If there was any
year in recent memory when huge numbers of us were likely to be put in mind of
the need to be more conscientious and responsible about our carbon footprints, it
was surely 2021.
Last year was,
of course, the year of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference,
otherwise known as COP26. But even putting aside the news agenda, many of us –
and the brands we engage with – have felt a greater urgency lately to better
protect the only planet Earth we have.
Are all the
sustainability-boosting changes you could make ones that would massively
compromise the day-to-day operations of your business? The short answer is: no.
Below are just three measures that your firm might look to adopt during 2022 to
ensure you are playing your part.
Minimise
how much energy you use
Whatever your
business might presently be doing to cut down its energy usage, there will
almost certainly be further steps you could take. 2022 might be the year your
business goes much further than simply trying to ensure your staff members
never leave the light on in an empty room.
You may, for
instance, upgrade your office’s appliances and devices to more modern and
energy-efficient alternatives. Or you could invest in timers or sensors to help
ensure users of your buildings don’t have to ‘go out of their way’ to switch
things off when not in use.
Cut down
return rates
Many of the
purchasers of our own quality shredded paper here at
Shredded-Paper.co.uk are owners of ecommerce stores – and if you are one of
them, you will probably be all-too-familiar with the high rates of product
returns that can be common during the New Year period.
So, for 2022,
why not vow to try to drive down return rates at your store, in ways that don’t
anger or inconvenience customers? Returns aren’t just costly and time-consuming
for stores to deal with – they’re bad for the environment. There are much
better ways to help minimise returns, though, than potentially alienating your
customers by making your returns policy difficult to understand or take
advantage of.
Instead, we’re
suggesting such steps as providing as much detail as possible in your online
product images and descriptions to ensure shoppers make the best-informed
decisions, and being specific about sizing if this is something especially
likely to lead to returns.
Switch
out your current packaging materials for more sustainable alternatives
Sustainable
packaging isn’t just some ‘chic’ thing for a business to use these days – it’s
increasingly expected by customers, who will often judge the given brand
accordingly.
We’re proud to
be playing our own part here at Shredded-Paper.co.uk in making it easier for
businesses to switch from bubble wrap or conventional tissue paper to an
alternative that looks great and is gentler on the planet. We offer
quality shredded paper that is reusable, recyclable and biodegradable, while
still providing excellent and – in many cases – superior performance to
whatever paper or packaging product you might have previously used.
Our commitment
in this regard extends to delivering your shredded paper to you in recycled or
repurposed cardboard packaging. And if you can make use of such packaging
itself for your own business’s sales or other aspects of your firm’s
operations, we would call that a ‘win win win’ for you, us, and the
environment.
We take the
ethics of what we do extremely seriously, and we hope you do, too – after all,
protecting the planet is something that benefits us all. We would therefore be
delighted to accept your orders for quality shredded paper in any of a broad range of colours and
colour mixes during 2022 – and don’t forget that delivery is free to most mainland UK postcodes.