Environmental Policy
WE RECOGNISE OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS
HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
Sovereign Press Pty Ltd recognises that its products and business operations have an impact on the environment and thus have made a commitment to pursue an Environmental Policy that will ensure minimum impact to the environment and our stakeholders.
ACCREDITATIONS
In 2012 we became FSC ® (Forest Stewardship Council®) Chain of custody certified SA-COC-003735, with means we have implemented a system of chain of custody to ensure that FSC certified products supplied to us are contained and finished as a FSC product allowing it to bear the FSC logo.
By choosing an FSC certified product, consumers can be sure that the forest where the products are sourced from are managed to ensure that high conservation value areas and endangered species wildlife habitats are maintained or enhanced, key stakeholders have been consulted, workers & Indigenous peoples’ rights are respected, whilst ensuring that the production is economically viable. We have also made a commitment that all our stock standard paper is FSC certified whether it is a FSC specific job or not.
OUR POLICY
Identify, evaluate and control environmental impacts of our operations and use the calendar year as a reporting period to conduct an internal audit on these effects.
Regularly review and set environment objectives and targets to continually improve our environmental performance.
To train management to continually expand our knowledge on our environmental impact and our ability to reduce this.
Pursue a waste management program to ensure waste product is minimised, increasing the amount of recycling matter and reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.
Consult with industry, community and interest group on environmental management issues.
Continue to operate within our FSC manual to ensure we are compliant and meet our FSC accreditations requirements. Continue to educate consumers on the benefits of FSC.
We will continue our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint. Maintain our digital department to be 100% carbon neutral.
Specifically, we commit to:
- Using vegetable based inks
- Eliminating the use of isopropyl alcohol in production
- Reducing the use of chemicals in production
- Recycling all of our aluminium plates
- Ensure all digital toners are recycled
- Ensure all liquid waste is disposed of appropriately according to EPA
