2. SUSTAINABILITY LETTER
Welcome to the 2010 Schawk sustainability report. At a time when populations are growing and resources are beginning to
be stressed, conservation and reduction has become a business necessity. We are in our fifth year of tracking our resource
usage, and this report allows us to look at where we have been and where we want to go.
As you can imagine, this is a formidable task. With the variables of a global operation; different energy sources, multiple
types of real estate contracts, and people with limited bandwidth, it is a challenge to gather intelligent and relevant data.
It is our Schawk employees that make the difference. From simple actions like consciously turning off a light, to
coming up with an environmentally friendly solution for a studio renovation, our employees ensure our success with their
strong dedication.
As you will see in this report, a highlight of 2010 was a pilot recycling project between Schawk and DuPont. As a result of
this joint project, Schawk was able to recycle 24,500 pounds of scrap polymer material from their plate-making process.
You will also notice that, in 2011, we will be filing a supplier report on the Carbon Disclosure Project for the second time.
It’s another way that we continually attempt to make our efforts more meaningful, more reliable.
We continue to move in a positive direction with our operations and practices. This path is important to us and allows our
Schawk employees to feel confident, knowing that the company they work for cares about the environment. And, Schawk
clients and prospects can be assured that Schawk shares your concerns for the future of our planet.
Thank you for taking the time to review our report. Should you have suggestions on how we can improve our efforts feel free
to contact me at trose@schawk.com
Tim Rose
Vice President Strategic
Innovation Initiatives
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3. WE OPERATE ACCORDING TO OUR SEVEN PLEDGES
OF SUSTAINABILITY:
1 Ensuring that our operations all over the
world continue to use clean production
technologies and follow best practices for
environmental protection.
2 Providing goods and services to our clients
that enable them as brand owners and
retailers to meet and exceed both regulatory
and proprietary environmental initiatives.
SUSTAINABILITY STARTS WITHIN.
In addition to promoting a global environment of efficient and
3 Building and nurturing collaborative
consistent measures that lead to environmental solutions, relationships with our clients, suppliers,
Schawk practices sustainability, internally. This means that product and service collaborators and industry
associations to enable a swift and intelligent
we’re aggressively reducing our own carbon footprint. exchange of environmental solutions.
4 Helping our clients streamline their brand
development workflow through better use of
best practice workflows, technology, enhanced
“As part of our culture and corporate pledge, Schawk is materials selection, and source reduction.
committed to driving sustainability initiatives and programs
in our own offices.” - David Schawk Leveraging our knowledge and experience to
5
innovate new services and solutions that drive
environmentally friendly brand development
thinking forward.
6 Nurturing the climate of innovation inside
the company that makes great leaps
forward possible.
7 Creating a healthy environment in the
communities in which we live and work
and to the world community as well.
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4. SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY
RECYCLED POLYMER
Over the past few years, we’ve taken a hard look at our plate-making
process and how we can help reduce the amount of polymer waste
being sent to landfills. Recently, Dupont wanted to test the economic
sense of recycling scrap polymer for their customers. So, in 2010,
through a joint pilot recycling project, DuPont proved that it was
feasible to extend a recycling program to the market and Schawk was
able to recycle 24,500 pounds of scrap polymer.
By addressing our processes while collaborating with like-minded
companies, we can continue to use technology and ideas to reduce our
environmental footprint.
POLYMER IN POUNDS RECYCLED
2010 24,500 LBS RECYCLED (7 mos. recorded)
POLYMER IN POUNDS DISCARDED
2009 20,413 LBS DISCARDED IN LANDFILL
2008 23,873 LBS DISCARDED IN LANDFILL
2007 27,278 LBS DISCARDED IN LANDFILL
Gaylords of polymer plates awaiting recycling.
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5. SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY
EMISSIONS
Each year, we strive to improve our measurements around
sustainability practices. As part of participation in the Carbon
Disclosure project, we continue to use CO2e per million dollars
in sales as a key performance indicator. In 2011 we are filing
our second supplier report. We continually examine the CDP
infrastructure as a source for strengthening our reporting. We also
look at the reporting discipline of our clients and, where feasible,
use their best practices.
It’s this sort of adaptation and improvement that helps Schawk
improve processes and continue to operate responsibly in our
global environment.
