GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE
| Country: | Germany,Berlin |  |
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| Product group: | Green power | |
| Name of the institution: | Oktoberdruck AG |
Overview
CO2-reduction: 225 tons/year
Oktoberdruck is an offset print office. It was founded in 1973 as a self-governing company and transformed an public company in 2001. As the first print office in Berlin/Brandenburg, Oktoberdruck takes the Eco-Audit (EMAS) and established an environmental management system with registered location. With the mission statement „Umwelt. Freundlich. Drucken“ (“Environment. Friendly. Printing”) for the working and producing Oktoberdruck does not only make high demands on its own products, but also on its job shops. Thereto belongs also the procurement of certificated green power.
Institutional details
| Address: |
Rudolfstraße 1 – 8 |
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| Contact person: | Fuchs-Buschbeck, Martina |
| Function: | Management |
| Phone: | 030 / 695386-21 |
| Fax: | 030 / 6123053 |
| E-mail: | |
| Website: | www.oktoberdruck.de |
| Number of employees | 26 |
Procurement process
The Management of Oktoberdruck decides about procurement of power. The members in the EMAS-Team prepare the procurement decision.
Measures
In the environmental statement for the “Eco-Audit” after EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme), Oktoberdruck bindingly compelled itself for the procurement of green power and has its aim on lowering the CO2-Emissions in 2006 about 30 percent in relation to 2004.
Since autumn 2005 Oktoberdruck obtains only ok-power certificated green power, which accords additionally to the criteria of the TÜV North.
Success
With the procurement of green power Oktoberdruck lowers its CO2-Emissions about 94 percent per kilowatt-hour. That releases the environment about 225 tons carbon dioxide per year.
