Our Environment

We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint. Our robust Environmental Management System (EMS) is certified within ISO 14001 and helps to ensure that we have a positive impact on emissions.

During the year, we implemented a number of new environmental initiatives.

Examples of our reduced environmental impact included:

• Working closely with our environmental partners, we have significantly reduced our waste to landfill during the year
• Membership of the National Packaging Covenant (NPC) - a voluntary initiative by Government and industry to help reduce the environmental effects of packaging in Australia. The majority of our packaging materials are either reused or recycled and new opportunities are being explored
  across Pacific Brands on an ongoing basis
• Auditing of the energy and lighting we use in all our operations to identify where we can do better
• Setting all printers to double-sided printing to effectively halve our printing outputs
• Working with Energetics to establish a baseline environmental footprint which will assist us to meet National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting requirements in the future
• Reducing our water usage and trialling water recycling programs across our sites

Recycling enhancement is at the forefront of many of our businesses, including Dunlop Flooring - Australia's first manufacturer to introduce a carpet cushion recovery program, enabling the business to retrieve
used product to source as raw material. Dunlop Flooring recycles 98% of its own manufacturing waste and produces carpet cushion that is both recycled and recyclable.