We believe strongly that as a responsible corporate citizen, we must address the issues of environmentally sustainable practices relating to all aspects of our business, as environmental factors are critical contributors to human health.
New efficiencies in environmental practices bring benefits to our employees, stakeholders and indeed the broader community. Blackmores embraces the need for sustainable and environmentally sound business practices.
Blackmores’ Brookvale warehouse is operated using state-of-the-art technology and software, with the objective of achieving a paperless system. A continuous, waste-free flow of packaging occurs between our Balgowlah plant and Brookvale warehouse for around 90 per cent of our shipments, the remainder being packed in stretch-wrap for which recycling procedures have been implemented.
Our continued participation in the strengthened National Packaging Covenant (NPC) marks five years of continuous improvement in the environmental performance of Blackmores’ packaging. As a signatory to the Covenant since 2001, we are committed to reduce the environmental impact of our packaging, close the recycling loop and develop economically viable and sustainable recycling systems.
The design of the new site at Warriewood incorporates a number of features that will minimise our impact on the environment and take advantage of the latest concepts in environmental sustainability.
As a result of an audit and initiatives undertaken in 2004 & 2005, more than 95% of all packaging used by Blackmores in the production process can be recycled.
Blackmores initiated additional practices to reduce consumer waste including the incorporation of a recycling message on all labels and cartons.
The sales and marketing team have received training on the selection of materials for packaging and promotional materials and a formal procedure was developed to minimise packaging use in the design phase of a product.
Paper consumption has been reduced by 35% in Blackmores due to staff education.
