Lexington launched its bid to earn ISO 14001 in 2011 with the creation of the company’s dedicated ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ environmental management system (EMS) for all sites.
Rachel Lindner, Lexington founding director and the caterer’s ‘champion of ISO 14001’ said: “We have always looked to reduce our impact on the environment in ways which will not affect our food, service or client operations.
“We worked together with our managers and clients to create a bespoke, realistic approach which has empowered our teams to take responsibility for their own results.
“With the award of ISO 14001 certification across the business, our sustainable approach to the environment has been recognised and approved by outside industry experts.”
In January, as part of Lexington’s approach to EMS, a group of 25 of its managers visited Bywaters recycling plant in East London to see the extent of waste recycling in London.
Managers were then provided with Lexington’s EMS campaign manual on a green USB wrist band to introduce at their sites.
Steve Dean, who undertook the assessment for QMS Quality Management Systems, paid tribute to Lexington: “It was inspirational the way in which Lexington managers and their onsite teams took ownership of their targets and systems, and together they have really allowed the programme to come alive and made it their own.”
Lexington Catering was set up in 2002 by co-founders Mike Sunley, Katherine Lewis and Rachel Linder and operates in the B&I sector.