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News Release from: The James McNaughton Group
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 November 2007
McNaughton Wins Mayor of London Green
Awards
The James McNaughton Group win the 'Extra Mile Award' for environmental innovation in the workplace, at the Mayor of London's Green Procurement Code Awards.
The James McNaughton Group is celebrating winning its second major environmental award of the year: the 'Extra Mile Award' for environmental innovation in the workplace, at the Mayor of London's Green Procurement Code Awards The award, presented by Nicky Gavron, the Deputy Mayor of London recognises outstanding achievement in creating a sustainable workplace, over and above the amount spent on recycled products
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Daniel Silverstone the CEO of London Remade, announced the award, saying "Congratulations to the James McNaughton Group, who were selected by our external judging panel for going the extra mile".
"Their commitment to green procurement is evident from top-level management".
Silverstone added "Their extensive work with suppliers has helped to green the supply chain through mandatory completion of a suppliers environmental questionnaire".
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"On the customer side, their carbon calculator lets customers compare the benefits of recycled to non-recycled paper".
"The James McNaughton Group are making the right steps to reducing their environmental impact through responsible purchasing".
The Extra Mile Award judging panel consisted of Nicole Fletcher, sustainable procurement manager at the London Borough of Camden; Matthew James, sustainability and research manager at Workspace Group and Donnachadh McCarthy, author and environmentalist.
London Remade has published a case study on the James McNaughton Group's internal initiatives, which include sustainable purchasing, recycling, green energy schemes and reducing carbon emissions efforts, which can be found on their website.
Howard Browning, McNaughton Director for Corporate Responsibility said, "We have been reporting annually on our recycled product purchases for a number of years, in support of the Mayor's Green Procurement code".
Browning added, "We are absolutely delighted that our extra environmental efforts have also been recognised".
The Award marks another highpoint in a year that has seen McNaughton, receiving the 'Environmental Supplier of the Year' at the Quality in Print Media Awards, signing up to the Prince of Wales Mayday pledge and hosting a climate change forum for suppliers and customers, where the renowned climate change expert, Sir Crispin Tickell, presented.
The root of McNaughton's success can be traced back to its Sustainable Solutions programme, which combines a number of internal initiatives to reduce the company's environmental impact, with an active external programme of seminars, forums and initiatives designed to raise customer awareness of Chain of Custody, sustainable procurement and recycling.
These and many more of Group activities and initiatives are captured, along with details of the environmental product offer and a glossary of terms, within the Group's Sustainable Solutions brochure, which can be viewed on our website.
The James McNaughton Group is proud of its growing environmental achievements and, through its ISO14001 certified Environmental Management System, is involved in a process of continuous improvement aimed at further reducing the environmental impact of its operations.
The group is also accredited with both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes.
To find out more about our responsible approach to environmental issues and to find out how we can provide 'Sustainable Solutions' to assist you in reducing your own carbon footprint, please visit our website.
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