Our Policies

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We are committed to playing a positive role in our community. We believe that our activities should be sustainable, allowing us to meet our current needs without compromising those of future generations. We strive to conduct ourselves in a way that represents a balance between social and environmental requirements and economic prosperity for our community. We do this through three main pillars:

Corporate Governance: We commit to being transparent in all of our operations and activities;
Corporate Sustainability: We commit to implementing strategies to improve our performance whilst enhancing the role we play in the economic and social development of our society, and to solutions for reducing the negative impacts of our activities;Corporate Citizenship: We commit to directly supporting our community through volunteer activities, donations and by mentoring young Bermudians. 

Specific examples of our voluntary commitment to the community include:

• Assisting SailGP in developing and implementing their Sea Turtle Plan (2021)
• Forming a working group to secure permission and plant mangrove seedlings around Bermuda (2020/2021)
• Serving on the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Scientific Advisory Committee (2020/2021)
• Serving on the Bermuda Tourism Authority Superyacht Working Group (2020)
• Serving on the Government's non-statutory Climate Change Working Group (2015-2016)
• Serving on Greenrock's Eco-Schools Accreditation team (2015).
• Serving on the Government's non-statutory Energy Working Group (2013 - 2017).
• Serving on the Centre on Philanthropy's Corporate Social Responsibility Awards committee (2014)
• Serving on a sub-committee to help develop a policy for marinas and boat yards (2014- ongoing).
• Chairing a sub-committee to help develop an artificial reefs policy (2014).
• Sitting on Greenrock's Green Workplace Awards Committee (2012, 2013).
• Assisting the Whale Research Foundation in grant writing (2012).
• Consulting and advising the Environmental Coalition of Organisations (ECO) for the coordination of environmental work to support sustainability (ongoing).
• Giving lectures, e.g. Bermuda Education Network's Big Ideas Science Forum (ongoing)
• Undertaking a skink study of Horn Rock and providing field training to government personnel (2010).
• Providing field assistance to researchers studying Bermuda's seagrasses (2012). 
• Chairing the development of environmental educational and public outreach programmes and fundraising for them at BUEI (2010-2014).
• Serving on the Bermuda National Trust's Environmental Committee (2010-2013)
• Mentoring young Bermudians through summer internships and providing data, information and advice to others studying overseas (ongoing). 

We also provide pro bono or discounted rates for formal services to NGO's.

Bermuda Environmental Consulting, Ltd., is committed to safeguarding people including our staff, clients and members of the public who might be impacted by our activities, as well as their property through a health and safety programme incorporated into all aspects of our work. We are trained in the Loss Prevention System (LPS) behavioural management system and apply protocols and safety standards for all our technical fieldwork. We understand the risks posed by Covid19 and we strive to meet or exceed our obligations under Bermuda’s legislative framework and are committed to:

• Preventing injury and ill health to those who may be affected by our activities by implementing our health and safety policy procedures;
• Ensuring adequate assessment of any health and safety issues that might arise from our activities, and implementing suitable measures to minimise the risk;
• Ensuring that all members of our team are competent to do their work safely by providing the necessary information and training and ensuring that they receive drug and alcohol testing;
• Providing and maintaining safe equipment; 
• Expecting our clients and contractors to apply at minimum the required health and safety standards and involving them in contributing to improvements in protocols through consultation;
• Monitoring the implementation of safe working practices and resolving problems immediately;
• Reviewing and revising the Policy and procedures at regular intervals;
• Committing to communicating our Health and Safety Policy openly with all clients, stakeholders and the public;
• Ensuring we meet the appropriate and specific protocols established by our team, and by our clients with regards to Covid19. 

Bermuda Environmental Consulting, Ltd., believes that in order to deliver the highest standards of service to our clients, we must demonstrate leadership in applying sound environmental principles to our own business.

• We are committed to looking for opportunities to reduce the environmental effects of our own operations, and support activities that promote environmental health and a sustainable global environment. 
• We strive to minimise waste and pollution arising from our activities. All our activities conform to the applicable environmental legislation and where possible we strive to exceed these standards. 
• We aim to reduce our consumption of raw materials, energy and fuel and use water sustainably.
• We encourage clients, contractors and suppliers to embrace sustainable behaviours.
• We are committed to communicating our Environmental Policy openly with all clients, stakeholders and the public. 
• We are committed to continuing to improve our environmental performance through setting, monitoring and reviewing objectives and targets and this policy will be reviewed annually to assess its effectiveness.