The Environment
At Howard Smith Paper Group we are committed to progressively minimising our impact on the environment and contribution to climate change. Furthermore, we accept our position of responsibility to influence and lead the paper and print industry by providing environmental information, products, support and solutions, to help our customers reduce their impact and become more resource efficient.
Environmental Policy
Howard Smith Paper Group is committed to responsible environmental management. We strive to comply with all environmental, legal and other requirements and legislations.
Corporate Responsibility
With a committed and comprehensive Corporate Responsibility (CR) strategy our objective is to create, through our activities, a sustainable future for our business.
Two Sides Campaign
Find out how Two Sides is educating the paper-buying public of the true facts of paper, so they can make informed choices.
Sustainable Paper Procurement
A key element of Corporate Responsibility is a commitment to sustainable procurement.
The power of sustainable print
The written word is surely the most versatile and effective means of communication ever devised. Today, print continues to offer a uniquely powerful and controllable vehicle in which to project your message.
Recycled Paper
By using recycled products, you can be assured of gaining public recognition of your environmental responsibility.
Chain of Custody (CoC)
Chain of Custody provides traceability of a wood containing product back to a sustainable and well managed forest source.
FSC
As environmental concerns have increased, FSC is one of the main auditable Chain of Custody processes that has emerged - ensuring negative impacts on the environment are avoided.
PEFC
A robust Chain of Custody authorisation that reduces negative impacts on the environment is the PEFC.
Environmental Products
Howard Smith Paper Group has a wide choice of products with added environmental characteristics.
Carbon Measurement
There is increasing attention to understanding the carbon impact we all have on the environment. Howard Smith Paper Group undertook a full carbon impact (Greenhouse Gas) assessment of the business, September 2008.
PAS 2050
Publicly available specifications for assessing product life cycle GHG emissions.
Climate Change
It is widely accepted that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by humans are having a negative impact on the environment.
PAS 2020 and Sustainable MailTM
Voluntary specification and support of best practice to minimise the environmental impacts of direct mail.
REACH - Chemical Legislation
A new European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals.
Downloads
Our range of operational and environmental certificates, policies and other documents assures customers of our commitment for operational excellence and minimising our environmental footprint.