General Policy Statement
The ATCUAE is committed to sustainable development. We recognise that we have a
vital role to play in delivering a better quality of life and environment for everyone
in the UAE, both now and for future generations. We are committed to achieving continuous
environmental improvement in all our activities and services. We will strive to
reduce our own impact and make every effort to promote awareness of local and global
issues that will facilitate sustainable development practices.
To achieve this we aim to:
- Promote awareness and a sense of environmental responsibility amongst employees
and volunteers,
- Assess the environmental impact and take steps to manage all significant effects,
- Use resources more efficiently, thereby reducing consumption,
- Minimise waste, promote recycling and the use of recycled materials.
Purpose
This policy applies to all staff and volunteers. The purpose of this policy is to
set out our intentions and principles in relation to sustainable development, promoting
sustainable development and good environmental practice.
Principles
The ATCUAE will address the social, economic, and environmental considerations of
sustainable development, defined as ensuring a better quality of life, according
to the following principals:
- Social progress that recognises the needs of everyone,
- Effective protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources.
Sustainable development is about what we do and the way we think. It’s about community
empowerment and involvement, volunteering, and giving back to the society that we
live in.
We recognise the interdependence of individuals and groups with the natural and
built environments, which means seeing, and making connections between different
aspects of our lives; social, economic, and environmental, and building links between
the local and the global, understanding chain reactions, and assessing and sharing
resources.
We are committed to enabling volunteers to participate in society, feel that they
belong and make a difference, build strengths, and enhance skills, and are supportive
of volunteers taking responsibility and leadership.
The ATCUAE is committed to sustainability, which means understanding a sense of
looking forward, not focusing on the present, recognising the limits of knowledge,
thinking of consequences, making things last, renewing and recycling, safeguarding
resources, and meeting local needs locally wherever possible.
Sustainable Communities
The ATCUAE is committed to contribute to sustainable community development where
people are happy to live and work, meeting the diverse needs of the UAE residents.
We contribute by engaging communities in motor sports, developing their skills,
knowledge and confidence.
Sustainable development is about establishing social relationships of trust, of
social capital, and is the core of active community participation and the key to
a better quality of life. We operate a network of people with motorsport interests
who have the desire to invest their time in running events in, and for, the UAE’s
benefit, who train other volunteers, and communicate and share their lives with
others.
For sustainable development to be meaningful it must start with people making decisions
about their lives, taking responsibility, giving back to the society and participating
in the community, learning new skills, and recognising the consequences of actions.
We have identified the learning and skills development needs of UAE citizens, taking
into account the unique demographic, economic and cultural factors of the country,
and are implementing the plan to raise the level of involvement.
Resource Use
The ATCUAE will incorporate materials efficiency measure to reduce running costs.
It will minimise resource consumption by:
- Reducing the amount of waste we produce by reducing our consumption,
- Promoting reuse, recycling and proper disposal of goods,
- Reviewing supplier products,
- Shifting towards electronic means of communication.
Transport
The ATCUAE is promoting public and shared transportation as the main means of travel
to and from events to reduce traffic generation and its associated environmental
impacts.
Application
All volunteers have access to this policy and it should be referred to in decision-making
and throughout team meetings.
Monitoring and Review
The effectiveness of this policy will be monitored and amended by the UAEMOC as
necessary. The policy will be reviewed every three years.