EuroWire January 2022

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Boosting green credentials with carbon neutral status

through the products we create and, just as importantly, the processes we use to make them,” explained Tom Mander, managing director designate at AlloyWire International. “ We produce lots of material that is sent all over the world and we don’t want this to change. Instead, we need to find a way of offsetting the carbon we produce, which is why we enlisted the support of Carbon Neutral Britain to calculate our footprint and then identify projects we could support.” Mr Mander continued, “To achieve this, we have to cover our own emissions, our employees’ emissions travelling to and from work, and the emissions we generate with our deliveries and export activities. This has all been done with our involvement in CER programmes and we are now certified carbon neutral for the next twelve months.” AlloyWire International www.alloywire.com

initiatives designed to offset the emis- sions it directly creates at its two factories supplying customers worldwide. Supported by Carbon Neutral Britain, the UK-based company will neutralise nearly 500 tonnes of carbon it produces each year by taking an active role in Certified Emission Reductions (CER) programmes that also support education, employment and clean water, as well as having a net positive impact on the local wildlife and ecology. These projects could include hydroelectric power in the Amazon, the Burgos Wind Farm project and the African Cooking Stove programme, as well as a number of domestic initiatives. The decision to build on its environmental performance was made as part of AWI’s Wired for Good campaign, designed to make positive impacts on the world and the local community through ‘greener’ ac- tivities and stronger support for charities. “Manufacturing has to play its role in driving the environmental agenda, both

Alloy Wire International (AWI) has achieved an environmental milestone to mark its 75 th anniversary. The specialist producer of nickel alloys has been con- firmed as carbon neutral, after it commit- ted to several internationally approved

Alloy Wire has been certified carbon neutral

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