Torch River Agricultural Corp. recognizes
that it has an environmental responsibility in all activities to ensure
that sustainability and the environment are taken into consideration as
it operates its business. Following a company environmental review, the
Directors are in a position to make the following commitments everywhere
that Torch River Agricultural Corp operates:
- Comply with all current, and ensure preparedness for impending relevant, environmental legislation
- Minimize the negative environmental impacts that may arise through our operations
- Demonstrate the positive environmental impacts that may arise through our operations
- Enhance the protection of the countryside that we farm at our Research Centers and encourage positive interaction with our neighbors
- Comply with all Codes of Good Agricultural Practice and other codes that are relevant to our farming operations
- Make good use of organic by products of our operations to gain maximum beneficial value
- Maximize the efficient use of utilities and to minimize waste wherever possible
- Set objectives and targets to improve our environmental performance and to provide information to stakeholders as to how we are progressing with our Policy implementation
- Develop a system to implement our environmental policy and continually work to improve our environmental performance in a manner consistent with the environmental management standard ISO 14001
- Give due consideration to the environmental effects of office practices and travel when making purchasing decisions and arranging meetings.
- Responsibilities
We will work with all our employees in order
to achieve the points set out above and provide the necessary training
and resource to ensure that our commitments are met. We will also require
Torch River Agricultural Corp. suppliers to follow environmental good
practice, and encourage customers to do so.
The Board of Directors is fully committed to the implementation of the Policy,
for which I take overall responsibility. The Torch River Agricultural
Corp. Executive is responsible for reviewing the policy statement and progress
in implementing the policy.
Jerry Kindrat
President
Torch River Agricultural Corp
A Saskatchewan Farming Corporation
