{"id":1720,"date":"2009-04-25T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-25T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaldots.info\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2024-01-26T11:48:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T11:48:31","slug":"implementing-a-carbon-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaldots.info\/?p=1720","title":{"rendered":"Implementing a Carbon Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"95\" class=\"wp-image-1721\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/digitaldots.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/9-St-Ives_Lavington-Showroom.jpg\" alt=\"\"> With money getting tighter, now is a good time to look at ways to cut costs. Fortunately for the planet, going green is a great way to do this, but sometimes it\u2019s easier said than done. One of the largest printers in the UK is St. Ives, with a group turnover of \u20ac200 million and approximately 4,500 employees across its 22 sites, all of which are ISO 14001 compliant. (This is the standard that specifies the requirements for an environmental management system.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company has recently undergone a carbon management and reduction exercise that could provide other printers, large and small and in all geographies, with a roadmap towards carbon footprint reduction for their businesses and for their clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To read the rest of the article, please download the PDF below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaldots.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/9-Implementing-a-Carbon-Strategy.pdf\" title=\"\">9-StIves.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With money getting tighter, now is a good time to look at ways to cut costs. Fortunately for the planet, going green is a great way to do this, but sometimes it\u2019s easier said than done. 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