This Environmental Policy covers all the company’s business activities undertaken at its Newton Aycliffe and Bourn Plants and complements the ThyssenKrupp Environmental Corporate Policy.

ThyssenKrupp Tallent Ltd specialises in the manufacture of chassis structural and suspension products, and modules, for small/medium passenger and light commercial vehicles, supporting both customer production and service requirements.

The company is committed to protecting the environment from the significant internal and external impacts of its operations and will achieve this by continuous improvement and the application of environmental management disciplines and Best Practice. The company’s success will be measured by the level of satisfaction it achieves amongst all stakeholders viz. employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers and the local and wider communities.

ThyssenKrupp Tallent Ltd will achieve this by:

• Ensuring that product and process design incorporates a full environmental impact assessment
• Minimising waste and the consumption of resources (materials, fuel and energy)
• Reducing or eliminating the production of discharges and emissions to the environment
• Utilising environmentally friendly materials and processes consistent with the principle of Best Practice
• Continuing to meet, and where possible, exceed current legislation, regulations, pertinent Codes of Practice and customer environmental requirements
• Implementing and maintaining an Environmental Management System which meets the requirements of ISO 14001
• Monitoring and auditing plant, equipment and process performance to control and improve all activities which may have a significant environmental impact
• Ensuring all employees are aware of their environmental responsibilities and are fully competent to control the activities for which they are responsible
• Promoting this Environmental Policy to employees, suppliers, customers, shareholders and the general public
• Encourage the active participation of employees, suppliers, customers and shareholders in the achievement of this Environmental Policy