Green stationery is the way forward according to our gas business.
It researched its most popular stationery products such as printer paper, note pads, toner cartridges and envelopes and then asked its supplier to provide details of products that came from either a recycled or sustainable source.
It then tested the green stationery products and found, for example, that recycled print cartridges produce cost savings of 50 per cent, last just as long as the new versions and produce the same quality print. In fact many employees did not notice that the cartridges had been changed to a more environmentally-friendly version.
Our gas business now gets monthly updates on the cost savings and how many environmentally friendly products have been selected. They hope to share their experience with the rest of the company to promote the use of environmentally-friendly stationery products to all our employees.