California Green Business Certified

We are committed to taking action to conserve resources and prevent pollution in both the facility and operations.

Environmental Policy

Andwin Scientific is committed to managing health, safety and environmental (HS&E) matters as an integral part of our business. In particular, it is our policy to assure the HS&E integrity of our processes and facilities at all times. Andwin Scientific is committed to incorporating environmental practices into our operations in order to inspire environmental awareness and responsibility among our employees, customers and suppliers.

We will do so by adhering to the following principles:

Compliance

We will develop and implement procedures to identify, analyze and have access to environmental laws and regulations. We will then comply with applicable laws and regulations and will implement programs and procedures to assure compliance. Compliance with HS&E standards will be a key ingredient in the training, performance reviews, and incentives of all employees.

Risk Reduction, Prevention, and Resource Management

We will seek opportunities, beyond compliance requirements, for reducing risk to human health and the environment, and we will establish and meet our own HS&E quality standards where appropriate.
We will employ management systems and procedures specifically designed to prevent activities and/or conditions that pose a threat to human health, safety, or the environment. We will look for ways to minimize risk and protect our employees and the communities in which we operate by employing clean technology, including safe technologies and operating procedures, as well as being prepared for emergencies.
We will strive to minimize releases to the air, land, or water through use of cleaner technologies and the safer use of chemicals. We will minimize the amount and toxicity of waste generated and will ensure the safe treatment and disposal of waste. We will manage scarce resources, such as water, energy, land, and forests in an environmentally sensitive manner.

The following measures will be taken by management and employees to reduce waste, prevent pollution, conserve water and energy:

Energy Conservation

• Reduce energy usage in our office locations through efficient usage of resources.

• Optimize energy usage by transitioning and utilizing renewable energy sources.

• Use collaboration technologies to reduce need for business travel.

Water Conservation

• Measure waste generation and water usage where possible across our operations and conduct our business in a manner that aims to prevent pollution and minimize the consumption of natural resources.

Waste and Toxins Reduction

• Reduce the emissions from waste within our own operations, supply chain or at the customer/vendor level.
• Reduce the usage of office supplies containing toxins with products utilizing green ingredients where possible.
• Promote reuse and recycling programs at our office locations.
• Identify opportunities for product packaging improvements, considering size, material, recycling labeling and materials.

Waste and Toxins Reduction

• Reduce the emissions from waste within our own operations, supply chain or at the customer/vendor level.
• Reduce the usage of office supplies containing toxins with products utilizing green ingredients where possible.
• Promote reuse and recycling programs at our office locations.
• Identify opportunities for product packaging improvements, considering size, material, recycling labeling and materials.

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

• Engage with our clients to consider the environmental impact of how we deliver our work and support them in addressing

their own environmental impacts.
• Consider environmental factors when procuring goods and services.
• Assess the environmental performance of our key suppliers to improve their environmental performance as well as our own.
• Promote the purchase of post consumable material for office supplies and packing materials.

Communication

We will communicate our commitment to HS&E quality to our employees, vendors, and customers. We will promote participation and communicate our commitment to responsible environmental management by:

➢promoting environmental responsibility among our employees;
➢ providing the necessary training and support to enable them to implement this policy;
➢ informing suppliers of our environmental policy and encouraging them to adopt effective environmental management practices;
➢ soliciting input from our employees, suppliers, customers and board members in meeting our environmental goals.
➢ Develop programs to harness employee enthusiasm and offer opportunities for employees to collaborate on our journey to improve environmental performance.

Continuous Improvement

We will measure our progress as best we can. We will review our progress at least on an annual basis. We will continuously seek opportunities to improve our environmental performance by establishing objectives and targets, measuring progress, and reporting our results; including but not limited to energy, water, paper and fuel consumption. We will strive to establish a complete Environmental Management System (EMS) with:

➢ Objectives and targets in line with the environmental policy;

➢ Management programs to obtain the objectives;
➢ Operational control procedures;
➢ Procedures for periodically evaluating compliance;
➢ Procedure to carry out corrective and preventive actions.
➢ Procedures for continual improvements to the EMS;
➢ Procedures to obtain and maintain global certification to ISO 14001, the international standard for Environment Management

Systems (EMS).

ANDWIN SCIENTIFIC’S ENVIRONMENTAL MANUAL SYSTEMS GOAL