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Sappi honours printers and their pursuit of print excellence
Friday, 20 August 2010The 2010 Sappi African Printers of the Year gala event held in Sun City on 12 August 2010 was a celebration of print excellence where printers and their winning entries shared the spotlight.
At the glittering event hosted by Master of ceremonies Jo-Anne Strauss and entertained by the group NUBIA, this year's theme of Future Imprint was emphasized by Executive Director Marketing: Sappi Paper and Paper Packaging South Africa, Dinga Mncube: "This year, Sappi not only wants to honour the craft of printing and the legacy of the industry, but also the resilience that businessmen and women in your position have exhibited during the tough economic environment of the last two years."
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Paarl Media’s Environmental Policy
Environmental Policy
- efficient production
- reduced energy and water
- consumption
- controlled emissions
- ontinuous waste reduction
As a proudly South African company, we acknowledge the importance of preserving the natural resources that sustain all life for future generations, and we recognise our responsibility towards the achievement thereof. Paarl Media is committed to the implementation of environmentally sound business practices to minimise our ecological impact by proactively managing:
Differentiating ourselves as the leading environmental stewards within the local printing industry, we are determined to maintain this standing.
In pursuit of this objective, Paarl Media commits to the following:
- To meet or exceed all the environmental regulations related to the Group.
- To integrate environmental concerns with all our planning and decision making processes by implementing effective environmental management systems.
- To promote resource sustainability by encouraging the recycling and re-use of goods; to implement energy efficient practices and reduce waste through the optimal operation of our processes.
- To minimise emissions through the selective acquisition of new, environmentally efficient equipment and, where plausible, to implement emission reduction technology.
- To encourage improvement in the environmental performance of our suppliers through the development of environmental criteria in the awarding of contracts.
- To raise employee environmental awareness by communicating and promoting environmental best practices throughout the company.
- To proactively communicate with our employees to encourage awareness of the environmental issues that impact on our business and to create a sense of responsibility for our resources and the community, to ensure our employees fulfil and sustain Paarl Media’s environmental commitment.
- To help inform and inspire peer companies, suppliers and clients as we continue to collaborate to advance environmental transformation, while improving sustainability within the publishing industry.
- To continuously improve our environmental objectives through the implementation of an environmental performance management framework as well as the periodic reporting and reviewing thereof.
