Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance – the Beacon for a Bright, Sustainable Future
13 September 2021
Creating a better Suriname. CARI-ERS is proud to partner with Consolidated Resources Suriname through our Memorandum of Agreement to provide ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) services and help steer Suriname towards a brighter future. Find out how we champion ESG and advocate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals here.
At CARI-ERS, Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) is core to our strategy, our service offering and indeed, integrated into everything we do! We are environmentally responsible, we put health and safety first, we respect human rights, and we engage with our communities. CARI-ERS recognises and supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) through the course of its business activities and specialist service offering across the oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, ports and land development sectors. As a multi-national collective of scientists, environmental engineers, safety, and social experts we are particularly passionate about, and aligned with the UNSDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being, UNSDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, UNSDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy, UNSDG14 – Life Below Water and UNSDG15 – Life on Land.
We believe high standards of governance are critical to delivering on our business mission, creating long-term environmental and social value, and staying committed to our principles of ESG. Our Board of Directors oversees our ESG approach, with the multi-disciplinary Management Committee assisting with governance, monitoring, risk management and systems. Our Senior Leaders oversee the implementation of our actions, ensuring we:
- Comply with all relevant environmental and social legislation, regulations, and codes of practice.
- Prevent the pollution of the environment by activities under our control.
- Conduct business with suppliers and sub-consultants who also have a commitment to responsible environmental management and social respect.
- Continually improve our environmental management performance by regular reviews and setting realistic environmental objectives and targets.
- Conduct regular environmental inspections and audits of our operations to ensure waste and pollution are prevented or minimised.
- Maintain a framework for reviewing environmental objectives and targets through analysing the environmental risks at each new site or project.
- Ensure all licences, approvals and permits remain current.
- Develop and implement emergency plans to minimise any adverse environmental impact.
- Utilise photovoltaic panels to generate electricity for our regional offices.
- Encourage staff to travel to / from work via self-powered or public transport.
- Encourage staff to be involved in volunteering.
- Handle chemicals and hazardous substances in an appropriate manner, including their disposal as per their Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
- Where a chemical spill has occurred, contain, and clean up the spill by following the directions on the SDS.
- Decrease the volume of waste we generate where possible and remove all rubbish and waste from the work area and dispose of it appropriately.
- Where practical take steps to prevent soil erosion and land degradation.
- Wherever possible, reduce the impact of our work on native flora and fauna.
- Where declared weeds occur on project sites, ensure all soil and seeds are removed from plant and vehicles, mitigating the transference of weeds.
- Where practical, recycle and use environmentally appropriate packaging.
- Work with our clients to facilitate innovative, balanced environmental solutions to complex, commercial situations.
As an ESG champion, CARI-ERS proudly recognises and supports the UNSDGs, and dutifully fulfills sustainability actions that promote UNSDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being, UNSDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, UNSDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy, UNSDG14 – Life Below Water and UNSDG15 – Life on Land.
We believe that when passion, knowledge, and skills inform environmental and social consideration, project management, and continual improvement, the future is indeed bright!