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Special Report - Sustainability

corporate governance and leading to it being awarded the
business ethics should both be Carbon Trust Standard. Every
used to reaffirm and strengthen two years, organisations with
our values and guide us as to the Carbon Trust Standard must
how we do business. Next, we be re-audited and Antalis was
have to consider the safety of all successfully recertified this
employees in the workplace – September, having reduced its
particularly those working at the emissions by a further 11.1%
plants and warehouses – and to between 2010 and 2013. This
develop their skills and careers. was secured by a process of
Our third challenge concerns warehouse rationalisation, route
the environment, and consists of optimisation, investment in fuel
preserving resources, particularly efficient vehicles and closely
through the progressive increase monitoring all energy use at
of resource-efficient use of sites to minimise consumption.
wood, water and energy. Finally, To further build on this
we need to leverage innovation achievement, a major carbon
to bolster our eco-friendly reduction project based at its
product offering.” main Interlink HQ in Coalville,
All of these matters are Leicestershire, and aiming to
now co-ordinated by a single reduce its dependency on grid
corporate social responsibility electricity by harnessing solar
department within Antalis, energy, is in its contingency
in its support of Macmillan’s paper does end up in landfill which is planning a progressive planning stage.
annual flagship fundraising sites. However, it is also one of approach that seeks to
event, the World’s Biggest Coffee the few truly renewable and reinforce and standardise Sticking to the point
Morning. As Williams explains, recyclable raw materials, and existing initiatives and to track If all of the above appears
“Operators can help make a the paper industry is investing their progress on a regular daunting, it is clear there
difference and get involved by heavily in all areas of production basis. This includes the careful are some simple places to
visiting www.kencoprofessional. and sourcing of raw materials management of natural start the journey towards
co.uk and registering to hold a to minimise its environmental resources, reducing the impact true sustainability. Henkel’s
coffee morning of their own.” impact.” of its businesses by investing Channel Marketing Manager,
Once again, Antalis’ overall in on-site energy efficiency David Garrod, explains that
Root & branch approach to the issue has been measures, and expanding its the company has focused on
One product sector where these - well - ‘root and branch’, looking eco-friendly offering of recycled the quality and value of the
issues are most prominent in the to address related concerns or certified products. product: “’Pritt® Stick’ was first
public eye is - of course - paper. in concert with the ‘purely’ Furthermore, as Botfield points introduced to the market in 1969
However, as Matthew Botfield, environmental, as Botfield out, following all these initiatives and currently has its best ever
Environment Manager, Antalis explains: “First and foremost, it is important to inform formulation - it’s made from 90%
UK, explains, there are wide consumers of the eco-credentials renewable ingredients, including
misconceptions suggesting that of Antalis’ products. This can water. In addition, our ‘Pritt®
the paper industry is responsible partly be achieved through third ECOmfort’ correction roller’s shell
for mass deforestation and party certification, and Antalis is is made from 89% renewable
has an adverse impact on the proud to point out that it holds ingredients. Both products
environment: “It doesn’t. Paper international certifications for are also made in the EU, which
has a great environmental Quality (ISO9001), Environmental means shorter transportation
story to tell and our mission is Management (ISO14001), wood and fewer CO emissions. I’m
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to dispel the misconceptions traceability (FSC and PEFC), proud to say that with ‘Pritt®’
surrounding paper to promote Chain of Custody and the British we have a competitive edge
more informed decisions, as Retail Consortium certification over other glue stick brands
well as a more responsible use for storage and distribution. in the B2B market, due to our
of paper. Paper isn’t the enemy In 2010 Antalis was assessed sustainability message.”
of the environment and it by The Carbon Trust, who
doesn’t have to cost the earth: measured its CO emissions Martin Wilde is Managing Director
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of course, paper does use trees, Matthew Botfield, across three consecutive years. of OP market research specialists
its production does consume Environment Manager Emissions had been reduced Martin Wilde Associates Ltd
at Antalis UK
energy and, too often, waste by 13.6% over this period, (www.martinwildeassociates.com)

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