Sustainability policy

Our commitment

At iPrintManage, sustainability is not an afterthought, a certification exercise or a marketing trend. It shapes the decisions we make every day, from the materials we recommend to what happens to your print once it has done its job.

We believe responsible production should be the default, not something clients have to ask for. Wherever possible, the print and physical materials we produce are specified with sustainable options from the outset. Where a project genuinely needs a different material for performance, longevity or budget reasons, we talk it through openly and make the right decision together.

We don't claim to be perfect. We focus on practical action rather than box-ticking, and we only make claims we can back up.

This policy applies to everything iPrintManage Ltd designs, prints, installs, mails and delivers, and to the suppliers we work with.

Materials

We offer an environmental option at every stage of a project. That includes:

• Recycled paper as standard for planning and consultation print, from application documents to leaflets and consultation boards.
• PVC-free films for banner stands, display graphics and event signage.
• The ECO display range: stands and displays made from Xanita fibreboard, made from recycled paper and 100% recyclable and repulpable, as an alternative to PVC, metal and wood display systems.
• Reusable and reconfigurable systems, including modular display stands, hire equipment and reversible hoarding, so materials can be used again instead of reprinted.
• Lower-impact hoarding, including Panthera Group's EnviroHoard system, made from recycled uPVC and bought back at the end of use.

We give clients clear, honest advice on the trade-offs, so sustainable choices never come at the expense of quality.

Waste and end of life

We think about what happens to print after the job, not just before it.

• Roller banner take-back. Since October 2023 we have collected and recycled aluminium roller banners through our closed-loop scheme. Collection is free when we deliver your next order, with no minimum. Metals are recycled at a licensed site under the waste hierarchy, and every return receives a numbered Certificate of Disposal. So far we have collected and recycled more than 750 banners.
• ECO display take-back. Take-back of our ECO fibreboard displays is included in our derig: when an event or installation comes down, we collect the displays so they can be reused or recycled.
• Secure shredding. Available on every job for clients who opt in, and for documents we didn't print too. Confidential paperwork is collected, securely shredded and fully recycled, with a Certificate of Destruction.
• Offcuts reused. Production offcuts are turned into useful items, such as the coasters we send to clients, rather than going to waste.
• Reuse first. We design displays and hoardings to be stored, reconfigured and used again wherever we can.

Nature

Since February 2025 we have partnered with Make It Wild, a UK rewilding organisation that creates and cares for woodland, meadows and wetlands.

For every planning application and public consultation we print, we plant a native tree in North Yorkshire, at reserves including Skipbridge, High Pasture and Sylvan. Each tree is planted and maintained for life, and each project receives a certificate to share with its stakeholders. We call it Great British trees for Great British planners.

We are proud to appear on Make It Wild's map of corporate partners, and we plan to extend tree planting to more of our services.

Our supply chain

Most of our environmental impact sits with the materials and partners we choose, so we:

• check the environmental credentials of our suppliers
• ask for supplier data and certificates for the materials we describe as sustainable, and share them with clients on request
• prefer suppliers who offer recycled, recyclable, reusable or take-back options
• review suppliers when their materials or credentials change

Community and social value

We believe being a good business means looking beyond what we produce. We support our communities through our professional memberships and our charitable work:

• Thames Hospice. We are a sponsor of Trunks Across the Thames, the hospice's elephant art trail across Windsor, Eton and Slough. Through our sponsorship scheme, 10% of the value of qualifying orders is donated to the hospice.
• LandAid. We print the National Planning Policy Framework free for the planning community, inviting a voluntary donation to LandAid, the property industry's charity working to end youth homelessness. 100% of donations go to LandAid.
• Boxing Business Network. We support grassroots boxing, helping clubs, coaches and community programmes grow and give young people safe, structured opportunities.
• New London Architecture. As NLA members, we stay close to the people and conversations shaping London's built environment.
• Pro bono and local work. We offer pro bono print and design to organisations that need it most, and sponsor a local football team.

If you have a community project or cause that could use our support, we'd love to hear from you.

Honest claims

We follow the principles of the UK Competition and Markets Authority's Green Claims Code. That means:

• we only make environmental claims we can evidence, and we share that evidence on request
• we name the supplier when a claim belongs to a supplier's product
• we do not claim certifications we do not hold
• we do not describe our work as carbon neutral or offset

Our environmental management system follows the principles of ISO 14001. We are not ISO 14001 certified.

Our objectives

We set measurable objectives and report on them every year. Our current objectives are to:

1. Hold supplier certificates or datasheets for every material we describe as sustainable, by 2028.
2. Publish running totals each year for trees planted and banners recycled.
3. Train at least one member of our team in carbon literacy, by 2028.
4. Report the money we raise for our charity partners each year.

Responsibility and review

The directors of iPrintManage Ltd are responsible for this policy, and every member of our team is expected to follow it. We review it at least once a year, and whenever our services or suppliers change significantly.

Signed: Duncan Orme and Steve Penton, Directors, on behalf of iPrintManage Ltd · Date: 8 November 2026 · Next review: November 2027