01732 759725 40 VOX POP continued... in alignment with the Science based Targets Initiative (SBTi) of reducing Scope 1&2 GHG emissions by 34% and Scope 3 emissions by 44% in 2025 compared with 2017, which we are well on track to achieving. Stuart Miller, Director, Channel Partners, Canon UK&I: Canon is committed to being carbon net-zero by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. This involves consistent action across our entire business – from operations, manufacturing and transportation to product design and packaging. We have set short-term goals for 2030, which were approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative for transparency and verification. Our target is to reduce our product lifecycle CO2 emissions per product by 3% year on year. If sustained, it will equate to roughly a 50% reduction in emissions from 2008 levels by 2030. By focusing on four key things when it comes to reducing emissions at every stage of the product lifecycle, Canon is on track to meet this target. These include smart product design to remove waste and use of harmful materials responsibly; keeping products and materials in use for longer; making consumables 100% recyclable or reusable; and eliminating single-use plastic and polystyrene from packaging. Will Armington, Energy and Climate Change Specialist, Xerox: Xerox has set a net-zero target for 2040 covering Scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions. As of our most recent inventory in 2022, we have reduced our combined Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 35% from our baseline year in 2016. Dave Higgott, Technical Director, PCL Direct: We are constantly looking at ways we can improve our processes to further reduce our impact on the environment. One of the aspects that we are looking at this year is how we can further improve the reliability of refurbished or remanufactured OEM components. We already go to great lengths to ensure the cartridges we use are professionally cleaned before they enter our systems. Everything we receive for remanufacturing is batch checked and quality controlled and this enhances the reliability and life of the remanufactured products we produce. By the very nature of remanufacturing, we are already preventing used OEM products from being wasted and are looking to increase the amount we can use in the process from the materials we receive. Nothing goes to landfill. If we cannot reuse, recycle or upcycle, we are able to pass the material onto brokers who can use it. Steve Pearce: As shared earlier, we do use offset and we do plant trees to reforest the paper used to print from our devices. We are proud of that. Would we have preferred for these projects to have started 20 years ago? Would we prefer all of our planted trees to be fully grown? Absolutely we would. But we must look forward, the trees will grow tall alongside the children of the families we actively invest in via our ESG focussed carbon offsetting work with MyClimate. I think we are clear on this subject; it is better to be acting today for the good of the planet and those who inhabit it. Carbon reduction strategies are absolutely the best way. If you never create carbon in the first place, you don’t have to offset or reduce it. However, we manufacture printing devices and your readership add value to them and sell them to print. Printers use paper which at some point was pulped from a felled tree. That’s the truth of it. Consciousness of your operation and its impact is of paramount importance to make change. Let me share some good practice examples Kyocera has already implemented, which can be easily replicated by your readers. We switched our energy suppliers to 100% renewable, implemented a greener car scheme, created an enviable triage helpdesk to remotely fix devices and save commute burden, installed solar panels and proudly achieved a 15% reduction of our own paper usage. We will continue to drive positive change and I can’t wait to share some of the plans we have in 2024 to move us one step closer to our goals. Ben Mills: In recent years, the carbon offset business has been increasingly criticised for ‘buying off’ its own responsibility. Instead of setting up measures that focus on reducing or even completely avoiding greenhouse PrintIT Reseller: Does carbon offsetting do more harm than good? Are carbon reduction strategies a more effective means of achieving targets to reduce GHG emissions and what are you doing in this area? Xerox Roadmap to Net Zero 2040 Partnerships & Collaborations We will work with our partners and clients to improve our business to be a catalyst for wider change. Innovation-driven Xerox’s innovation areas have potential to reduce the world’s carbon footprint, among other benefits. Leadership & Resilience Integrate low carbon focus, climate education, and ESG compensation metrics into business transition. Core Principles Emissions Reduction Activities and Milestones Carbon Compensation & Neutralization Circular Economy & Low Carbon Design Energy Efficiency & Process Improvements Net Emissions Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved (2016 baseline) SBTi Target Date • 60% reduction by 2030 (Scope 1+2) • 35% reduction by 2030 (Scope 3) Target date for Net Zero Goal Scopes 1, 2, and 3 Joined SBTi Business Ambition for 1.5C and UNFCCC Race to Zero 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 • Increase remote solve to reduce service miles • Increase fleet fuel efficiency & CareAR • Real estate optimization • Process and facilities energy reduction projects • Incorporate internal carbon pricing into decisions Energy Efficiency & Process Improvements • Increase energy efficiency of products • Increase post-consumer materials in products • Expand take-back and remanufacturing • Test and commercialize innovations • Engage suppliers for lower carbon supply chain Circular Economy & Low Carbon Design • Zero-carbon electricity • Power Purchase Agreements (Solar / Wind) • Renewable Energy Credits • Renewable natural gas • CO2 capture, sequestration, and re-forestation Carbon Compensation & Neutralization Xerox Roadmap to Net Zero 2040 Partnerships & Collaborations We will work with our partners and clients to improve our business to be a catalyst for wider change. Innovation-driven Xerox’s innovation areas have potential to reduce the world’s carbon footprint, among other benefits. Leadership & Resilience Integrate low carbon focus, climate education, and ESG compensation metrics into business transition. Core Principles Emissions Reduction Activities and Milestones Carbon Compensation & Neutralization Circular Economy & Low Carbon Design Energy Efficiency & Process Improvements Net Emissions Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved (2016 baseline) SBTi Target Date • 60% reduction by 2030 (Scope 1+2) • 35% reduction by 2030 (Scope 3) Target date for Net Zero Goal Scopes 1, 2, and 3 Joined SBTi Business Ambition for 1.5C and UNFCCC Race to Zero 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 • Increase remote solve to reduce service miles • Increase fleet fuel efficiency & CareAR • Real estate optimization • Process and facilities energy reduction projects • Incorporate internal carbon pricing into decisions Energy Efficiency & Process Improvements • Increase energy efficiency of products • Increase post-consumer materials in products • Expand take-back and remanufacturing • Test and commercialize innovations • Engage suppliers for lower carbon supply chain Circular Economy & Low Carbon Design • Zero-carbon electricity • Power Purchase Agreements (Solar / Wind) • Renewable Energy Credits • Renewable natural gas • CO2 capture, sequestration, and re-forestation Carbon Compensation & Neutralization Ben Mills
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