Environmental Policy

1. Introduction

Purpose

This Environmental Policy outlines Unique Station Trading’ commitment to minimizing its impact on the natural environment and to promoting sustainable practices within all aspects of its operations. We recognize the Company has a responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and to protect natural resources.

Unique Station Trading also has a Sustainable Procurement Policy which commits our Company to following sustainable purchasing practices.

Scope

This applies to all Unique Station Trading employees regardless of employment agreement, position, or location.

Objectives

Unique Station Trading Environmental Policy objectives include, but are not limited to:

Complying with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements
Increasing employee awareness of the impact business activities have on the environment
Reducing our consumption of resources and improving the efficient use of those resources
Monitoring and continually improving environmental performance
Incorporating environmental factors into business decisions
Working towards achieving net-zero emissions

2. Responsibility

Management

Senior Leaders, Directors and Managers are responsible for implementing and overseeing procedures that result in environmental issues being considered within their departments.

Employees

All employees should consider how their activities impact the environment and when appropriate suggest improvements to their Supervisor, Manager or the Sustainability Officer.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to other websites of attractions. However, once you have used these links to leave our website, you should be aware that we do not have any control over the other websites you visit via those links. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and pay close attention to the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

3. Directives

CRestriction Of Hazardous Substances (ROHS 3) Directive

Directive 2011/65/EU (including amendment 2015/863, known as RoHS 3) of the European Parliament, stipulates that certain hazardous substances must not be present above defined levels in products. Unique Station Trading works with its entire supply chain to ensure that all products comply with this directive. RoHS 3 is part of the CE compliance scheme, we do not mark our products separately as being RoHS compliant but CE mark all products in scope.

Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive

WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC mandates the treatment, recovery and recycling of electric and electronic equipment. It ensures that any product marked with the WEEE logo (crossed-out wheelie bin) is separated from other waste streams to ensure that it is recycled in an environmentally sound manner. Under the U.K. implementation of the WEEE directive, the following definitions apply:

Historic WEEE – Goods shipped before 15th August 2005.
New WEEE – Goods shipped with the WEEE logo after 15th August 2005. Unique Station Trading is registered as a supplier of EEE with the
Environment Agency and makes all the necessary declarations with regard to WEEE sold within the United Kingdom. At the end of life, Unique Station Trading will accept the return of WEEE for the safe disposal and recycling as per the following:
Historic WEEE – The collective producer responsibility for historic WEEE ended in 2013.
New WEEE – Unique Station Trading accepts liability for New WEEE at the end of life and will dispose of safely or recycle goods wherever possible.
Unique Station Trading does not accept any liability whatsoever for the remote collection, shipping costs or packaging of returned goods. All costs associated with the return of WEEE will be the responsibility of the customer. Before returning New WEEE the customer must first contact Unique Station Trading and request an RMA (Returns Material Authorisation) which will have details of the Central Collection Point.

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation And Restriction Of Chemicals (REACH) Directive Under the terms of the EU Directive 1907/2006 concerning REACH, Unique Station Trading is classified as a “Producer/Importer/supplier of articles” because it manufactures or has manufactured electronic modules which are non-chemical products i.e. “goods”. Unique Station Trading products are considered articles as defined in REACH Article 3 (3). These products/articles under normal and reasonable conditions of use do not have intended release of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). Therefore, the requirement in REACH Article 7 (1) (b) for registration of substances contained in these products/articles does not apply. Furthermore, Unique Station Trading is not required to produce material safety data sheets. We do not use SVHC chemicals in our processes and our products do not contain SVHC above 0.1%. This is with respect to the candidate list of substances issued by the European Chemicals Agency.

4. Batteries

All batteries supplied by Unique Station Trading in equipment or as spares are “Portable” (non-industrial or non-automotive) and should be disposed of according to local regulations. The customer may, at their own expense, return batteries to Unique Station Trading Head Office where there is a collection point for recycling but the batteries must not be damaged and they must be packed correctly. The customer must also take note of any transport regulations relating to lithium batteries.

5. Reductions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Unique Station Trading aims to reduce our energy use, and therefore greenhouse gas emissions, through energy efficiency measures, the use of renewable energy sources and by promoting sustainable transportation.

Waste

We aim to reuse packaging items when possible, to minimize waste and to promote recycling in all our operations. We will also work to minimize the use of disposable items.

Water

Unique Station Trading operations don’t require large amounts of water but we will strive to conserve water throughout our sites.

Suppliers

Unique Station Trading will encourage our key suppliers to also monitor their energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, waste and water usage with the aim of reducing it.

6. Reporting And Monitoring

Unique Station Trading has a continual improvement approach to sustainability throughout the Company. Members of the Environmental Committee undertake site audits, we continually monitor our progress and we report environmental Key Performance Indicators within our annual ESG report. We are also committed to using a third-party business sustainability rating service.