Green Credentials

Green Innovation

Unibind cares about the future health of the earth. As part of its commitment to the environment, the manufacturer partakes in various eco-friendly initiatives to cut down on the ‘ecological footprint’ and to increase the use of recycled products.

As such, Unibind acquired the FSC certificate (Forest Stewardship Council) for its hardbook binding covers. The FSC label indicates that the SteelBooks and PhotoBooks from Unibind are manufactured from certified paper and cardboard produced, distributed and sold in a responsible manner, thus supporting a responsible forest management. FSC certified raw or end products meet all criteria of the FSC chain of custody. In other words: every foregoing production and supply chain also carries a FSC label which is traceable from source till end consumer. The total number of certified forests today amounts 7% of the world’s forest surface. 24% of all these certified forests are ratified by the FSC labelling system.

Furthermore Unibind has undertaken the following projects and initiatives:

  • Recycling is an important part of the production process, waste is processed separately. Moreover, the cardboard in the hardcovers is made from 100% recycled material. This also applies to almost all cartons used in our production.
  • Eco-friendly climate systems based on heat recuperation have been installed throughout our production halls and guarantee an agreeable climate during the entire year.
  • Unibind will install two windmills at its premises in 2011. Production and offices will switch partly to green, renewable energy for reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
  • A solar project will be started, so that Unibind can further provide in its own energy.

 

The start of something beautiful…

Unibind is building, in partnership with Eneco and its subsidiary Air Energy, two wind turbines on the premises of its headquarters in Puurs. These 2 Enercon wind turbines of 2.3 MW each will be producing 10.2 GWh or the equivalent of the annual consumption of 3000 households. The locally generated renewable electricity will be used entirely by Unibind. This covers 75% of the full consumption of the headquarters. The project will be operational in July 2011.
 

About Eneco / Air Energy
Eneco is a green energy supplier active, from its offices in Mechelen (http://www.eneco.be/) on the Belgian energy market for businesses. The branch is part of the Dutch energy company Eneco with over two million customers in the Netherlands. The company is transforming into a sustainable energy company, and will invest substantially in renewable energy in the coming years.

In 2008, Eneco acquired Air Energy (http://www.airenergy.be/) to further expand its production of wind energy. Air Energy will account for the entire process, from project development to construction and operation. Since its founding, the group has built a solid reputation and became one of the industry leaders in Belgium.

The group has an installed capacity of 70MW in wind energy in Belgium and more than 250 MW (more than 200 wind turbines) within Europe. Moreover, there still are many projects under construction or in development.

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