Sustainability
Open Design & Digital is committed to a sustainable approach to working across all levels possible. We aim to only work with suppliers that are committed to being compliant with applicable national, EU or international environmental law. As an example, our printers of choice use chemical-free plates and vegetable-based inks, electric cars and solar panels. If we are aware of reports suggesting a company has not complied with regulations, then we can request proof from the supplier and may exclude them if they cannot demonstrate suitability.
Our Green Location at the GEC
The Open Design & Digital offices are located at Guinness Enterprise Centre, which is leading an action to deliver a Circular Economy Hub, under Strategic Objective 4 of the Dublin Regional Enterprise Plan – 2024. This sets out to enable and position businesses as leaders in Dublin’s low carbon transition, including:
- Supporting Enterprise Hub Provision in Dublin – Review and support the development of enterprise hub provision in Dublin.
- Clustering for SMEs – Develop a strategy to enable and cultivate the formation of sectoral clusters.
The Guinness Enterprise Centre is honoured to announce its partnership with Techies Go Green and build out the sustainability cluster. Eamon Ryan T.D., Minister for the Environment and Climate, launched the new cluster at the Guinness Enterprise Centre on February 24th, 2023.
Sustainability and Green Policy
Below are the initiatives that are being implemented to be a low-carbon building:
- Keep and maintain beehives on our rooftop with RECDP
- Electric car charging station
- Window replacement for better insulation and energy retention
- Upgraded heaters with more energy efficiency
- Encourage reusable coffee cups and mugs in replacement of plastic water bottles
- Replaced light switches with light sensors.
- Installing four pocket forests and a planter in the courtyard – 2023
- Solar panel roof installation – 2023
- Electric bike charging – 2023
We are committed to minimising our negative impacts and by acting in a sustainable way, using three pillars of sustainable development – economic, social and environment.We hope that by minimising our carbon footprint we encourage our residents to do so as well. We support all ‘green’ initiatives and we believe that we can have a significant role to play in raising awareness of green alternatives while helping our customers to achieve their own green policies. Our green policy is to constantly seek ways in which we can improve our environmental credentials. Our green strategy is aligned with our environmental policy and building codes of practice and environmental protection.
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Taylors’s Lane
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