Environmental Affairs Policy

GRANITE and its subsidiaries are committed to providing materials and construction services while taking a leading role in protecting the environment and our natural resources. GRANITE manages its businesses according to the following guiding principles and strives to:

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT:

• Train employees to understand environmental issues related to their work and their personal responsibility in environmental matters.
• Educate and encourage employees to actively support environmental stewardship on their job.

PROACTIVE APPROACH:

• Be proactive in meeting environmental challenges.
• Establish and maintain appropriate programs and plans to preempt environmental damage resulting from our operations.

FORESIGHT:

• Operate and maintain all equipment and facilities with consideration to their potential impact on the environment.
• Evaluate proposed projects for potential impacts to the environment and our natural resources.
• Preserve the reuse potential of our real estate assets through foresight and proper management.

LEADERSHIP:

• Provide industry leadership in establishing standards of care.
• Work with trade associations, lawmakers and regulators in the shaping of local, state and federal environmental laws and policies.

COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS:

• To act in an environmentally responsible manner and comply with all laws, regulations and other legal requirements pertaining to environmental safety.
• Commit our employees to take responsibility for the compliance of operations under their control.

At GRANITE we believe that environmental care rests with each and every employee of the company.