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The company earned a Green
Apple Award for its ongoing
strategy to reduce its impact on
the environment. The Green Apple
Environment Awards, launched in
1994 by The Green Organisation,
have become well established as one
of the most popular environmental
campaigns in the world.
As a result of the win, Lyreco has
been invited to have its winning paper
published in The Green Book, the leading
international work of reference on
environmental best practice, so other
organisations around the world can follow
and learn from its example.
The workplace and office supplies
specialist also picked up the Environment
and Sustainability Award at the SHD
Logistics Awards, which celebrate
excellence in the logistics industry. In the
event review, the judges said: “Zero landfill
and its reduction in electricity consumption
by 39 per cent is impressive and the overall
approach is highly comprehensive.”
It also scooped the Environmental
Award at the British Office Supplies &
Services (BOSS) Industry Awards for the
fifth year in a row. In the BOSS magazine,
the judges reported: “Above and beyond
the criteria, Lyreco’s submission stood out,
which clearly demonstrated evidence of
the fantastic environmental work they are
doing.”
Managing Director Peter Hradisky said:
“These awards are external verification
that our five-year strategy to reduce our
environmental impact in every step of
Lyreco’s business is working.”
Eco-Future strategy
The company launched its five-year ‘Eco-
Future’ mid-term sustainable strategy
which has three areas of development
– environmental protection, social
responsibility and economic success, in 2012.
Lyreco’s vision for this strategy is to be
the ‘Reference for Sustainable Workplace
Supplies Solutions’. It has implemented a
series of environmentally-friendly initiatives
in its Telford-based HQ and National
Distribution Centre (NDC), as well as its
network of 27 Regional Distribution Centres
and satellite centres in the UK and Ireland.
Last year it installed a roof mounted
solar photovoltaic system – the fourth
largest in the UK – at its National
Distribution Centre. The system is capable
of generating 3.22 GWh/year which is
more than the 2.75 GWh used by Lyreco
in 2015. This initiative will make Lyreco
head office and the NDC electrically carbon
neutral.
The project on its own, will help the
company to reduce 1,700 tonnes of CO2 per
year, equivalent to 10 per cent of the total
company CO2 emissions. In the last four
years, it has reduced its carbon footprint by
10 per cent and the solar PV project will
bring the company on target to meet its
Eco-Future carbon footprint reduction of 20
per cent by the end of 2017.
Other energy efficiency measures
introduced, include replacing legacy
energy-intensive halogen lamps in the
55,000 sq. m. NDC with new high
efficiency T5 luminaries with dual sensors.
This resulted in a 60 per cent saving in
electricity consumption. LED lighting
has been gradually introduced into the
three-storey head office building and
car park areas and the main compressor
and heating have also been replaced. A
monthly energy committee has raised the
profile of energy management, and the
firm has achieved an overall 39 per cent
electricity savings in the last four years.
Waste reduction
The company also achieved zero landfill
at the National Distribution Centre and
head office with a recycling rate of 97 per
cent. Since 2012, general waste has been
reduced by 42 per cent – from 91 to 53
tonnes a year. And, working in partnership
with NISP (National Industrial Symbiosis
Programme), it has developed several
resource efficiency case studies.
A local company re-uses its pallet
toppers which used to be recycled as
mulch. Additionally, waxed paper coming
from label backing (in spools) is used by a
regional company to produce packaging
protection material, reducing its yearly
landfill by 2.25 tonnes. In addition all head
These awards
are external
verification
that our five-
year strategy
to reduce our
environmental
impact in every
step of Lyreco’s
business is
working
Roger Wolens from The Green Organization with Mike Tuzzio – Public Sector Divisional Director
(Lyreco) and Manel Roura – QSS Manager (Lyreco)
Lyreco has scooped three high profile awards recognising its
commitment to becoming a more sustainable business and lowering its
environmental footprint
Lyreco celebrates
triple award win
