Cave Tab

Released 26/08/2009

Launches UK's first carbon neutral folder

Physical and electronic document management specialist, Cave Tab is helping UK organisations meet their environmental targets and commitments with the launch of tabZEROfile, the UK's first carbon neutral file folder.

Whilst many of today's office products are manufactured using recycled materials, Cave Tab says tabZEROfile is the only completely carbon neutral file folder currently on the market. By taking a holistic view of the product manufacturing lifecycle - including packaging, transportation and disposal - Cave Tab has developed a 100% recycled, acid free product with recyclable and reusable packaging.

And whilst it is impossible to manufacture products without generating CO₂, Cave Tab has partnered with US-based Zerofootprint Group to calculate and offset these emissions by contributing to the Garcia River Forest in Northern California, a large nonprofit-owned working forest. The forest is primarily planted with redwoods which store more carbon per acre than any other forest type. Sustainable management of the Garcia River Forest enables the storage of more than 77,000 tons of carbon emissions annually, equivalent to taking more than 14,000 cars off the road every year.

Ian Keers, MD of Cave Tab said: "With an increasing number of public and private sector organisations adopting formal environmental management systems such as ISO14001, they are required to demonstrate their commitment to minimising the impact of their activities on the environment at every level.

"Every organisation uses file folders and, with tabZEROfile, every organisation can reduce their environmental impact while they work. Even better is the fact that it costs the same as a standard folder."

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