Get the Grip on Green #16

Pont Europe & its carbon footprintWhat the group does to reduce itPont does more than focusing on sustainable packaging solutions ...Contents

Thank you for reading Get the Grip on Green #15

Dear colleagues, In the last week’s Grip on Green Pont’s beehive was introduced to underline our support to the environment. As addition to this, we just want to summarize, what else we are currently doing in regards to this. We as Pont are of course trying to keep the Carbon footprint of our actions as low as possible and do our best to save resources.
Some examples of what we are doing so far:
Offices:

Most of our offices are regulated automatically for light and water

Usually, the heating & cooling can be regulated partly, so we avoid wasting energy

Where aren’t already LED lights, we will replace the broken lights by energy saving LEDs

Replacing single-use plastics by long-lasting or refill alternatives in our daily behavior

We avoid printing to use less paper, as well as for promotional material like brochures, flyers and give the priority to digital communication

Installed professional video conference equipment in each office in Europe to minimize business trips where possible

Production:

We do our best to plan and do production in the most efficient way to save time, energy and costs

We try to use less material to produce the same high-value products

We avoid any leakage or pollution by production plants and reducing waste through process optimization

Transport:

Together with partners, we are reusing carton boxes for shipments

Our plastic packaging are light-weight products, so the amounts are high, while the transportation effort is low

We do our best to transport our goods in the most efficient way. Which means keep ways short, only transporting full loads, working with local logistic companies, etc.

Contest
Because we believe there are much more ways to improve and expand our efforts, we kindly invite you to share your thoughts and ideas! All your suggestion can be sent per email at: J.Wascinski@ponteurope.comDEADLINES FOR PROPOSALS: Monday, December 14th And may the best idea win this original gift ...

"A meaningful activity with the family. The insect hotel can be put together yourself with the supplied nails, hammer and wood glue. All kinds of beneficial insects will find their way to the garden.

This insect hotel is home to a variety of insects such as gentle wild bees, which pollinate the flowers, and earwigs, which fight aphids in the garden."

All the best,
The green team,