Vision Support Services – Seal of Approval

Our Vision,

Your Solution

At Vision support services, we are well aware of the social and environmental obligations we have to our suppliers, our customers, our staff and our planet. These obligations are over and above our commitment to product quality.

We take these responsibilities extremely seriously and have therefore implemented a programme of ongoing assessment of working practices and partners, adapting our operations to meet appropriate standards in several key areas.

Each product that leaves a VSS facility and arrives at the end user's location therefore carries the Vision Seal of Approval - an assurance of quality across the globe. By utilising our expertise, Vision Support Services offers assurance and experience in the following areas:

Corporate Social Responsibility

The VSS offices ensure all manufacturing partners comply with all local, social & ethical legislation and can arrange independent third party auditing to customer and end user standards.

Assurance

VSS offices offer quality assurance to AQL. All offices are run and staffed by local nationals who are professionally qualified and experienced.

Reliability

VSS offices are able to provide a structured service of scheduling and merchandising/stock control. This can be integrated into the provision of a full logistical service culminating in the delivery of product to the doorstep of your choice anywhere in the world.

Standards

VSS offices ensure manufacturing partners comply with all local environmental licensing and operational requirements. They can facilitate external auditing when required.

Fair Dealing

Thousands of people within local communities and throughout our worldwide supply chain and local communities depend on the success and conduct of our business. The magnitude of this responsibility is something we take very seriously here at Vision Support Services.

We also take our impact on the environment very seriously and make the following commitments:

Carbon Footprint

We aim to make our operations carbon neutral as quickly as possible - maximizing our use of renewable energy and utilising offsetting only as a last resort. We aim to help our customers and suppliers cut their carbon emissions wherever possible.

Waste Reduction

Our goal is to minimise packaging whilst maximising our use of recyclable materials. Over the medium term, we aim to ensure that none of our product or packaging ends up as landfill. We will provide our customers with innovations to encourage them to also make these adjustments.

Product Sustainability

We are working hard to ensure that our key raw materials come from the most sustainable sources available. Where appropriate, we aim to promote organic and fairtrade products and broaden our offer to customers and consumers.

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Our Accreditations

Sedex

All major factories are registered on the Sedex system with completed self assessments that are subject to regular third party audit.

Reach

Our affiliates are Reach registered and fully involved with the Reach forward programme of procedure assessment relative to Reach compliance.

Bureau Veritas

All of VSS's major manufacturing partnerships are independently audited by Bureau Veritas or equivalent independent auditor, covering social and ethical compliance and environmental impact.

ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001

VSS's affiliates are ISO 9001 & 14001 approved. ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized standard for the business quality management as applied to the manufacture and control of products and services. ISO14001 establishes the set of international standards that specify the actual requirements for an environmental management system.