Commitments and future challenges Sustainability at PRISA 115 Sustainability Report 2014 to establish the equivalent weight of CO2 generated by travel and accommodation derived from Group activities. The result (a decrease of the impact caused by Group trips, hotels and car rentals in 2013) confirms the trend towards reductions seen over the previous year. The increase for air transport is due to the revised C02-emission factor for this mode. Consumption control Responsible use of paper Grupo PRISA has always carefully managed all stages of the lifecycle of paper. The group works with paper manufacturers who guarantee their adherence to environmental standards and recycling, either directly or indirectly, and all business units using paper committed themselves over the course of 2013 to reducing their use, whether by modifying formats or opting for lower weights of paper, while still guaranteeing the quality of the finished product. PRISA’s suppliers must comply with certain environmental requirements in the manufacture of paper. The 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 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 2013 we continued implementing the use of “Chem Low” plates, which require a less aggressive chemical concentrate and simplifies cleaning. Parameters continue to be 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, and the number of machines in operation has likewise been optimized. 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. In 2014, the company will continue to improve processes to reduce environmental impact by optimizing resources, raw materials, and by reducing waste.
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