07. Responsible resource management and commitment to human capital Annual Report 2013 Paper life cycle in the PRISA Group Newspapers Supplier Evaluation paper industry’s high level of environmental awareness provides a further guarantee that suppliers are generally not merely complying to environmental legislation but that they are wholeheartedly committed to issues in this area. Almost all PRISA suppliers possess the capacity to produce PEFC and FSC accredited paper, thus guaranteeing 136 that controls are being carried out at the various stages of the production process – from forest to printer – although this does involve higher costs. PRISA NOTICIAS - Pressprint Pressprint is the printers for the Group’s print media in Spain. Its operations require the use of paper, ink and and aluminum plates. Pressprint uses technological innovation to constantly optimize and responsibly manage their use. Over the year, Pressprint continued its policy of improving procedures, both in terms of managing raw materials as well as waste management. In 2012 we continued implementing the use of “Chem Low” plates, which require a less aggressive chemical concentrate and simplifies cleaning. Furthermore, a processor that optimizes chemical use has been installed on one of our four production lines in Madrid. The plan for 2013 is to continue installing these processors over the course of the year. Parameters have been adjusted for the consumption of ink, water and fountain solution additives in the printing process to optimize the amount of ink used per million printed pages. Both ink and solvents are sourced by PRISA from suppliers who are reviewed every year to ensure they are in possession of quality certificates for ink and solvents. Paper production Books Magazines Local environment (Spain & Portugal) 2012 Devolution Raw material: 25 % (fresh fiber) Raw material: 75 % (recycled fiber) Authorized manager 30 % paper acquired Client: 70 % paper acquired
PRISA Annual Report 2013
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