Making our Business Green - Green Penguin

�Climate change is worth fighting� George Monbiot, Heat

Making our Business Green

Penguin has offices and warehouses around the world and wherever our presence is felt we would like to minimise our impact on the environment. To that end at our offices in 80 Strand, London, we have taken the following steps:

All Penguin's A4 paper for printing and photocopying has been replaced with 100% recycled paper, while our letter-headed stationery is now a recycled paper that contains at least 75% post-consumer waste and 25% FSC-certified fibre.
Initiatives have been taken to encourage staff to print only when necessary and to share documentation.
On the premises we recycle white and coloured paper, magazines, newspapers, cardboard, fluorescent light tubes, toner cartridges, glass and plastic bottles, cans, CDs, mobile phones, batteries, electronic equipment, cooking oil and 40% of our general waste.
Penguin works with Thames21, an environmental charity working to bring London's waterways to life, to remove graffiti and litter, creating new habitats for wildlife.
All computers, monitors and lights are turned off at the end of the working day.
The environmental cost of all our business flights is now offset by Climate Care. Quarterly, we report our flights and for every tonne of carbon dioxide we will pay �7.50 which will go towards a series of projects which focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency and forest restoration. (A return flight from London to New York produces 1.54 tonnes of carbon dioxide, or �11.55 donated to Climate Care.)
At 80 Strand we have a canteen that uses recycled napkins and all coffee drinkers may take home their grounds in a biodegradable bag for putting in their compost.
Penguin runs an Eco-committee which is exploring new ways to reduce our emissions and to ensure our impact on the environment is minimal.
Returns from booksellers go to Bookaid

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