• Our Commitment To The Environment

Carbon Footprint Measured and Certified

We have successfully calculated our carbon footprint in collaboration with Eight Versa, an environmental consultancy. After submitting all energy usage and carbon footprint data, we have now obtained certification (verified by Natural Carbon Solutions).

Now that we understand our carbon impact, we are working on identifying areas of high impact, as well as opportunities and strategic actions to reduce our carbon footprint. This will also help us set targets for the future.

Our assessment includes Scope 1 (Greenhouse Gas), Scope 2 (Electricity), and Scope 3 (All other emissions, including investments, upstream and downstream responsibilities, waste, and end-of-life considerations for all our products).

2023-2024 Financial Year results:

Scope 1 Direct Emissions – 83.0 tCO2e

Scope 2 Indirect Emissions – 154.6 tCO2e

Scope 3 All Other Indirect Emissions – 2,557.9 tCO2e

Total Emissions – 2,795.4 tCO2e

For further details about the report or our reduction plan, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

FSC® Paper and Board

Midland Regional Printers Ltd are very proud to announce we are officially Forest Stewardship Council® certified.

The Forest Stewardship Council® is an organisation dedicated to ensuring responsible management of the world’s forests. All forests are inspected and certified against strict standards set by FSC® whilst protecting both the local communities’ rights and the environment. Only forests that meet these strict standards are given FSC certification and are then allowed to carry the FSC Trademarks.

Advantages of FSC® Paper and Board:

  • All paper and board is sourced from sustainable forests and other controlled sources following all laws, regulations and nationally-approved agreements.
  • Ecosystems and the environment are carefully maintained or restored where needed.
  • Maintaining and improving the social and economic wellbeing of local communities.
  • FSC provide the highest level of protection for endangered species and natural forests.
  • FSC are proud to be endorsed by the major environmental charities including WWF, Greenpeace and the World Land Trust.
  • The registered FSC logo can be used on your packaging and marketing.

Carbon Balanced Paper

Carbon Balancing is where the carbon impacts of the paper or board production have been estimated and an equivalent amount of carbon is either prevented from being released into, or is absorbed from, the atmosphere. Carbon Balancing is facilitated by the World Land Trust, an international conservation charity, through the preservation of high conservation value forests.

For you and your company, this is a simple, valid and measurable way to reduce the carbon impacts of your printed media and communications whilst enhancing your brand.

Advantages of Carbon Balancing:

  • Represents the World Land Trust and their REDD+ projects.
  • Although a number of the paper and board grades are already Carbon Balanced, any paper or board can be Carbon Balanced.
  • There are no supply chain dependencies.
  • The registered Carbon Balanced logo can be used on your packaging and marketing.
  • There is also an official World Land Trust certificate to endorse the amount of CO2 and High Conservation Value Land saved.
  • Excellent for Environmental reporting – the World Land Trust certificate serves as an environmental record for ISO 14001 and carbon reporting.

We plant a tree for every order received

We are proud to announce our partnership with Ecologi, where we are planting a tree for every order we receive. To date, we have planted over 10,000 trees, neutralising over 220,00kg of CO2! To check how our trees are progressing, please see https://ecologi.com/midlandregionalprint. We have also committed to a monthly subscription to continue planting trees going forward.

Ecologi collaborates with countries all over the world, mainly in the Global South, to plant trees in regions where the environmental, social, and economic impact is the most significant. Their focus is on reforestation projects, carbon offsetting, and supporting initiatives that align with the principles of environmental conservation. Each tree planted by Ecologi is certified for full traceability, ensuring the highest level of quality and accountability.

We have restored 150m2 of habitat in the UK, supporting wildflowers, wetlands, and wildlife. This helps keep carbon locked away in healthy ecosystems and supports native plants and animals, including pollinators and red squirrels in ancient woodlands.

If you want to find out more about our tree-planting initiative, please feel free to contact us.

Supporting The World Land Trust

We support the World Land Trust by buying an acre of land every year, to help protect land and habituate loss whilst ensuring a future for wildlife. This is something as a company we are very passionate about and have contributed to this for the last twelve years.

The World Land Trust is an international conservation charity (founded in 1989) and was one of the first organisations in the world to focus specifically on the conservation of threatened habitats through land purchase. Working with partner organisations across the world, The World Land Trust funds the purchase or lease of threatened land to create nature reserves, protecting both habitats and their wildlife.

The World Land Trust does not own or manage any of the areas it helps save outside of the UK. The land is always purchased, protected and managed by local partner organisations or communities.

It’s patrons include: Sir David Attenborough, Chris Packman, Steve Backshall and David Gower OBE.

Environmental Management System

Midland Regional Printers Ltd is proud to be an ISO 14001 certified printer. This recognises our strong commitment to using printing processes and introducing measures that minimise our impact on the environment. ISO 14001 is an internationally recognised Environmental Management System accreditation.