Failure to comply with packaging regulations has led to a tobacco company handing over nearly £3,500 to charity.
This also meant it failed to recover and recycle waste materials used in the course of its business, as would be required of registered companies.
As a result, the company has paid £3,438.11 to
The money will go to supporting the work of the charity, which has completed 34 planting projects in 26 cities.
On discovering the oversight in late 2015, the company worked with the Valpak packaging producer compliance scheme to register for the 2015 compliance year, and submit an enforcement undertaking offer for the year that was missed. It worked with Valpak to make a pro-rata calculation of the amount of packaging handled in 2013, to determine the financial value of its enforcement undertaking.
The company has now incorporated responsibility for complying with the packaging regulations into the role of the Supply Chain Analyst. It also has a written methodology and employs the services of Valpak to ensure that its packaging data is accurately recorded and reported.
Companies handling more than 50 tonnes of packaging a year, and which have a turnover of more than £2 million, must register with the
It is important that all companies make themselves aware of their environmental responsibilities and ensure that they are appropriately registered.
In this case,
Throughout the investigation and EU assessment process, Philip Morris has been extremely cooperative and forthcoming. Representatives of company have been happy to engage with us and attended a face-to-face interview.
Enforcement undertakings allow companies and individuals to make amends for breaching environmental regulations, including through a financial contribution to an environmental project.
To agree this type of civil sanction, the
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