Our Environmental Policy

GAP Medical Solutions Limited Environmental Policy

Last Reviewed: 06/05/26

Next Review: 06/05/27

Mission statement

GAP Medical Solutions Limited recognises that the environment is important to our organisation, our staff and our customers. Of particular significance is the climate and ecological emergency. We recognise the wide-ranging effects of climate and ecological breakdown and will work hard to ensure that consideration of these effects is embedded both in the way we run our business and the products we sell.

We recognise our responsibility to manage our environmental impacts carefully, including meeting all legal and regulatory requirements. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our organisation strategy and operating methods, with regular review points. We will encourage staff, clients and other stakeholders to do the same.

Objectives, targets and priority actions

1. Measure and manage our carbon footprint (Scopes 1, 2 & 3)

Target: Net Zero by 2050
  • We will measure and report the carbon footprint of our business on an annual basis.
  • We will seek to gain a deeper understanding of the indirect emissions arising from our supply chains with the aim of achieving reductions in this carbon.
  • We will focus action on the biggest sources of emissions in the business over which we have the most control – emissions from energy use, purchased goods and services, product transportation and staff travel.

2. Reduce energy use
  • Heating, lights and electrical equipment will be switched off when not in use.
  • We will engage our landlord on opportunities for improvements in the energy efficiency of our premises.
  • We will encourage and facilitate energy saving in the home offices of our staff.

3. Manage environmental impacts of sold products
  • We will engage our suppliers on their sustainability initiatives and credentials, encouraging them to make improvements where possible.
  • We will integrate environmental considerations into our due diligence processes for new suppliers.

4. Reduce emissions from travel & transportation
  • We will continue to prioritise the use of travel alternatives such as video/phone conferencing.
  • We will apply a principled approach to our own business travel, including avoiding travel where possible, and using public transport.
  • We will continue to transition company vehicles to electric.
  • We will facilitate access to low carbon vehicles for our staff.
  • We will seek opportunities to reduce reliance on air freight for inbound product transport, prioritising land and sea freight where possible.
  • We will incorporate environmental considerations when choosing couriers and audit our current logistics suppliers to understand their carbon reduction plans.

5. Further embed environmental considerations into our operations
  • We will adopt an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy to ensure consistent application of environmental principles in our purchasing of goods and services.
  • We will adopt a Data Retention Policy to ensure that the data held by the company is rationalised on a regular basis, thereby avoiding unnecessary carbon emissions from cloud storage.

Governance and engagement

We have developed a detailed action plan to ensure delivery of the objectives and targets above. Responsibility for each action within that action plan has been assigned to an appropriate person. Timescales for delivering each action have also been assigned and these will be kept under review.

We are committed to reviewing and updating progress against our action plan on a quarterly basis.

All staff will be made aware of our environmental objectives, targets and actions, as well as any related policies or procedures. We will also seek to routinely identify any training needed to facilitate delivery of this policy and to meet them wherever this is feasible.

Our Environmental Management System

This environmental policy and our environmental action plan, alongside any other related policies, procedures and monitoring comprise our Environmental Management System (EMS). Our EMS is certified by Green Business. Our certification is maintained through an annual review of our action plan carried out independently by Green Business.

We will update this policy at least annually in consultation with staff and other stakeholders where necessary.

Signed

Position

Director

Date

7th May 2026