Sustainability

Oriel’s green agenda is high on our priority list and to that end we have invested heavily in energy savings projects. On the roof of our production facility we have 636 solar PV panels, which generates approximately 250,000 kWh of renewable electricity each year. Combine this with our LED factory lighting system and our electric current optimisation units and we are avoiding around 40 tonnes of CO₂e annually. This is enough to power around 80 average UK homes for a year.

We also use Zero Carbon Electricity, which is a mix of renewable electricity backed by Guarantees of Origin, and Nuclear declarations, guaranteeing that the energy that we import from the grid is also responsible.

We are heavily in to recycling and all of our paper and plastic waste is recycled to minimise landfill. In conjunction with our supplier, Böttcher, our press chemistry is supplied in re-usable plastic containers that are returned for refilling, therefore diminishing the need for single-use plastics. Even our waste wooden pallets are recycled.

Our metal printing plates are part of a closed loop procurement system whereby the plates are returned to the manufacturer to be recycled and made in to new printing plates, therefore re-using the high grade aluminium over and over. Oriel also utilise processless plates which negates the need for developer, gum and water whilst also saving energy therefore cutting out an environmentally unfriendly step, which most printers still widely use within our industry.

Through our Chain of Custody Certification we are helping to ensure that the harvest of timber products maintains the forest's biodiversity, productivity, and ecological processes. Over the last 20 years Europe’s forests have expanded and our use of Chain of Custody certified paper products has only helped this cause.

Oriel's ethical values are strong and we are a member of SEDEX (Membership Reference No. ZC293275039) and currently hold a successful SEDEX Member Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) so you can be assured that our standards of labour, health and safety, environmental performance, and ethics are very good.