Go Inspire Eclipse has become the UK’s largest certified Carbon Balanced commercial printer and will have its annual carbon admissions offset by international conservation charity World Land Trust (WLT).
To attain certification, printing companies must measure and balance the annual impacts of its fossil fuel usage, vehicle emissions and electricity consumption.
By joining the scheme, Go Inspire Eclipse, a division of Go Inspire Group, will help World Land Trust to save, protect and restore 448 acres of critically threatened tropical habitat of Khe Nuoc Trong in Vietnam and, in doing so, lock up 2,588 tonnes of carbon.
The company says that any of their customers that opt for Carbon Balanced Print will be issued with certificates and can display the WLT logo on printed materials.
Simon Moore, managing director at Go Inspire Eclipse, said: “Having deployed a raft of different initiatives around sustainable paper products, energy efficiency and plastic usage reduction, we were looking for a scheme that would not only sequester carbon as an offset for our resulting footprint, but also make a measurable contribution to biodiversity and habitat preservation.
“Now, as a Carbon Balanced Printer, we are helping global conservation charity World Land Trust preserve critically threatened habitat in Vietnam. This not only offsets our carbon footprint, but it also helps protect the dozens of endangered species calling these forests home.”
Dan Bradbury, director of communications and development at World Land Trust, said: “By becoming a Carbon Balanced Printer, Go Inspire Eclipse will make a significant contribution to our conservation efforts in Vietnam, one of the most biologically diverse countries on Earth.
“Khe Nuoc Trong is essential habitat for 40 globally threatened species, including the Southern White-Cheeked Gibbon, Crested Argus and the Red Shanked Douc, one of the world’s most endangered monkeys.
“The support of Go Inspire Eclipse and its clients will help us continue to preserve these incredible habitats, protect the species living within them, and keep the carbon locked in.”
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