Carbon Trust Briefing

At Skymark, we are aware of our impact on the wider environment. This is why we have dedicated significant amounts of time and resource to ensure our Products have the least possible impact. Now we have taken further steps.

Shaine Gill-Ohrt, Skymark’s Corporate Compliance & Accreditation Manager, attended the Carbon Trust Briefing on the UK Government’s “Net Zero and the 1.5 degree challenge” on 14th January 2020 at the House of Commons in London to hear first-hand how Industry, Finance, Politics and the wider population are planning to play their part in what will be the greatest challenge facing society today.

Skymark Packaging have already made significant strides in conserving natural resources and reducing harmful emissions to atmosphere. We have completed a number of efficiency projects, such as more efficient lighting systems and cutting edge cooling technologies (see our links below), which have seen a reduction in Energy consumption of over 300,000kWh per annum, as well as using recycled materials within our products (so far as is legally permitted) to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

Our on-site Recycling facilities have diverted more than 800t of plastics which otherwise may have ended up in landfill and turned them in to valuable raw materials for a raft of new applications. Our close working relationship with our Pallet and Material suppliers has resulted in Skymark being awarded the PRS Green Label Award.

Our efforts on all fronts have been recognised by many different groups and stakeholders alike. Earlier this year, we featured at Barbour Index’s very successful Webinar on “Environmental Legislation 2020 and how to comply from a business perspective”