01732 759725 40 VOX POP Both COP26 and the global pandemic have increased environmental awareness, causing more people to pay more attention to climate change. It’s clear that if we are to limit the most damaging impacts of climate change, the direction of travel is firmly towards net zero Here, some of the print sector’s leading vendors discuss the need to cut GHG emissions and why strong environmental performance matters to both customers and employees alike Committed to a sustainable future: part two Dave Prezzano, Managing Director, HP: “Our ambition is to become the world’s most sustainable and just technology company. The measures HP is driving, that build on the strength of our complete list of 2025 goals, are among the most inclusive climate actions in the technology sector and align with relevant UN SDGs. On climate change, we want to drive towards a net zero carbon, full regenerative economy through ocean conservation and forest restoration, and we plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across HP’s value chain by 2040. On human rights, we’re committed to achieving 50/50 gender equality in HP’s leadership team by 2030. On digital equity, our goal is to accelerate digital equity for 150 million people by 2030. “In terms of meeting these goals, we’re already tracking well on both global and local scales. In the UK, we recently worked with conservationist and UN Ambassador Ben Fogle to raise awareness on the importance of strategic reforestation. As part of this awareness campaign, we will plant three trees in UK forests for every comment left underneath Ben’s Instagram video. So far, the campaign has been a great success with 650 comments to date – which means 1,950 trees will be introduced to the UK’s forests with at least 10,000 more due to be planted with the Arbor Day Foundation this year. On a global scale, we’ve already achieved a 56 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions from operations compared to 2015 as well as using over 51 per cent renewable energy in our global operations. We also recycle (on average) around 352 tonnes of hardware and supplies each day – reaching a total of 642,300 tonnes recycled since 2016 with the aim of recycling 1.2 million tonnes by 2025.” Sam Johnson, Sustainability and Organisational Development Manager, Brother UK: “Globally, Brother has set itself the target of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The strategy involves reducing our Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions along the 1.5°C trajectory defined in the UN’s Paris Agreement. Meanwhile, the group has revised its 2030 target to reducing the level of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 65 per cent compared to 2015 levels. “Our UK operations are at the forefront of the global effort to reduce the environmental impact of the business. For example, Brother UK has just secured carbon neutral status for its recycling and environment technology centre in Ruabon, North Wales. This comes after already achieving our ambition of being 100 per cent net zero waste to landfill across our operations in the UK in 2019.” Trevor Northfield, Operations Director, Sharp UK: “We have many targets set in our Environmental Management System ISO14001. Responsibly managing our sizeable fleet vehicles and the energy resources they consume is an area where we focus our attention. For example, we triage every technical request to see if we can resolve it remotely and have dedicated work controllers to minimise travel distances between appointments. We also take commuting into account, and aim to position our mobile workforce near home whenever possible using various tools including vehicle trackers. “We are fortunate enough to have our own bespoke service management system – our team of developers built the system to aid our people and that’s something I am very proud of. Every continued... PrintIT Reseller: What are the main objectives and targets of your sustainability strategy, and what progress has been made in meeting your goals? Dave Prezzano
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