Brand Consortia gets Carbon Neutral certification
Installer and manufacturer of signage, Brand Consortia, has the become the UK’s first carbon neutral plus sign-maker.
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Wednesday, 02 Feb 2022 12:23 GMT
Brand Consortia works with companies such as SPAR, Enterprise, and Applegreen service stations
The national signage contractor works with retail, grocery, and high street stores to create products such as built-up 3D letters, illuminated shop fronts, and large-format colour printing.
Brand Consortia has converted the business operations to not only achieve carbon neutral status but has achieved carbon neutral plus by offsetting double its audited emissions.
The Manchester-based business introduced its Sustainable Sign Scheme in 2008 to offset the CO2 released during the manufacture and installation of sign projects.
Speaking about the scheme, Brand Consortia director Matt Mason, says: "We calculate the energy and mileage used in producing, delivering, and installing signage and use a bespoke formula for establishing the amount of CO2 released. We then purchase the appropriate amount of carbon offset credits and produce a certificate of sign and graphics carbon neutrality for the sites to display.”
Once long-term goals were set and investments made in environmentally friendly kit, Brand Consortia’s carbon neutral certification was processed by carbon and sustainability company Carbon Footprint.
We are offsetting double the carbon emissions that we generate in order to increase the number of social and environmental schemes we are helping to fund.”
“We are delighted with the response […] and it’s brilliant to achieve this accreditation earlier than we expected,” Mason says. “The initiative will bring immediate dividends to the brands working with us and to those in the grocery and forecourt sectors looking to control and improve their own sustainability.”
Mason adds: “We are offsetting double the carbon emissions that we generate in order to increase the number of social and environmental schemes we are helping to fund. Our chosen offset method is to support a tree planting scheme in England, Scotland, and Wales because it ties in well with our partners.
“AF Blakemore do a lot of work in Wales and Sainsbury’s have stores all over Great Britain and like us are working towards a net zero target. We share the same values as our client Enterprise Rent –A- Car who is funding the planting of trees in the UK as part of its 50 Million Tree Pledge.”
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