Environmental by Design As a company, BrandHardware takes its role as a steward of the environment very seriously. We define corporate responsibility as the ability to achieve commercial success while honoring ethical values, respecting people, communities and the environment.
The World Commission on Environment and Development defined the term sustainable development as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." In today's age, we are led to think about how we can continue to live, work, and eat without harming our environment, while keeping it healthy for future generations.
Whether pushed by customer demand, corporate policy, industry regulation or motivated by personal conviction; designing, printing and just being "green" as a company is an accelerating trend. More and more companies are choosing to do business with other firms that are on the environmental fast-track. It isn't just good for the environment it's good business. After all, what are we really taking about, we're talking about reducing and/or eliminating waste and waste by-products from our environment. Reducing the amount of paper we use, VOC's, water, energy, carbon emissions and saving money in the process.
BrandHardware believes the road of environmental change begins with knowledge and understanding. We believe that the more we share, the more we talk about it, the more we will all realize the changes that need to be made to protect and save our environment.
This was certainly the case when we helped ION Print Solutions discover what it means to be “truly” sustainable. In doing the research we learned so much that it completely altered our view of environmental responsibility.