Roch Valley Sustainability Strategy Updated December 2022

Roch Valley Limited is committed to leading the industry in minimising the impact of its activities on the environment.

The key points of its strategy to achieve this are:

• Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.
• Minimise toxic emissions through the selection and use of its fleet and the source of its power requirement.
• Actively promote recycling both internally and amongst its customers and suppliers.
• Source and promote a product range to minimise the environmental impact of both production and distribution.
• Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company.
• Use an accredited program to offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities.

Roch Valley Limited's Sustainability Policy Statement

Vision and Goals

Roch Valley Limited is committed to addressing environmental sustainability and has adopted the following vision:

to be an environmentally sustainable organisation that contributes to the creation of a beautiful and sustainable world.

In order to implement this vision the following goals have been developed:

Goal 1: Understand Roch Valley Limited's use of energy, water and waste generation and take action to meet and, where possible, exceed targets determined by the Government

Goal 2: To lead by example with the promotion and demonstration of environmental sustainability values.

In this statement the term 'sustainability' includes the natural, built, economic and social environments of Roch Valley Limited.

Roch Valley Limited recognises its sustainability obligations to its staff, visitors, communities and stakeholders – both locally and globally – and to present and succeeding generations.
Roch Valley Limited aims to take a leading role in defining best sustainability practice and will set its own appropriate and demanding standards where none exist.
Roch Valley Limited is committed to implementing the requirements of all relevant sustainability legislation and regulations and, where possible, exceeding any relevant minimum requirements.
Roch Valley Limited will manage activities over which it has control and which impact upon its various 'environments' in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.
Roch Valley Limited aims to raise the sustainability awareness of its staff, visitors, communities and stakeholders by promoting the concept of sustainable development and by openly recognising the on-going need to move towards a more sustainable future.
Roch Valley Limited will monitor its use of natural resources, both non-renewable and renewable, and maximise the efficiency and effectiveness with which they are used, with a view to minimising environmental impacts.
Roch Valley Limited will foster and promote research and education in sustainability – for visitors, within its communities and via conferences, publications and collaborative work.
Roch Valley Limited will provide appropriate sustainability training and development for its staff and will encourage them to apply sound sustainability practices at work, at home and within the wider community.
Roch Valley Limited is committed to transparency in, and public access, to the formulation and implementation of its Sustainability Policy and objectives. Roch Valley Limited will formulate, publish, implement, and monitor objectives set out in the overall Policy, and will periodically review their efficiency and promote their continued development.

2022

• Removal of unnecessary hanging tags within garment packaging – achieved
• Removal of packing cardboard from all new garment production – achieved
• Introduction of bio-degradable mailing bags – achieved
• Introduction of new garment packaging bags that contain a minimum of 30% recycled material for The Zone branded garments – achieved

2023

• To introduce new garment packaging that contains a minimum of 30% recycled material for Roch Valley branded products
• Re-design garment hanging tags for Roch Valley so they are smaller & biodegradable

2025

• Aim to be "paper-free" as a business, all internal paper processes to be digitalized