Manufacturer Soyang Europe has officially secured carbon neutral status.
The company, which manufactures a wide range of media for wide- and superwide-format media, was awarded the certification by CarbonQuota after its greenhouse gas emissions were assessed from 1 January to 31 December 2021.
During the 12-month period, Soyang Europe observed 204 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from its Calder House facility on the Altham Industrial Estate in Accrington. To achieve carbon neutrality, a company must commit to emissions reductions and then cancel out carbon emitted by an activity by reducing or removing an equal amount of carbon through verified schemes.
Managing director of Soyang Europe Mark Mashiter said, ‘We have worked extremely hard to implement a number of innovative schemes including minimising our container loading into 40-ft containers to reduce carbon by maximising space, investing in two low emission trucks from Mercedes, and ensuring any carbon we emit from our manufacturing operations is offset.
‘In addition, all our company cars and forklift trucks are electric, our warehouse lighting is LED and we also use solar energy. However, the hard work does not stop here, and we will continue to explore new ways to make the business even more sustainable moving forward.’
