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Environmental sustainability is a significant issue for the printing industry, and BPA is committed to long term environmental sustainability in all business activities
BPA is dedicated to helping reduce our clients' impact on the environment. BPA's practices support our customers to improve their environmental performance through Resource Efficiency, Green Procurement and Waste Minimisation.
Green Procurement
BPA influences the supply chain to encourage environmental practices with all our suppliers. We encourage the use of environmentally sustainable paper stocks, inks and finishes, as well as biodegradable plastic wraps and reusable packaging options.
Resource Efficiency
BPA's supplier print panel accreditation encourages all members to undertake the following practices when performing work on behalf of BPA:
- Recycle aluminium plates
- Recycle solvents
- Reduce, reuse and recycle waste
- Minimise noise pollution and reduce production of harmful gases in manufacturing
BPA favours suppliers who use sustainable production processes, such as:
- Vegetable based inks in print production
- Computer to plate technology which reduces film, energy and chemical usage
- Thermal imaging
- Recycled paper stocks and paper stocks from plantation timbers
FSC and ISO 14001 Accreditations
BPA encourages all members of our print panel to have ISO 14001 environmental accreditation and FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) certification.
The ISO14001 standard reviews the total manufacturing process and seeks improvements in aspects such as energy efficiency, waste reduction and pollution control.
When the FSC logo is used on a printed piece, it means a supplier has used paper which is made with or contains wood that comes from FSC certified forests. This enables consumers to choose wood based products with the confidence that they are not contributing to the destruction of world's forests, and therefore providing a further incentive in the marketplace for good forestry practice. For more information on FSC certification click here www.fscaustralia.org
Waste Minimisation
BPA seeks to reduce environmental impact across our entire service offering. When disposing of obsolete material s, BPA uses the SITA environmental solution to deal with residual waste and recyclables (cardboard, timber, plastic and paper).
BPA also strives for Waste Minimisation for our clients through:
- Right sized print runs, which assists clients to reduce stock obsolescence
- Flexible packaging options, which results in reduced wastage of printed materials out in the sales channel
BPA is constantly assessing new initiatives, products and practices to improve our sustainability performance both internally and on behalf of our clients. |
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