IQUK |Environmental Statement

Environmental Statement

At IQUK we are passionate about the environment. We have committed ourselves to a programme for change to make our carbon footprint ever smaller and to operate in an environmentally friendly way.

We strive to ensure that every aspect of our supply chain meets with the exacting standard of our environmental policy and we spend much of our time thinking about ways we can reduce the impact of our activities. As important steps along the way we have gained the coveted ISO 14001 environmental standard and in 2008 we gained FSC® certification. 

The demanding standards of the FSC® (Forestry Stewardship Council®) mean that all the paper we use can be traced back to its source. FSC® is seen as the gold standard of responsible husbandry of forests. 

Among a raft of environmental pledges, certification means that the foresters supplying our Paper Mills manage their forests responsibly. 

Indeed each year our suppliers plant many thousands of trees on our behalf. Our paper is also processed using Elemental Chlorine Free Technology to avoid the production of damaging toxins. 

Almost all the Paper and Board we use is to the FSC® standard and, on request, we can now put the FSC® logo on your finished printing, as a badge of honour that you care about how your printing is produced. 

Of course, we could buy cheaper paper! Using paper produced from trees felled from Virgin Rain Forests and processed without regard to poisoning rivers and high rates of mortality amongst indigenous people would save money. Some of our competitors use it without compunction! But at IQUK we set higher standards and we know you, our customers, do too! 

All ink used is based on clean vegetable oil and supplied in eco friendly packaging. We have on site mixing technology which allows us to produce pantone colours, as required, to pin point accuracy, making our waste close to zero! 

Sourcing environmentally sound materials is important, but just as crucial is efficient use of those materials. Maximising our use of every sheet of paper or card means that we use much less raw material for the number of jobs we produce. 

It is easy to feel overwhelmed by climate change, but by choosing IQUK as your print provider you can be certain that your printing is being responsibly produced.