Environmental Policies

Noble Foods believes that it has a duty to the environment, including pollution prevention. We are committed to maintaining, and where possible improving our environmental performance for employees and for the wider community.

We seek to make the most effective use of all resources by encouraging all members of Noble Foods to develop an ecologically sound approach to their work.

Noble Foods aims to:

• Fully satisfy legal obligations by working closely with the appropriate authorities.
• Encourage understanding of environmental and energy conversation issues with employees, supported with appropriate training and support.
• Commit managerial resources to optimising performance through sound operating practices and control systems.
• Reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 5%.
• Develop processes to minimise energy use and maximise the use of recycled materials.

Animal welfare standards

All operations involved with live poultry will at least meet the following requirements:-

• An operating system that defines welfare procedures and responsibilities and which ensures that all the appropriate welfare legislation and codes of practice are complied with. Including the maintenance of proper records for the purposes of due diligence.
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• Appropriate welfare training will be given to all company staff involved in live poultry operations to ensure the highest standards of poultry husbandry are practised.
• Sub-contractors will be required to demonstrate that appropriate welfare training has been provided for any personnel working on behalf of Noble Foods Limited.
• Veterinary supervision of the company's flocks will be provided by the company's veterinary consultant.
• Regular monitoring of health status of the company's flocks will be undertaken at the veterinary consultant's laboratory. Veterinary supervision of the company's flocks will be provided by the company's veterinary consultant.
• A proper system for the logging, analysing and assessment of welfare problems and for taking appropriate corrective action. Proper systems for assessing / auditing welfare will be implemented as appropriate to each particular livestock operation.