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The Cancer Support Association of Western Australia Inc practices and promotes environmentally and ethically responsible business practices. CSA cares for the health and wellbeing of our members, and of our planet. We are committed to using and providing products and services which cause as little harm to the environment as possible. We believe that by living resourcefully, consuming wisely and recycling whenever possible each of us can contribute to a sustainable and positive future for our current and future generations.

Our printed products are an example of our commitment to caring for the environment. CSA's Wellness magazine and all our stationary, brochures and other promotional material are printed on 100% genuine post-consumer recycled paper which is oxygen bleached, thereby reducing the content of dioxin and other potentially harmful chemicals in the product. Our printer uses only vegetable based inks and chemical free solvents in an environmentally friendly printing process. While our products may not be glossy and shiny they are beautiful in an organic and natural way, and prove that you can be environmentally responsible and still look great!

If you are a financial member of the CSA you will have Wellness magazine mailed to you in what looks like a plastic mailing bag. Rest assured, these too are 100% plant based (derived from corn) and are 100% biodegradable and 100% compostible. Put the bag in with your worms and it should break down within a matter of months!

Ethical & Environmental Principles

CSA endorses business principles which evolved from the well known CERES principles. We encourage our business partners, associates and members in business to follow similar principles where appropriate and when possible.

Environment

  • We will endeavour to reduce consumption of consumable products, recycle wherever possible, and reuse as much as we can to minimise waste. Any waste will be handled and disposed of through safe and responsible methods.
  • We will ensure our business practice causes as little harm to the natural habitat and environment and biodiversity of the planet as possible. We will endeavour to safeguard habitats affected by our operations and protect open spaces and wilderness when we can.
  • We will conserve energy and improve the energy efficiency of our internal operations and of the goods and services we sell. We will make every effort to use environmentally safe and sustainable energy sources.
  • We will support and educate CSA members and the wider community to follow these environmental principles in their personal lives to the best of their ability.

Wellness

  • We will aim to uplift and improve the quality of life of members of the CSA, individuals and the wider community through the products, services and information we provide, and will not mislead them in any way.
  • We will strive to minimize the environmental, health and safety risks to our employees, to CSA members and the communities in which we operate through safe technologies, facilities and operating procedures, and by being prepared for emergencies.
  • We will reduce and where possible eliminate the use, manufacture or sale of products and services that cause environmental damage or health or safety hazards. Instead, we will utilise, manufacture, promote or sell products of the highest quality based on environmentally friendly production methods and organic products whenever possible.

Healing

  • We will not discriminate against CSA members, individuals or groups based on their religion, race, country of origin, income or beliefs. We will respect all people's individual professional, medical and personal choices.
  • We will inform in a timely manner everyone who may be affected by conditions caused by our company that might endanger health, safety or the environment, and promptly and responsibly correct the conditions which may have caused harm, when possible.
  • Where appropriate we will provide CSA members, individuals and communities with information, products and services which promote wellness and enable healing when needed.

Privacy

Any information collected by CSA remains confidential and personal details will never be onsold. To view CSA's privacy statement click here

For more information on caring for the environment go the Department of Planning and Infrastructure website (Western Australia)


"A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'Universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
- Albert Einstein