Organisations are becoming more focussed on reducing their environmental impact.
While many organisations want to reduce their environmental impact, they also currently need to consume paper in their day to day activities.
The Environmental Impact of Paper:
For every tonne of carbon neutral copy paper we sell, 3.3475 tonnes of CO2e equivalent gases are created and enter the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases are generated throughout the lifecycle of paper including raw material extraction, processing and transportation, production, storage, freight, use and end of life disposal.
Our Solution:
For every tonne of carbon neutral copy paper sold, we purchase 3.3475 carbon credits in the China Wind Project. This is invested in renewable energy in the developing and third world, reducing overall emissions and helping to fund the transition to a global low carbon economy.
DID YOU KNOW?
Every purchase of OfficeMax's Carbon Neutral Copy Paper has helped towards offsetting more than 102,000 tonnes of CO2e.
That's equal to removing over 28,000 cars from the road!^
^Oct 2014 - Dec 2018, as calculated by the Carbon Reduction Institute
*Our Environmental Action:
Through independent certification, you can be assured that when you purchase OfficeMax A3 & A4 Carbon Neutral Multipurpose Copy Paper, you are purchasing a product that is true to label and meets the highest international standards.
OfficeMax A3 & A4 Carbon Neutral Multipurpose Copy Paper have been certified as carbon neutral by the Carbon Reduction Institute (CRI) under the NoCO2 Program since the 1st October 2014. In this time we've offset a total of tCO2e which is the equivalent of 112,313 tCO2e of emissions; as 31st July 2019.
About Carbon Neutral Product Certification:
Products displaying the Carbon Reduction Institute Carbon Neutral Product logo have been certified by the Carbon Reduction Institute by undertaking the following process:
1. Commissioning a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from Carbon Reduction Institute to measure the carbon footprint of their products.
2. Committing to ongoing auditing and offsetting of their products including reporting unit sales to Carbon Reduction Institute on a quarterly basis.
Sustainability Report
We published our first sustainability report in 2017. Research with customers, suppliers and employees identified areas that our stakeholders see as being the most relevant and important to the sustainability of our business.
Our sustainability reports seek to communicate the economic, social and environmental impacts of our operations to our stakeholders and use both the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards as a reference.
Read more about our sustainability story here.
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