Small-business sustainability policy
Fictional example: Northgate Services sustainability policy
Editorial template. Completing this file prepares a draft. Record approval_role and approval_date only after the authorised role actually approves the wording. Completing the file does not prove a result.

organisation_name: Northgate Services
purpose: Keep a short whole-business rule for the leased office
scope: One leased office and the activities the firm controls there
out_of_scope: Delivery contractors the firm does not control
owner_role: office manager
review_date: 12 March 2027
commitment_1: Measure office electricity from supplier bills for April 2025 to March 2026
commitment_1_type: intention
commitment_2: Keep paper and mixed recycling in the collector's named streams
commitment_2_type: operating_rule
commitment_3:
commitment_3_type:
purchasing_pointer: Buying rules stay on the procurement policy
travel_rule: Record company-car mileage when a journey is made
waste_rule: Use the collector's named streams for paper and mixed recycling
will_not_claim: carbon neutral; ISO 14001 certified
approval_role: managing director
approval_date: 12 March 2026
record_status: adopted