Contributed by Caroline Thonger and Jordi Belp
sustainability
How green is our magazine? An insight into the improved environmental development at Hello Switzerland and its printing company Jordi.
The carbon-neutral printing process – how to offset our carbon footprint • Jordi’s ultra-modern new premises have committed to energy-saving measures to reduce their carbon output into the atmosphere, and thus to protecting the environment. • Heat produced by the printing machines is collected and stored within their heating distribution grid. This saves on overall heating costs. • The air compressors are watercooled. Any residual heat is also collected and stored in the heating distribution grid.
We focus on sustainability development
plant was opened at the end of 2010. Simultaneously providing added value and employment to the local economy, Renercon’s mission is the usage and sustainability of local Swiss forests. Looking to the future • At the printing company, there is a large space on the roof that is prepared for installing solar panels. • Jordi’s has achieved a high “ecorating” that counts as one of the best in Switzerland’s printing industry. • They now hold the all-important ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates.
Protecting the environment • Almost all the pumps to the printing machines have been replaced by a centralised pneumatic system. This saves a considerable amount of electricity. With electro-magnetic valves on the machines, air is only used when the machine actually needs it. • The cooling system in the offices does not use air-conditioning. The under-floor heating system can be converted into a cooling system, by allowing cold water to flow through the pipes. • There is a hose in the incoming goods department, so that while the goods are being handled the temperature in the hall remains stable. Renewable energy One of the many “green” projects supported by Jordi’s is Renercon’s renewable energy venture. Based in Knonau near the Zurich/ Zug border, the company was founded in 2002 by René Müller, a forestry engineer, following his six years’ experience of making efficient use of local raw material in Bhutan. Müller was determined save precious resources, and to prevent the wholesale export of unprocessed timber from the third world. Their photovoltaic solar power
With each issue of the magazine, Hello Switzerland pays an extra voluntary contribution to offset our carbon footprint, which Jordi’s invests in sustainability projects.
Gabriel Jordi, production manager, with his daughter Nozomi
We take care of the next generation: carbon-neutral printing. Jordi AG
Aemmenmattstrasse 22 CH-3123 Belp info@jordibelp.ch www.jordibelp.ch
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Carbon Offsetting When Hello Switzerland was launched nearly three years ago, from the very start it was committed to being as ecological a publication as possible. We are now proud to display the FSC logo – using paper created from trees originating from sustainable forests – as well as other “green” logos. We have also established an excellent working relationship with Jordi’s of Belp, our printers, who have been equally committed to creating working conditions in their new premises that are as “carbon-neutral” as possible. They have also realised several projects aimed at reducing their carbon footprint.
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