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LYRECO:

ENVIRONMENT AWARD

his is the fourth consecutive the company’s day-to-day are ethical and take care of
Tyear that Lyreco has won operations makes business the environment. We also
the Environment Award and sense. However, making that support them to reduce their
Manel Roura, Quality, Safety case has been assisted by the environmental impact by
and Sustainability Manager of significant cost savings that providing recycling services,
Lyreco UK, is understandably have already been achieved: collecting printer toners, paper,
delighted: “Well, it shows in 2012-13, Lyreco changed 15L plastic water bottles,
everyone that it is not a fluke! the lighting in its 55,000 m batteries and cardboard from
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It is both positive internally, national distribution centre in our deliveries.”
because it makes our people Telford to T5 high technology Looking ahead, Lyreco
realise that an external reflector fluorescent tubes. This has ambitious plans for the “What we say
organisation is acclaiming us £216,000 investment achieved future: it is now changing all
for doing the right thing; and an outstanding 60% annual of the lighting to LED in its is what we
it’s positive externally, because saving on electricity usage in head office and car park, and
it provides huge credibility the warehouse, with a payback is currently placing 14,000 do, and the
to our sustainability policy period of less than two years. solar panels on the roof of its results back
and activities amongst our Furthermore, as Roura explains, national distribution centre.
customers.” “We are still making savings on This – the second largest up our
Lyreco’s vision is to be this investment, because we solar PV installation in a single
“the reference for sustainable are able to adjust and make building in the UK – should commitment.”
workplace supply solutions”. Its changes to the lights’ settings.” be completed by the end of
environmental policy, called The company also achieved December and is expected
Eco-Future, is deployed in three an amazing 98% recycling rate to offset 1,700 tonnes of CO
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main areas – environmental in its head office and national emissions per year thereafter.
protection, economic success distribution centre in 2014, Roura explains, “We will be
and social responsibility – and and in the last three years has generating more electricity
Lyreco prides itself on making reduced its general waste by than we use, both in our
every effort to achieve the 54% – equivalent to a 49% national distribution centre
targets set out within the reduction in costs. and head office. It is a massive
policy. As Roura states simply, All this – and more – has project that will increase our
“What we say is what we do, impressed Lyreco’s customers, sustainability credentials and
and the results back up our says Roura: “I present our help us to reduce our carbon
commitment.” sustainability policy and footprint.”
Roura admits that the activities to our customers, and There seems every likelihood
main challenge has been the feedback is very positive. that Lyreco will be entering for
convincing everybody within Our commitment is to establish this Award again next year…
the organisation that having partnerships with customers
a strong sustainability policy in sustainability, as they prefer
and integrating it within working with suppliers who

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