Manor Earth
The environment is not only a social issue but a business challenge. We at Manor Creative recognise that businesses are under increasing pressure regarding environmental stewardship - from central government, other regulators, stakeholders, customers, insurers, the local community and employees.
Introducing our "Manor Earth" pledge
As part of our wider Corporate Social Responsibility policy, Manor Creative has taken an accountable perspective. We are adopting phased implementation of BS 8555 as our Environmental Management System (EMS), and through this we are continuously assessing and managing activities that contribute to climate change, as well as adopting new processes and working methods to improve our environmental performance.
Our objective is to minimise the impact of our business on the environment. It will see us working with our customers and suppliers to combat climate change, by reducing waste, conserving natural resources, trading ethically and developing a sustainable business.
Environmentally friendly inks
All our inks are vegetable based as standard (made from vegetable oils such as corn, walnut, coconut, linseed, canola and soya). These inks use renewable resources, help conserve finite petroleum supplies, and do not compromise quality of your work. They have minimal solvent content, reducing VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions from >30% to as low as 2%. Additionally, soya and vegetable based inks benefit the environment via their ease of removal from wastepaper during de-inking for the recycling process.
Process-less plate system
We use Fuji PRO-T processless plates, which has reduced our energy consumption and minimised chemistry usage and disposal. In addition to this our estimated water saving through this new technology is in excess of 250,000 litres per annum.
Water conservation
Being located in the South East of England we have a special interest in water conservation. Water metering allows us to monitor consumption and introduce savings, we are looking to implement a recycled system for general use.
Managed forests
Paper used by Manor Creative comes from well-managed forests where the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) or PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) audits the woodland. This means the forest has been managed in an environmentally appropriate, economically viable and socially beneficial manner. We can also offer recycled paper options to customers.
We are dual accredited for the use of certified papers which means we can now demonstrate chain of custody (CoC) to our clients and most importantly your end users. When producing a certified job we now have the option to print the appropriate label onto your publications which illustrates your commitment to the environment and forest management.
Our 10 point pledge
Read our Manor Earth 10 Point Pledge here.
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