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Toshiba TEC has received an award to
mark the offsetting of over 200,000
tonnes of CO2 through its carbon zero
programme – the equivalent to 44 flights
on the Space Shuttle, one third of all
European air travel for a day, or the
total annual carbon footprint of 39,607
European cars.
Since 2009, Toshiba has been working with
carbon management company co2balance
to calculate and offset the carbon dioxide
emissions created from the manufacture,
distribution and operation of Toshiba MFPs
supplied to the European market.
The firm will achieve PAS2060 Carbon
Neutrality status for its entire UK operation
following an independent audit next month
and has committed to achieving a further
2% reduction in its own emissions over the
following twelve months.
As part of its continuing commitment to
social and environmental initiatives Toshiba is
now inviting authorised dealerships to sign up
to the scheme. By inviting dealers to participate
directly in the scheme, Toshiba is not only
offering them a ready made Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) policy, it is also putting
them in a stronger position to tender for new
business with larger corporate clients who value
this initiative in suppliers and are increasingly
challenging their supply chain to support their
own carbon reduction agenda.
Marketing Director Jeremy Spencer said:
“Signing up to this programme is an extremely
simple process. Dealers complete a series of
spreadsheets audited by co2balance UK Ltd,
which detail their company’s gas and electricity
usage, water and waste data, business travel
and accommodation. They are then given
recommendations on how they can reduce their
carbon footprint and ongoing energy costs.”
When a full carbon footprint has been
established for a dealership, co2balance
supplies and retires the required carbon credits
on their behalf in the approved international
register. Dealers then receive a certificate
recognising them as a Carbon Zero business
and they can use the associated branding
for marketing purposes over the following
12 months.
The social and environmental schemes that
have benefited from Toshiba TEC’s programme
include a gold standard project that helps
villagers in Kenya to reduce their own carbon
footprint by using energy efficient stoves;
support of wind farms in rural India; and, most
recently, a scheme to repair and maintain bore
holes in Uganda to improve the supply of fresh
water to poor communities.
www.toshibatec.co.uk
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Carbon Zero scheme
New Brother
UK Managing Director
Brother UK has confirmed the appointment
of Phil Jones as Managing Director. The
announcement follows Jones’ promotion in
March 2012 to Deputy MD, a role that saw
him take responsibility for the company’s
180-strong workforce and £100m of sales.
Commenting on the appointment, Jones said:
“I’m thrilled to be given the responsibility to lead
Brother in the UK as MD. Having joined the business
back in the early 1990s with little leadership or
business management experience, my journey
really underlines Brother’s commitment to investing
in people and backing talent – a culture that I’m
determined to continue building during my tenure.
“The UK is a strategically important market to
Brother. With a committed team, a loyal customer
base and some great new innovative technology, we
have a fantastic opportunity to continue to grow in
the years ahead. My appointment couldn’t have come
at a more exciting time for the business.”
www.brother.co.uk
Investment for growth
Kyocera Document Solutions is celebrating
its 25th anniversary in the UK by opening a
Northern Showroom in central Manchester
and relocating its UK head office to a
central Reading location.
The company has taken the ground floor of 14
storey-high Chancery Place, one of Manchester’s
most prestigious office buildings. Meanwhile, its
Reading-based staff will be relocated to Eldon
Court in London Road, Reading. The new office
areas, meeting rooms and training facilities have
been designed over three floors to support the
company’s plans for growth.
www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk
(l-r) Steve Hewson, Sales & Marketing Director, co2balance; Yasuhiro Jingu, Vice President
& General Manager, European Marketing Division & European Customer Support Center,
Toshiba TEC Europe; and Jeremy Spencer, Marketing Director, Toshiba TEC UK