In partnership with easy being green we have become carbon neutral for the next year by purchasing carbon credits. We have also committed to reducing our emissions, improving our recycling program and cutting overall energy use. Through newsXpress we are active participants in a printer cartridge recycling program for our business and for our customers.
By stumping up cash to achieve carbon neutrality for the next year we have put our money where our mouth is. We have also committed to being better citizens. Many of us saw the Al Gore film, An Inconvenient Truth, and have been challenged to reduce the damage we are doing to the world.
We could have quite easily not taken this step – I don’t expect it to generate extra sales for us. It’s not about profit. This is a decision I made as part of our commitment to genuine social responsibility.
While the big end of town gets kudos from Planet Ark, I am pleased to have found a partner interested in working with small business not only in achieving carbon neutrality but also in offering educational facilities so we can make a more practical contribution.