Our own Green Policy
At Digital Publishing International we offer our digital publishing as an environmentally conscious alternative to traditional print. However, simply offering an eco-friendly product counts for little if we do not work in an eco-friendly manner. As a company we recognise our work may have a direct or indirect impact on the local, regional and global environment, and we have taken steps to reduce these impacts and encourage our customers to do so as well.
We are committed to minimising our negative impacts and acting in a sustainable way, meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Of all our activities we are aware that our printing activities are the area with the greatest environmental impacts. Click on the list to read further;
Waste Reduction
We try to eliminate waste at source and some of the ways we do this are:
- The use of electronic communications - unless our customers request otherwise we send all our quotes, invoices and other communications via email. Not only do we save on paper, we also help save on carbon miles for postage
- It is company policy that any document that does need to be printed is done where possible in draft format to use the as little waste ink as possible.
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Recycling
We recycle whenever possible:
- At the end of its practical life any hardware is cleared of information and passed to our local computer recycling charity, or equivalent, to be refurbished or used as parts
- The majority of the time our staff work remotely, often from home, and utilise the recycling schemes implemented by the local council.
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Purchasing
We believe it is important to support our local economy and purchase ethically:
- Like all companies our purchasing decisions are influenced by cost, however this by no means our only consideration, and we make a conscious effort to ensure we are buying from sustainable sources, which are local if possible
- Wherever possible we try and purchase goods and services locally, to help the local economy and to reduce carbon miles.
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Travel
At Digital Publishing International we have undertaken a commitment to make our travel as green as possible:
- We have invested in a hybrid vehicle to reduce emissions. Wherever possible this vehicle is used to attend meetings
- Whenever possible all members of staff work remotely, with the majority of in-house conversations and team meetings taking place via audio conferencing
- Although we enjoy meeting our clients face to face this is not always necessary and therefore when practical we use the same audio conferencing techniques for meetings between team members and clients
- When travel is required members of staff utilise the hybrid vehicle or public transport in the form of buses or trains whenever possible.
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Energy Usage
Studies have shown that many employees are significantly less energy conscious at work than they are at home. Because our employees mainly work from home they do not fall into this trap, and are very conscious of their energy and water usage.
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Our commitment to our local community
We believe it is important to support our local community and where possible we link with other local businesses.
We also believe that education is important and have undertaken a wide range of work within the local community including involvement in;
- The local Shell Step programme, a scheme providing further education students with work experience
- Attending local schools as well as colleges of further and higher education to provide educational support and assist in business awareness
- Assisting local charities in understanding online and offline requirements.
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Our commitment to helping our clients
We work hard to ensure we provide the best possible value for money allowing our customers to get the best possible products and increase their e-communications whilst at the same time reducing the amount of paper, print and postage they use.
We have developed our Digital Publishing System to allow any multi-page document to be converted to an interactive electronic document, for use on websites or as a stand alone product. We are proud of our product and believe it is a real alternative to print.
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