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Environment Guiding Principles

James Callander will protect the environment in all of its operations. Health, safety and environmental excellence is a primary management objective and the responsibility of every employee. The Company is dedicated to continuous efforts to make its operations compatible with protecting people, property and the environment. The Company is committed to achieving environmental excellence in all of its business practices and operations. The Company's policy is implemented through the following ten guiding principles.

1. Commitment

Management at all levels of the Company will be actively committed to the achievement of environmental excellence in the conduct of its business. Every Director shall demonstrate commitment to this goal and shall strive to provide adequate resources to achieve this goal and follow these principles. Through communication with our employees, it is the Company's goal to ensure commitment to environmental excellence is reflected in day to day operations.

2. Organisation

The Company will maintain and enhance a Company wide culture that recognises and encourages the full and active participation of all employees in the management of environmental issues.

3. Accountability

Achievement of health, safety and environmental excellence depends heavily on the continuing participation and accountability of management. Responsibility for health and safety and the protection of the environment is a matter of Company policy and is a matter of law, with potentially severe consequences for failure to comply. Management at all levels is responsible for ensuring that operations are conducted in accordance with this policy and that appropriate health, safety and environmental programs, procedures and systems of work have been developed and implemented for each facility and operation under their supervision.

4. Management Systems and Standards

The Company will develop, implement and continuously improve effective health, safety and environmental management systems and develop standards that reflect best industry practices.

The Company will continue to extend our knowledge of the environmental effects of our products, work practices, processes, services and waste materials.

5. Risk Management

The Company will ensure that potential environmental risks associated with all our activities are assessed as early as is practicable in order to minimise and manage adverse effects and to identify opportunities for improvement, The Company will strive to eliminate or manage any foreseeable hazards which may endanger the environment.

6. Legislative Compliance

The Company will operate to standards that will comply with the requirements of appropriate national and international legislation and codes of practice and recognise these principles as a valued way of life. Where no regulatory controls exist, it shall adopt and impose its own environmental standards in accordance with relevant industry standards of practice.

7. Training

The Company is committed to provide training and development on health, safety and environmental matters that is appropriate to each employee's job duties and responsibilities.

8. Environmental Aspects

The Company will continuously evaluate the environmental aspects of its raw materials, products and services. The goal will be to develop and provide products and services that have no undue environmental impact and are safe in their intended use, efficient in their consumption of energy and natural resources and can be recycled, reused or disposed of safely, In particular, The Company will strive to reach its goal of using raw materials from sustainable forest sources.

9. Continuous Improvement

The Company believes that effective management is good business. As in other areas of its business, the Company is committed to continuous improvement of management practices.

10. Monitor, Audit and Review

Effective management requires ongoing assessment and review to determine whether environmental policy is being appropriately implemented. Accordingly, ongoing assessment and self-evaluation will be a part of this policy.