Latest NewsLyreco Sustainable StrategyFollowing the successful launch of Lyreco’s sustainable strategy back in 2010 and the new website for sustainability in 2011, Lyreco are pleased to announce the launch of “ECO Future” our new 6 year Sustainability Vision and Strategy. Our vision is
“To be the reference for sustainable Workplace Supplies Solutions”
To support this vision, Lyreco has defined the 6 year strategy across the Lyreco Group as
“Eco Future”
Lyreco view this strategy as an effective step forward to bring consistency, transparency and a long terms perspective of our overall Sustainable Development Scheme.
The Eco Future strategy is made up of our vision, 3 guiding principles and 10 clear commitments made by Lyreco.
In addition, ambitious targets and KPI’s have been defined to ensure transparency and highlight progress to all our stakeholders, customers and employees.
Click here to discover to watch a video all about the Lyreco Eco Future.
Lyreco to recycle food wasteLyreco have joined forces with Harper Adams a local college in Shropshire to reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfill from our Canteen at our Head Office in Telford. Harper Adams was just one of three higher education institutions in England to have won a share of the £10 million set aside for ‘transformational’ projects under the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Revolving Green Fund. The Anaerobic Digester plant, constructed in 2011, started generating heat and power at the end of April 2011. Using farm and food waste, it is anticipated to offset campus carbon emissions more than three times over. Renewable electricity is produced from food and farm waste and provides a highly effective waste management system. The waste is digested in the AD unit and recycled into a liquid fertiliser and compost, which can be used for the University College’s farm and grounds operations, reducing reliance on manufactured fertilisers. Key Facts • Creates renewable heat and electricity from waste • Uses up to 12,000 tonnes of food waste that would otherwise have gone in to landfill • Bacteria break down the organic matter in a tank releasing Biogas • Biogas burnt to create heat and electricity • Anticipated to save over 13,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum, offsetting campus carbon emissions more than three times over • Other by-products of the process are a liquid fertiliser and compost that will be used on the college farm and grounds All food waste created by the Lyreco Canteen and the surplus food left by employee’s meals at Lyreco's Head Office will now be segregated from the normal general waste. The food waste will collected and taken to Harper Adams Anaerobic Digester to create Biogas Energy and Digestate. This is a fantastic opportunity for Lyreco to not only help the environment by reducing waste sent to landfill but our waste helps to create green energy & fuels. Lyreco for Education Lyreco in the UK and Ireland are proud to announce they raised a massive £48,500 for Lyreco for Education during 2011. Many events took place throughout the year including paid dress down days, a Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge, company raffles and even a corporate management sky dive!!
The money raised will help support the together for Togo campaign which Lyreco are supporting between 2011-2013.
The global figure raised was €350,000 in total which will all go towards the Togo project
Look out for more news throughout 2012 on more fund raising events! European Office Products Award
Lyreco wins the European Office Products Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility category. On 30th January 2012, Lyreco were awarded the European Office Products Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in front of more than 350 guests at the prestigious annual awards dinner, which is organised by OPI during the Paperworld exhibition in Frankfurt. The Corporate Social Responsibility award was received by Steve Law – CEO for Lyreco. The entries have been judged by a panel of office products industry executives, including 3M, Avery, Brother, Esselte, Fellowes, Pilot, Quantore and OPI. The short listed companies for the award were: BIC, Esselte, Lyreco, Office Team, Staples. The assessment criteria and elements taken into account by the judges were: The CSR programmes, practices and policies that enhance the company as a socially and environmentally aware operation. The steps taken to develop a more responsible corporate culture. This could be green initiatives, educational/motivational initiatives for staff or customers, training etc. The additional schemes to improve the operational impact. For example, community initiatives, joint ventures with local governments and NGOs, etc. The effective monitoring of our CSR initiatives. OPI said “Judges praised Lyreco as a company that lives, works and breathes its approach to CSR, consistent in everything it does”. This award received with great pride by all the Lyreco staff who contribute on a daily basis to our Sustainability strategy.
Sustainability UpdateIn 2010 Lyreco published a strategy for Corporate Responsibility with targeted actions to take us from our current position, through ‘excellence’ in 2013 reaching our ‘vision’ in 2015.
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