METRIC TONNES OF CO2E PER ONE MILLION U.S. DOLLARS IN SALES
2010 203 metric tonnes/million dollars
2009 201 metric tonnes/million dollars
2008 217 metric tonnes/million dollars
2007 206 metric tonnes/million dollars
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6. SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY
ELECTRICITY
One of our most imperative sustainability efforts is to explore
practices and technology that will allow us to conserve energy. By
collecting the most accurate data we can, we’re able to form precise
plans to reduce our energy consumption. In many of our Schawk
facilities throughout the world, the utility consumption is tied into
the lease. We are making a strong effort to get the most precise
readings available, so that we can address issues of increased or
unnecessary consumption.
With this data, we’ll be able to implement practices and install
equipment that will allow us to conserve energy and grow our
business responsibly.
ELECTRICITY IN KILOWATTS PER HOUR
2010 22,725,362 kwh
2009 22,144,023 kwh
2008 25,164,666 kwh
2007 27,884,710 kwh
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7. SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY
HEAT
Conserving our own resources is a vital part of our implementing
actionable sustainable practices on a continuing basis. In 2010 we
started the creation of a new Minneapolis office that combines the
St. Paul and Minneapolis groups. By putting all our employees in one
building, we are able to reduce the amount of resources needed during
our daily operation. And, with the construction of a new roof we’re able
to increase our heat reflection efficiency. This amounts to a significant
long-term energy savings for our company and helps us continue to
move ahead toward energy conservation and efficiency.
HEAT IN THERMS OF ENERGY USED
2010 300,327 therms
2009 329,424 therms
2008 388,475 therms
2007 347,727 therms
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8. SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY
PAPER
Paper is such an enormous part of our business that it offers many
opportunities for improvements in sustainability.
Schawk’s Los Angeles-based large format printing facility earned
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Chain-of-Custody Certification
in 2006. This Chain-of-Custody tracks Forest Stewardship Council
certified materials through the production process - from the forest
to the consumer, including all successive stages of processing,
transformation, manufacturing and distribution.
This is just one of the many ways that we are improving our
environmental awareness and doing our part for the planet.
PAPER IN SQUARE INCHES USED
2010 1,764,602,751 sq. in.
2009 1,596,194,706 sq. in.
2008 2,261,642,848 sq. in.
2007 2,035,821,060 sq. in.
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9. SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY
WASTE
We continue to make considerable progress in reducing the waste we
produce and decreasing our carbon footprint. One example of our dedication
to sustainability is taking place in a pilot program at one of our facilities in
the UK. In 2010, we installed bailers that compact our recyclable material
to improve our eco-friendly efforts. By bailing, the trucks that transport
the material to the recycle centers can carry more materials per shipment,
thereby diminishing the amount of trucking and decreasing the amount of
fuel being used.
By evaluating key areas and addressing them, we’re able to improve
recycling, reduce waste costs, and increase our overall efficiencies as well
as our environmental payback.
WASTE PER CUBIC YARDS RECYCLED VERSUS DISCARDED
2010 15,723 cubic yards recycled
8,073 waste yards
cubic
discarded
2009 16,208 cubic yards recycled
12,523 cubic yards waste discarded
2008 13,737 cubic yards recycled
20,033 cubic yards waste discarded
cubic yards
2007 8,389 recycled
13,994 cubic yards waste discarded
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10. SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY
PEOPLE
Although it’s been said before, people are our most important
resource. Employees like our European sustainability leader, Steve
Meredith, and our Asia/Pacific region sustainability leader, Neil
Jackson, have gone above and beyond their jobs to make our efforts
successful. Plus, our regional finance organization, led by Tim Allen,
gets us accurate data so we can plan our next steps.
With over 3,000 employees worldwide, we can have a huge impact
by echoing this sort of dedication. We have 35 Sustainability
Coordinators who are responsible for initiative implementation and
accurate reporting for their operating units.
Whether it’s biking to work, turning off a light, coming up with
environmentally-friendly solutions for studio renovations, or
converting to a paperless system, Schawk employees make a
difference. By instilling a sense of environmental sustainability
and responsibility in our employees, we are confident that we will
continue to reduce Schawk’s carbon footprint.
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