SOAR PRINT DEMONSTRATES CARBON REDUCTION
AUCKLAND’S SOAR PRINT recently won the Excellence in Climate Action – Small Organisation category at the Enviro-Mark Solutions Awards. The company has cut its carbon emissions by 32 percent since 2015 by consistently focusing on carbon-reducing initiatives – these include investing in energy efficient technology, lower emission company vehicles, and by measuring and reporting on its carbon footprint – all independently verified with carboNZeroCert certification, through Enviro-Mark Solutions.
Soar Print finance director Jenny Carter says the company took a lead in reducing carbon when it started measuring its emissions a decade ago.
“We evaluate everything with an eye to efficiency and the environment, whether choosing more efficient vehicles or choosing print machines based on environmental credentials, energy consumption and waste,” says Jenny. “I feel quite passionate about it. As a financial person I see the financial benefits of reducing consumption of resources that emit greenhouse gases. If you can make financial savings, it helps the long-term sustainability of the business. And if we are saving money that makes it easier to pay our staff more and give back to the community.”
Soar Print has a focus on good data and reporting. It has carbon reduction KPIs that are displayed in its factory. It also uses energy solution providers that provide time-of-day metering, so management can monitor and investigate unusual energy consumption.
Jenny says that Soar Print has been able to grow its business, its employee numbers and pay its staff at least the minimum liveable wage, all while reducing emissions.