Graham & Brown has released its 2021 sustainability report. At the forefront of the wallpaper industry, the company is extending its commitment to becoming an even more sustainable entity. Continuing to develop proactive programs and set the bar higher for industry standards, Graham & Brown conducted the 2021 sustainability report that has resulted in exciting, new environmental initiatives the brand is set to kick off first thing in 2022.
With impressive progress already reported as of the Sept. 1 this year, all Graham & Brown’s electricity is being supplied from renewable sources, reducing the company’s carbon emissions by 29%. Additionally, the company has announced it will officially be carbon neutral beginning January 2022.
In the report, Graham & Brown has outlined incredible progress thus far and its long-term initiatives including, the planting of a Graham & Brown woodland beginning in November and the aim to be carbon zero within one decade.
Having shown its commitment to sustainable practices throughout the years from its first environmental award in 1974 to only using water-based inks and paper produced from managed forests for the last 25 years, the company calculates it is responsible for the planting of around 16.5 million trees since the turn of the century.
The company has teamed up with Forest Carbon, the country’s leading developer of voluntary carbon woodland schemes certified under the Woodland Carbon Code. Together they will commence planting from November 2021 the Graham & Brown Woodland at Broughton Hall Sanctuary (UK). This will see around 25,000 trees planted to offset future carbon footprint and regenerate the land that they are planted on. This wood will not begin to capture carbon until the trees reach maturity in around 15 years, so Graham & Brown is supporting two existing VERRA-accredited international projects, one in Bali Indonesia (Rimba Raya Biodiversity reserve REDD+) and another in Uruguay (Forestal el Arriero Sustainable Forest).
