Enviromental Policy

Penfold Buscombe takes an active role in promoting sound environment policies throughout the organisation. Ninety-seven percent of unused paper is recycled. Environmentally friendly inks are used and 100% of aluminium plates are recycled.

As a result of these initiatives Penfold Buscombe can proudly report that we have saved in the past 12 months the equivalent of more than:

		50,000 trees (17 trees can absorb the carbon dioxide emitted from your car each year).
		9,700 barrels of oil.
		16 million Kwh of electricity (the average household uses 10 000 kwh of electricity per year, so by recycling we have saved enough to power 1600 average size houses).
		15,500 cubic metres of landfill saved.
		125 million litres of water (the average bathtub is 500 litres - so by recycling we have saved 250,000 bathtubs of water!).

Penfold Buscombe is committed to:

		Comply with all relevant environmental legislation and industry best practice guidelines.
		Maintain and continually monitor a waste minimisation and management programme to ensure recycling / re-using culture is adopted.
		Monitor and control energy and water consumption.
		Evaluate and monitor the environmental competence of all suppliers.
		Engineer an environmental awareness spirit with employees across the group through initial and on-going training programmes.
		Ensure the prevention of pollution in all activities.
		Establish a process to allow for continual environment performance improvement.

Some of our practices to note include:

		Use of environmentally friendly inks
		Emissions strictly controlled and below EPA requirements.
		Waste recycling and promotion of recycled papers.
		Energy conservation.
		Regular reviews with environmental authorities.

Regular reviews are undertaken by external inspectors to ensure compliance to our corporate standards.

Penfold Buscombe is committed to preserving a healthy environment as demonstrated by the practical steps illustrated below.

		70% of the paper Penfold Buscombe print is recycled and environmentally friendly.
		The inks Penfold Buscombe print with are all soy based. To further minimise the impact of printed material on the environment, Penfold Buscombe have commenced working with the latest range of 'environmentally friendly' inks which address the issue of hydrocarbon resins, and refined mineral distillates. These ranges of inks are known as the Ecolith & Lotus - Eco Plus series.
		100% of all boxes for packaging are made from recycled cardboard.
		97% of all paper waste is recycled.
		All plastic is recycled.
		A licensed contractor disposes all our chemicals. The EPA issues all licenses and as part of our policy all suppliers must have an approved licenses before they can be a supplier. This ensures there practices fall within the EPA's environmental stance which Penfold Buscombe fully supports.
		100% of all our metal printing plates are recycled.
		We have digital workflow computer to plate. The water board visits us on a monthly basis to test and measure contamination.
		All proofs are chemical free digital proofs. All toner cartridges from the plant are recycled.
		All our chemicals are environmentally friendly low volatility. Solvents with much higher flashpoints are now routinely being used in the pressroom. This means that the hydrocarbons are less volatile, and considerably less escapes into the atmosphere. The lower volatility also contributes to the reduction, because the solvent remains as a liquid to remove the ink rather than just flashing off into the air as a vapour. While the printing industry still requires the use of some isopropyl alcohol (IPA) as an aid to lithography, improvements in fountain solution technology have greatly reduced the level required. It's not so long ago that up to 25% IPA was needed, the levels are now down to less than 10% with global research and development.
		Penfold Buscombe is currently involved in the research and development of alcohol elimination.
		All desks throughout the factory have recycled bins are placed next to them and all staff are encouraged to recycled paper waste.
		Penfold Buscombe produces no toxic emissions
		The spray powder used in the pressroom is fully digestible and environmentally friendly.
		Our Factory Managers participate in courses about the appropriate means and handling of liquid waste practices.