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News Release from: British Association for Print and Communication
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 October 2007
Print Industry Conference A Carbon
Neutral Event
This year's British Association for Print and Communication (BAPC) conference, which starts on November 2 in Marlow (UK) will be certified as carbon zero.
The BAPC 2007 conference programme is set to include a line-up of printing industry speakers, including Canon UK managing director Andy Vickers, Heidelberg UK managing director George Clarke and Kodak GCG UK director Dave Wigfield The overall theme of the conference will look at what the future holds for the industry, in which James Bellini will address delegates and predict some of the issues to be faced
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 26 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The event will also feature a guest appearance from entrepreneur Mike Southon, whilst comedian Ian Irving will entertain guests during the awards dinner.
Tickets to the BAPC 2007 conference are GBP115 + VAT per person and delegates can obtain a two-for-one offer, which allows a second delegate to attend free-of-charge.
The BAPC has also negotiated rates with the Crowne Plaza for those wishing to stay overnight.
BAPC chairman, Sidney Bobb, said: "As an industry body we have a duty to act responsibly when it comes to the environment.
This year our conference is taking the lead and we've been working with co2balance.com to reduce the impact of the event and offset unavoidable emissions." He said that co2balance.com aims to help businesses minimise their carbon emissions and offset the unavoidable residue.
Offsetting works by investing funds in sequestration, or energy efficiency projects that absorb or prevent the release of a tonnage of CO2 equivalent to a company's carbon footprint.
Bobb explained: "With so many schemes to choose from it is important to find one that will accurately measure your CO2 emissions and then determine how to reduce and offset them through projects that are both ethical and credible.
In the case of the conference this will be by planting trees in Tinners Forest, near the Cornish village of Roche." And he continued: "We are delighted that, to the best of our knowledge, this will be the first carbon zero conference for the printing industry.
In keeping with this environmental stance, we would encourage delegates to support our efforts when it comes to travel and, where possible, leave the car behind.".
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