More than ever, environmental issues are taking centre stage. MPD is no exception. Thanks to a series of green accreditations, MPD is leading the way to be one of the South West’s foremost environmentally-friendly printers.

“Clients are increasingly choosing suppliers that are environmentally sound,” said Graham Seeley, Managing Director. “For us, achieving environmental accreditations is about more than satisfying our clients. It’s about staying ahead of the game.”

In May 2008, MPD received official UKAS accreditation for ISO 14001-2004: the de facto standard for environmental practice in business. “Achieving this standard involved introducing many improvements to our processes, including staff training and equipment enhancements,” said Graham. “We’ve also put the right record keeping and corrective measures in place. So, if anything goes wrong or we need to provide evidence of our actions, it’s traceable and auditable.”

MPD’s environmental achievements don’t end there. The company has gained accreditations from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). Both standards recognise MPD’s commitment to using environmentally friendly paper stocks from managed and sustainable forests. “The schemes ensure we’ve established a ‘chain of custody’. This means clients can find out where we sourced the paper, and the merchant, mill and forest it came from.”

However, as Graham explained, MPD’s green policies don’t begin and end at accreditations. “From removing chemicals responsibly to reducing our energy usage, everything we do has the environment in mind. We aim to deliver the practices our clients expect and set the standard for other printers to follow.”