies.
All feedback that we receive from our stakeholders is taken seriously and, where possible, maintains open dialogue to ensure that we fulfill the requirements outlined in our Corporate Social Responsibility policy. Click here to download our CSR Policy.
We shall be open and honest in communicating our strategies, targets, performance, and governance to our stakeholders in our continual commitment to sustainable development.
Environmental Management
We apply the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility to our business activities, with our responsibility for environmental management viewed as an integral part of productivity, competitiveness and profitability.
Environmental aspects of our activities have been identified and adequate financial and operational resources are in place to manage these as part of our wider business risk.
We are committed to:
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Protection of the environment by reducing the environmental impact of our business activity
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Prevention of pollution through continually improving our environmental performance
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Fulfilling our compliance obligations through working closely with our local authority
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Continual improvement of the environmental management system to enhance environmental performance
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Promoting enviornmental sustainability throughout the supply chain
We recognise the significant environmental aspects associated with manufacturing industrial surface coatings from hazardous materials and we ensure our employees are aware of their responsibilities and are competent in their roles.
We will engage with customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to work in partnership with us to achieve our sustainability goals. Click here to download our Environmental Policy.
Dacrylate is ISO 14001:2015 certified, endorsing our commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and environmental responsibility. Click here to download our BSI ISO 14001:2015 certificate.
Health & Safety
Health and safety is viewed as an essential part of our entire operations.
Health and safety risks are recognised and financial and operational resources are in place to manage these as part of our wider business risks. We value the health and well-being of our employees, contractors, visitors, and members of the public.
We are committed to:
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Providing safe systems of work and maintaining safe plant and equipment
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Ensuring safe storage transportation, handling and use of substances
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Providing adequate information, instruction training and supervision for all employees
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Maintaining safe and healthy working conditions including access to and egress from premises
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Providing and maintaining a working environment that is safe, without risk to health, with adequate with regards to facilities and arrangements for welfare at work.
We recognise that achieving a positive health and safety culture is fundamental to managing health and safety effectively. Arrangements are in place to consult with our employees on matters affecting their health and safety, and we encourage a culture of personal responsibility, where employees can freely report concerns and incidents.
Business Conduct
Dacrylate operate in a way that safeguard against unfair business practices.
It is our policy to conduct all our business in an honest and ethical manner. We take a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and are committed to acting professionally, fairly, and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships, wherever we operate, and implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery. We uphold all laws relevant to countering bribery and corruption in all the jurisdictions we operate. However, we remain bound by the laws of the UK, including Bribery Act 2010, in respect to our conduct both at home and abroad.
Our policy sets out:
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What is bribery
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Who is covered by the policy
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Gifts and hospitality
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What is not acceptable
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Facilitation payments and kickbacks
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What to do if we are a victim of bribery or corruption
Click here to download our Anti-Corruption & Bribery Policy.
Impacts on Society
Dacrylate is committed to understanding its impact on the local and wider community and to nurture for a sustainable future.
We strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected because of their difference – a place where every employee can be themselves so they can reach their potential and help us to achieve our business goals. We want our business to be innovative and productive so we can deliver the best products and services to our customers and we need diversity to help us achieve this. The more we collaborate and value difference the closer we get to living in a truly inclusive community.
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Workforce diversity - Recruit from a diverse, qualified group of candidates to increase diversity of thinking and perspective
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Workplace inclusion - Foster a culture that encourages collaboration, flexibility and fairness to enable all employees to contribute to their potential and increase retention
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Sustainability and accountability - Identify and breakdown systemic barriers to full inclusion by embedding the diversity and inclusion policy and practices, and be accountable for the results
Supplier Code of Conduct
Dacrylate Paints is committed to high standards of integrity, and sustainability, and has zero tolerance when it comes to unethical business behavior such as bribery and/or corruption.
We expect all of our suppliers to exercise themselves in a similar manner and to conduct their business ethically. The global sustainability agenda is increasingly important to our customers, our employees, and our shareholders, and we take our responsibility to operate ethically and deliver in a sustainable manner seriously. Sustainability is an integral part of our business. We think and act for the long term, and we are a trusted partner to our Customers. We also work closely with our suppliers to ensure the same standards apply throughout our supply chain.
Although the Supplier Code of Conduct only applies to Dacrylate’s direct suppliers, we encourage suppliers to invite their own suppliers to comply with its terms that cover:
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Labour
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Environmental, Health & Safety
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Material Compliance
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Governance
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Supplier Responsibility
Click here to download a copy of the Dacrylate Supplier Code of Conduct.