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SUSTAINABILITY | CARBON OFFSETS 33
World-first
sustainable
forest initiative
Sydney-based tube manufacturer Impact International has made another major step on its sustainability journey, launching a first-of-its-kind carbon-offset forest initiative in partnership with leading Australian brands.
WITH this move, Impact International becomes the first tube manufacturer in the world to offset the carbon emissions of the tubes the company manufactures through its own for- estry infrastructure.
At the time of the launch, PKN spoke to Aleks Lajovic, Impact International managing director, who said based on a standard plastic tube that holds 100ml of product the Impact International forest can offset the raw materials used to manufac- ture about 30 million tubes per year.
“The Impact International forest is
being used for wildlife protection and rehabilitation as well as to reduc- ing the carbon footprint of our cus- tomers’ packaging and supply chain,” Lajovic said.
“Customers who are participating in our sustainable forest program have access to the most sustainable tubes available in the world, plus are helping to protect native Australian wildlife.”
Impact’s forest – an agroforestry Pinus radiata plantation of 20,000 trees, plus 1300 Australian native trees – is located 40 minutes’ drive from Canberra and 2 hours, 45
ABOVE: Sign of positive change: Impact International MD Aleks Lajovic (left) and engineering manager Stuart Hunt with the newly erected signage showing brand partners in the sustainable forest initiative.
minutes from Impact International’s Smithfield, NSW headquarters.
Impact International has partnered with ten of Australia’s recognised brands for the launch of this world- first initiative: Bondi Sands, Natio, De Lorenzo Hair Care, Lovekins, Breeze Balm, Ultraceuticals, Chroma Australia, Pump Hair Care, tbh Skincare, and Soodox.
“The forest has been divided into 20 lots, with 10 lots are already allo- cated. This means we have room for more brands to join us in the forest,” Lajovic said. ■