Speaking Sensis

Today is an exciting day for me. Actually, it is an exciting day for Sensis. Today we announce that our Yellow Pages® and White Pages® print and online directories are certified carbon neutral through the Australian Government’s Greenhouse Friendly™ program.

We have achieved this by offsetting the carbon emissions of our directories through Greenhouse Friendly™ accredited providers and projects in Australia. I am working for the first major directories company in the world to have its print and online directories certified carbon neutral, which makes me feel pretty good. Our carbon neutrality announcement wasn’t referring to our businesses operational carbon footprint (fleet, facilities and flights) – we’re taking responsibility for the full ‘cradle to grave’ impacts of the print and online directories. That’s the production, use, disposal and distribution of the directories. We’re talking around 175,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

We know how many tonnes we’re taking responsibility for because we”ve commissioned environmental professional services company URS Australia to undertake a full life cycle assessment on the directories. In addition to offsetting the carbon emissions through Greenhouse Friendly™ accredited providers and projects in Australia, we are also announcing our target to reduce our operational carbon emissions by five per cent year-on-year. This means we’re working with people across the entire Sensis business to embed an understanding of what sustainability is and how they can reduce emissions in their areas of the business.

It’s great to be working for a company that is committed to taking a leadership role in corporate sustainability. Read more about this exciting news here: http://about.sensis.com.au/Sustainability/Environment/Our-Commitment-to-Climate-Change