Planting for Print: Our commitment to a sustainable industry

Plant A Tree Update Aug 8 Update

As at August 2023, we've donated 31,228 trees to be planted in regional Australia.

More than two years ago, IBS started raising funds to plant trees. It started as a way to help repair our beautiful bushland after the devastating bushfires that raged through Australia. We made a promise to donate a tree for every order we received of 1000 business cards or more… and since we made that promise, we have donated a whopping 31,228 trees.

What started as a response to the bushfires, has become so much more. It has developed into a passion project for sustainability in the print industry, and a way for us to ensure we are minimising our carbon footprint as a company. 

We know that our actions are a direct reflection on your business, so here’s some noteworthy facts we’re proud to stand behind when it comes to sustainability in print;

  • We’ve been certified in Sustainable Green Printing, a certification program run by the Printing Industries Association of Australia. As part of this certification we comply with key environmental laws, manage our environmental risk, document our environmental actions and undertake internal audits to manage our Environmental Management System. We not only focus on waste, but recycling, storage and handling too.

  • We mainly use Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified papers which have been harvested and produced in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. (Did you know that FSC paper actually uses less energy to produce than recycled paper?)

If you’d like to get involved and help us on our sustainability mission, you can find unbranded imagery and resources HERE. Let your clients know they’re doing business with a company that cares, and their dollars are making a difference. It doesn’t cost you anything to join in - simply market to your customers that by ordering 1000 or more business cards, a tree gets donated on their behalf, at our expense. You can also let them know about our certifications - because, they’re your certifications too. 

We’re not putting an end date on this initiative, so you don’t have to either.

Together, we can make a difference.