Sandland Packaging has recently announced it is now the first corrugated sheet plant in the UK to become fully carbon neutral.
The Black Country-based cardboard packaging supplier said it has achieved this by measuring and offsetting all carbon emissions across Scope 1 and 2 and all 15 categories in Scope 3.
This, it says, means all boxes produced by Sandland Packaging are certified carbon neutral and crucially are emissions free for their customers.
In addition to the purchase of certified international Carbon Credits to achieve PAS2060 Carbon Neutrality, TTBCG will be gifting 670 trees to students in local schools to raise awareness of the climate crisis.
The company says it has also achieved FSC-certification and plants one tree for every 5 orders manufactured with One Tree Planted, a non-profit organisation focused on global re-forestation.
Martin Hickman, managing director, said: “We are incredibly proud to be the first corrugated sheet plant in the UK to become fully Carbon Neutral. Not only can our customers benefit from buying the best bespoke boxes they can now do so with zero carbon emissions, reducing their impact. We’re also approaching our supply chain to challenge them on their environmental programme. Climate change is real and happening and we have to make a difference now.”
Dom Napier, managing director, Turning The Black Country Green (TTBCG), added: “We have measured all of their Green House Gas (GHG) emissions they create through their entire business activities and are working with Martin and the team to achieve Net Zero (a minimum 90% reduction in boundary emissions offsetting the remaining) by 2030, 20 years ahead of the UK backstop. In the interim, Sandland have achieved PAS2060 Carbon Neutral certification, by measuring and offsetting all of their GHG emissions.”
Source : Packaging News
