As a printer we use natural resources on a daily basis and we work hard to minimise the harmful effect this can have on the environment.
- We offer a range of recycled stocks to our customers that are compatible with the digital process, and we can give guidance on design-related green choices.
- We advocate digital print – an environmentally friendlier option than lithographic print.
- We recycle all of our waste. We use off-cuts to create notebooks of scrap paper and donate them to a local school. A contractor removes unusable recyclable waste.
- We have set targets for non-recyclable waste reduction by changing purchasing patterns, educating team members and monitoring output.
- We buy all our electricity from a renewable energy supplier and have set targets to reduce consumption where possible.
- We use environmentally friendly ‘Eco’ brand cleaning products.
- We offer e-invoices to all our customers with targets to increase uptake.
- We display our environmental policy in every office and ‘green cards’ by electronic switches to remind team members to turn lights and equipment off.
- We advocate proofreading, spell-checking and double-sided printing for internal documents, and advocate electronic communications as opposed to print wherever possible, including Skype for web-based conferencing.
- We hold six-monthly workshops to refresh and reinforce internal understanding of our environmental policy amongst team members. We also use these to cover health and safety and employment issues.