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Guiding principles

THE HEART OF THE PROGRAMME

The Guiding
Principles

1

Support responsible battery manufacturing and recycling by placing environmental health and safety excellence at the heart of our operations.

2

Promote the sound management of lead exposure and emissions by setting continuous improvement targets and sharing best practices.

3

Adopt responsible sourcing policies for lead-containing materials, seek to identify risks in the supply chain, and use our influence to promote best practices for EHS performance in suppliers’ operations.

4

Minimize the environmental impact of our products by encouraging the development of programmes that ensure effective collection, transportation and environmentally sound recycling of used lead batteries.

5

Adopt business practices that consider the communities impacted by our operations, respect the human and labour rights of our employees and work against corruption in all its forms.

6

Proactively engage key stakeholders in an open and transparent manner.

7

Partner with key stakeholders and government agencies to share our expertise and promote environmentally sound recycling of lead batteries in low and medium-income countries.