Sustainability and Recycling
With a strong emphasis on using products with green credentials amongst the retail community at the current time, we speak to some key industry professionals on their views on recycling and sustainable products…..
Andrew Hempsall, Operations Director, arken P‐O‐P International
“Faced with the current economic situation, maybe it is time to consider putting sustainability issues to one side – until greater financial prosperity returns and we are able to afford more time and resources to tackling the subject? To adopt such a stance, however, is to fail to understand the true value of sustainability.
Sustainability and Recycling
18
Being truly sustainable about how you design and produce POS displays means identifying ways to reduce the number of component parts within a proposed design, or using less energy and reducing waste during the P‐O‐P manufacturing process. And they, in turn, result in financial savings too. Cost savings that can then be passed on to clients. To arken, a key aim has been shaping the way our people think about ‘green’ issues and to have our finger on the pulse of exactly what opportunities exist that would be game changing for our business, and bring knock‐on benefits to our clients. We started to think about energy consumption, throughout our entire operation. Once we began the journey, we soon saw how much unnecessary energy was being used. As a result, we have rolled out a number of energy initiatives to reduce our overall electricity and gas usage by a combined 7 per cent annually, the equivalent of approximately 130 tonnes of CO2. But we didn’t stop there. We have also investigated water efficiency of new and existing plant and aims to reduce the amount of materials waste going into landfill by over 100 tonnes. These figures are startling and provide a clear indication of what can be achieved with the right focus and internal commitment. They’re also the reason why as a business arken P‐O‐P is such a strong supporter of the new environmental best practice accreditation, the PSS (POPAI Sustainability Standard) that has been launched by the industry trade association, POPAI UK & Ireland.”
www.a1retailmagazine.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84