Environmental Policy Statement
- The Western Sugar Cooperative will operate in recognition of our responsibilities toward the environment. We are committed to comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations to protect the environment in which we live and work.
- The Western Sugar Cooperative will integrate environmental concerns into our normal operation, training and management procedures. We will encourage a culture of environmental awareness through training and communication.
- We will respond to all genuine reports of non-compliance without retribution to the reporting individual.
- Each of us shares the responsibility to conduct our business in keeping with this policy. Every employee will learn the requirements of the laws as they apply to his or her duties and work in accordance with sound environmental practices.
As a manufacturer of sugar and by-products from sugar beets, The Western Sugar Cooperative is keenly aware of our obligation for compliance with a myriad of environmental laws and regulations. Our growers and our business are dependent on the environment for growing sugar beets and our families. We strive to achieve not only compliance, but protection of the environment while being good neighbors.
Western Sugar is always reviewing our operations for compliance and planning to incorporate environmentally friendly practices in our operational, training, and management procedures. We will continue to operate in accordance with sound environmental practices.