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132 Mayor of London
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy
events, fleet vehicles, environmental reporting, management systems
and procurement.
6.4 By demonstrating excellence the Mayor expects London’s businesses
to be inspired to take responsibility and take action for their waste
in accordance with the waste hierarchy and contribute to London’s
sustainability.
Proposal 34 The Mayor and the GLA group will lead by example in resource
productivity and sustainable waste management by:
■ producing a sustainable waste reduction and reuse plan for the
GLA group
■ achieving the London Plan composting and recycling targets across
the group within each of their offices
■ implementing BS 8901: Specification for a sustainable event
management system
■ achieving the Mayor’s preferred standard for sustainable design
and construction for their strategic developments
■ demonstrating compliance with an environmental management system
(such as ISO 14001 or equivalent standard) by December 2009
■ annually reporting on their environmental performance in line with
Defra’s Environmental Reporting Guidelines
■ ensuring that their own and contracted fleets are registered to the
Freight Operator Recognition Scheme by 2010
■ achieving the highest levels of the Mayor of London’s Green
Procurement Code
■ adopting responsible purchasing practices, which use a procurement
strategy to ensure that environmental issues are proactively addressed
in all aspects of the procurement process.