The quality of environmental policies and their implementation depends heavily on the commitment of everyone in an organisation taking an active interest.

The judges were looking for companies that could demonstrate a commitment to environmental issues despite the difficult trading period. These companies did not necessarily buy expensive pieces of kit, but took more of an education and awareness route that encouraged employees and suppliers to actively participate in activities to reduce their environmental impact as an organisation. Examples included reducing waste, energy use, recycling and reuse; ideas that could also reduce the companies’ running costs.

Key to this year’s decision were: identifying effective and sustainable ways of improving the companies’ environmental performance; and reducing the effects on the local community. Cambrian ‘ticked’ all these boxes; its commitment from the top was well supported with the desire to do the right thing for the environment and this attitude was consistent throughout the business and from all its employees.

Highly commended:
The Sherwood Press
Sherwood’s commitment to the environment sits firmly within its corporate social responsibility policy, which ensures that it does its best to support the environment in everything it does. Putting the customer at the centre and developing its business in a sustainable manner, Sherwood’s Chinese factory has ISO 14001 and FSC as well as the international ethical accreditation SA8000. It has also been involved in a number of local community initiatives.

Finalists
Cambrian Printers
CW Print Group
Greenhouse Graphics
Making Impressions
Park Communications
Park Lane Press
The Sherwood Press (Nottingham)

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