achieved the Carbon Footprint Standard having assessed its carbon emissions and achieved carbon neutrality via support of internationally certified carbon offset projects. The two-stage process audited all greenhouse
Lakes certified as a Carbon Neutral Company L
akes, a leading manufacturer of innovative showering spaces, has
Mick Evans, Lakes Operations Director, says: “It’s
important we all take responsibility for the negative impacts we’re having on our environment. By making these changes Lakes is reducing and offsetting its carbon footprint. We’re delighted to have achieved Carbon Neutral status and we hope others will follow our lead.” Dr Wendy Buckley, Client Director at Carbon
gas emissions associated with Lakes’ UK operation. This resulted in the award of the Carbon Footprint Standard – based on Lakes’ carbon footprint assessment being audited in a process following ISO 140064-3. To compensate for carbon emissions produced
in the natural day-to-day running of a business, Lakes is working closely with Carbon Footprint Ltd to offset them in three ways. First by planting trees in the UK because trees absorb carbon dioxide to produce oxygen. Lakes will also support a Uganda borehole rehabilitation project to provide a source of clean drinking water, and a solar power energy installation in India. Both Uganda and India projects, as well as providing climate change mitigation, also support developing regions of the world.
Mick Evans
Footprint Ltd, adds: “Lakes is taking a leading and proactive position in its market, to measure and manage its carbon impact - even though there is no legislative requirement for them to do so. They are making active steps to reduce the carbon emissions in the business, going forward, and by carbon offsetting they are mitigating unavoidable emissions by supporting projects across the world with immediate effect.”
New 100% recyclable packaging Lakes’ focus on improving its impact on the environment is an integrated approach which follows its announcement in March this year that packaging for all new products is now 100% recyclable. Lakes is the first in its sector to do this.
Packaging is at the heart of how we can reduce
plastic waste, or ensure it is recycled responsibly. Lakes new packaging alone will remove approx. 2,000 kilometres of plastic banding a year from landfill, and nearly two million pieces of polystyrene. The company has now taken this further, extending it to 100% recycling of all product waste, primarily glass and aluminium, and all recyclable site and office waste. Mick adds: “The increasing threat of climate
change is a daily reminder that we need to change how we operate as businesses and consumers. Following many months of research and development to improve our packaging, we are extremely pleased with this outcome. In addition to reducing the impact on the environment, this latest development also makes for easier safe handling.”
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