Heidelberg Marks World Environment Day by Offsetting Carbon Footprint

On June 5, 2008 - World Environment Day - Heidelberg ( Web Site Executives Related Articles Google )er Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be offsetting theenvironmental effects of all print products created in the courseof the day at the drupa industry trade show. This includesprepress, press, and postpress. All CO2 emissions generatedindirectly on this day will be offset by investing in a climateprotection project complying with the internationally recognizedGold Standard through the Swiss charitable foundation myclimate.This will ensure that unavoidable emissions are offset by climateprotection measures elsewhere. In concrete terms, in a region ofIndia, electricity and heat will be generated from biomass that waspreviously burned on the fields as waste. This will benefit theenvironment and boost the income of local farmers.

The level of CO2 emissions calculated on World Environment Day willbe based on the amount of paper printed for demonstration purposes(over 70 tons), the total electrical power required by theequipment used (three MWh), printing plates, ink, coatings,alcohol, dampening solution additive, and cleaning agents.

Model for calculating the carbon footprint of a press - carbonoffsetting now an option for presses, too
Every print product has a carbon footprint, but so does each pressmanufactured. This is determined by the raw materials used and allthe production and assembly processes, plus any transport required.Delivery of the press to the end customer also plays a minor role.

Heidelberg is setting an example and has joined forces with aspecialist in the field to develop a model to calculate the carbonfootprint of a Speedmaster XL 105-6+L. For the first time,Heidelberg customers can now produce carbon offset print productson a carbon offset press.

HEI ECO tours at drupa
This year’s drupa is the first time Heidelberg has offereddaily HEI ECO tours for visitors to demonstrate environmentallyfriendly solutions for commercial printing, in Hall 1, andpackaging printing, in Hall 2. The two halls have a total of sevenlarge model stags to indicate environmentally friendlyapplications.

Invitation to submit entries for the Heidelberg ECO Printing Award2008
To encourage printing companies from around the globe to do morefor the environment, Heidelberg is using drupa 2008 to invite themto submit entries for the first international environmental awardfor sustainable sheetfed offset printing. The company is settingaside a total prize fund of 50,000 Euro, and printshops can competein the "Sustainable companies" and "Forward-lookingsolutions" categories. The environmental award is focused onthe sustainable use of resources and energy, climate protection,and environmentally aware business practices.

Further details can be found at www.drupa-heidelberg.com orwww.heidelberg.com.

Environment Day
To mark the start of the United Nations Conference on the HumanEnvironment on June 5, 1972 in Stockholm, both the United Nationsand Germany have declared June 5 to be "Environment Day".The motto this year is "One Nature - One World - OneFuture".

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