CanalPath Creative’s sustainable journey


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CanalPath Creative Ltd and our sustainable journey


As a small business, CanalPath Creative Ltd sees sustainability as critical to the business from an environmental and economic point of view.

As a specifier of paper and board, I have always looked for recycled, perhaps even more importantly, recyclable and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified stock. Minimising waste, and unnecessary plastic including laminate in printed output has always been a priority.

Using local suppliers makes managing this much easier and gives greater visibility of the supply chain.

A long-time Apple user, I have always been delighted with the longevity of their products and now also the recyclability as they are happy to take old equipment back to recycle.

When I realised during the pandemic I would be working from home most of the time, I invested in a garden office and spoke to the Energy Saving Trust about how best to ensure it would be as sustainable as possible. An air source heating and cooling solution was decided upon although a much higher initial cost made perfect sense for the longer term.

When writing a sustainability statement, I had to contact all our suppliers to ensure they were doing all they could and have a strategy in place.

I was impressed the first time I attended a meeting for one client last year and they informed me there are no disposable cups and that everyone was expected to bring their own ‘keep cup’… Unfortunately, this would have been information more useful to have received in advance! I am always prepared now and carry my Whale & Dolphin Conservation Bamboo Travel Mug, I would definitely recommend one!

Many projects are digital only now but this is not always the savings they appear as online storage and distribution costs need to be taken into account. The sustainable forest management of paper manufacturers is also good for carbon capture. What generally isn’t known is that the amount of water mentioned in paper production statistics doesn’t take into account that it does not disappear but is returned to the water supply at the end of the process and will be cleaner than it was going in.

It has been an interesting journey to spend more and more time in online meetings rather than travelling to clients’ offices although some projects, especially with public bodies have been challenging as they have tended to drag on much longer than they should due to the unavailability of staff working on the projects.

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