Environment
PAVING THE WAY FOR SMALLER CARBON
FOOTPRINTS
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, CARBONQUOTA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MANY BUSINESSES IN THE PRINT INDUSTRY TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE PRACTICES MORE SUSTAINABLE. THROUGH ITS TRACKING SOFTWARE, IT CAN EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE DETAIL WHAT A COMPANY COULD TO REDUCE ITS ENVIRONMENT IMPACT. WITH BIG NAMES LIKE HP, SPANDEX, FUJIFILM AND SOYANG AS PARTNERS, ASSISTANT EDITOR BENJAMIN AUSTIN QUIZZED FOUNDERS NATHAN TILLER (NT) AND DOMINIC HARRIS (DH) TO FIND OUT MORE.
What is your goal? NT: In the short term, we want to help every business understand and communicate their sustainability credentials. DH: In the long term, our goal is for every printer to use our automated technology to measure and reduce their carbon footprint.
What product features do you promote? DH: Our automation integrates seamlessly with many of the software platforms already used in the wide-format sector. For example, users can access instant carbon footprint data within systems like Clarity Software, Pace, Tharstern, Radius, Technique, Nubium, PrintVis, PrintIQ, Phoenix, Cloudprinter, Element, and Enfocus Switch.
Where did the idea of CarbonQuota come from? DH: we both have long-standing careers in the print industry, and recognised the urgent need for change. While working with a major brand, we were asked to provide deeper carbon data on printed products, and that marked the beginning of CarbonQuota.
Sustainability is becoming an ever-growing buzzword for the wide-format print industry. How does CarbonQuota help with that? DH: Simply put, carbon measurement is the universal metric for assessing a product’s environmental impact. We’ve automated this process, enabling businesses to easily compare and reduce their footprint.
Through our integration partner network, we are making it a seamless process to quickly and accurately calculate and share carbon footprint data with clients via estimates and invoices to enable more informed decisions.
What details does your software and data uncover? And how can it be used to help producers with their carbon footprint? DH: Our software enables full lifecycle comparisons: covering raw materials, transport, equipment types, inks, and end-of-life scenarios. Many customers in the wide-format industry now require LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) or EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) data. One of our clients recently secured a major contract specifically because they could provide this level of detail.
AS ONE OF CARBONQUOTA’S EARLIEST CUSTOMERS, PARTNERING WITH THEM HAS PROVEN TO BE A GOOD BUSINESS DECISION. CARBONQUOTA’S EXPERTISE STANDS APART. ITS WIDELY RECOGNISED BRAND INDEPENDENCE, COMBINED WITH ITS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, HAS BEEN AN ASSET IN BOTH DRIVING CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION ON THE TOPIC OF SUSTAINABILITY AND IN MEANINGFULLY REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
– Michael John, chief executive officer, Augustus Martin
22 | August/September 2025
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