Environmental Policy

Toitū te whenua: let the permanence of land remain intact.

Environmental sustainability is a core value for Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust.

Our Environmental Policy describes this commitment, underscored by our ISO 14001:2015 accreditation.

Our Environmental Policy applies to all ŌCHT employees, including senior leadership, managers, employees, volunteers or any contractors or visitors entering our workplace, regardless of location or time.

Policy statement

As an environmentally responsible provider of safe, warm, secure, and affordable housing, we will:

ŌCHT is committed to:

• understand our place in our environment and reduce our impact

• fulfill all our compliance obligations

• protect our environment and prevent pollution

• track, review and keep improving our environmental performance and systems

• make environmental objectives part of our strategic plan

• involve our community as we plan, as we do

• ensure those we work with meet our sustainability goals

Our environmental management objectives

The objectives of the ŌCHT’s environmental management system are:

• reduce the operational carbon footprint

• compliance with all legal and other requirements

• develop energy efficient homes

Responsibilities

• The Chief Executive is ultimately responsible for the Environmental Management System.

• The Systems and Compliance Advisor is responsible for advising, establishing, and implementing the Environmental Management System conforming to ISO 14001, reporting on the performance of the system, ensuring the integrity of the system is maintained when changes are planned and implemented.