Overview

Known for thinking ahead of the box, Jones Packaging Inc. is a world-class provider of premier packaging with innovative sustainable solutions. A multi-faceted organization, Jones Packaging is known today for its ability to find exact solutions to the specific packaging needs of clients across Canada, the United States and Europe. International recognition has followed, namely, it was the first non-European company invited to join Pharmapact, an independent group of folding carton converters formed to serve the needs of global pharmaceutical companies, as well as being invited to join the prestigious International Packaging Group as the Canadian Representative. Jones Packaging’s commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable solutions in packaging is incorporated in its core values and Jones has the distinction of being the first converter in Canada to obtain ISO 14001 certification and the first packaging company in the world to be HACCP-certified: PACsecure Food Safety.

In furtherance of its environmentally responsible core value, Jones created Greensweep, a business to business sustainability tool which focuses on sustainable business processes and packaging design, the use of eco-certified and sustainable materials, as well as the education and marketing of environmentally responsible packaging options to customers and consumers.

Greensweep focuses on Jones’ own internal processes as well as those of its customers. Internal areas include the use of management systems, clean production practices and more efficient equipment such as:

ISO 14001o Finalizing of OHSAS 18001

HACCP –PACsecureo GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)

5-tier Quality Program, based on ISO 9001

12 recycling and recovery programs

elimination of solvents and films

reduction of water consumption

reduction of waste inks and sheets with the new Komori press

reduction of industrial waste

advanced software programs which improve business processes and reduce waste

installation of energy efficient equipment

Retro-fitting of energy efficient lighting in facilities

VOC free printing with the new Komori Press

Improved carton designs reducing size and materialso Diversion of waste from landfill through recycling, reduction and reuse.

External areas of focus in Greensweep include:

Increasing sustainability along the entire supply chain

the sourcing of eco-certified materials

sourcing of alternative packaging materials which are recycled, renewable or compostable

certification by sustainable forrestry organizations

reduction of pallets and transportation

use of eco-logos to highlight to customers and consumers sustainable practices and materials.

As can be seen from the above, Jones Packaging has over the past number of years not only adopted an environmentally responsible and sustainable approach to its business operations, but has used the knowledge and expertise it has gained as a result, to assist customers to make more sustainable choices and reduce their environmental impact for the benefit of future generations.

Motivation for Change

Each year, Jones Packaging reviews, sets and measures its targets and performance in terms of its Environmental Management Standard (EMS) under ISO 14001. This includes:

• Improvements in overall environmental performance and compliance

• Provision of a framework for using pollution prevention practices to meet EMS objectives

• Increased efficiency and potential cost savings when managing environmental obligations

• Promoting predictability and consistency in managing environmental obligations

• More effective targeting of scarce environmental management resources

• Enhancing the company’s public position with outside stakeholders.

Performance

Elimination of the need and use of film through an ESKO CDI plate imager and Suprasetter for offset CTP

• A ‘Proofless Process’ results in the use of less paper and no physical transportation of proofs

• No solvents are used for printing plates with our Cyrel Plate Processor.

• Single-Cut Dies - adjacent cartons are butted together in order to have a "single-cut" separating the cartons. By doing this we eliminate the need for waste material between the cartons (typically 3/8" between each carton)

• Carton Design - We continue to offer design enhancements in order to maximize the number up on the presses

• In-House die making – By making our dies in-house, we have no more trucks on the road delivering dies and emitting greenhouse gases

• Our new Komori Press uses less inks, less cleaning fluids and rags, reduces industrial waste and is more energy efficient than conventional and older presses.

• The Komori press can print VOC free UV inks and can save as many as 1000 trees per year in reduced waste sheets

• A transition to catalyzed water based white ink on shrink sleeves has also resulted in a reduction of solvents used.

Clean Production

• A Cyrel Plate Processor was commissioned which eliminates the need for solvents for printing plates

• A ESKO CDI plate imager and Suprasetter for offset CTP was purchased which eliminates the need for and use of film

• A ‘Proofless Process’ has been implemented which results in the use of less paper, no physical transportation of proofs

• A transition to catalyzed water based white ink on shrink sleeves has resulted in a reduction of solvents used

• A New Komori Press has been purchased which uses less inks, less cleaning fluids and rags, reduces industrial waste, reduces waste sheets, is more energy efficient, can print VOC free UV inks and is manufactured in a factory which only uses solar and wind power

• The following management systems are used in the facility to reduce and improve environmental, social and commercial impact:o ISO 14001o HACCP –PACsecureo Undergoing final audit for OHSAS 18001o GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)o 5-tier Quality Program, based on ISO 9001o SAP.

Community Benefit

Holding a SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE on 25 October 2007 to educate all of Jones Packaging’s customers on sustainability

• A Sustainable Packaging Toolkit to assist designers, manufacturers and customers in their sustainable efforts in regard to packaging and the environment

• Trade marking of Greensweep with the tag line Building Brands for Sustainability

• The design of a Greensweep logo which can be used by customers on their cartons to highlight their sustainable efforts on their packaging

• The use of the SFI, FSC and PEFC logos on packaging to highlight the use of sustainable fibre resources.

• Marketing and Advertising of Greensweep business process to customers and the public

• Registration and placement of all Jones certificates and processes on SEDEX which is available to all its customers and prospective customers for scrutiny and auditing

• Certification by FSC, SFI, PEFC, PAC-SECURE and the publication of marketing materials, presentations and website links relating to these.

• Tours have been provided for over a 100 interested companies to showcase the lighting retrofit project and to educate them on the benefits of thereof.

Resource & Energy Optimization

RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION AND GREEN PROCUREMENT An example of Jones Packaging’s resource optimization and assisting its customers in their green procurement practices is Jones Packaging’s certification by:o The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Council (PEFC).

The overriding aim of these organizations’ is to promote and enhance well-managed forests through credible certification, which is environmentally responsible, socially acceptable, and economically viable. These certification systems allow companies within the supply chain and ultimately, the consumer, to know they are doing the right thing, and taking business away from other companies that may still be supporting illegal, unsustainable, unverified logging activities. The intent is to shift the market to eliminate habitat destruction, water pollution, displacement of indigenous peoples and violence against people and wildlife that often accompanies logging. The main tools for achieving this are a product-labeling system and Chain-of-Custody process. In order to use these logos as an "environmental claim" on paper, the product must have flowed through the chain-of-custody from the certified forest, to a paper manufacturer, merchant, and finally printer, all of whom have chain-of-custody certification.

ENERGY One of the goals for Jones Packaging’s ISO 14001 EMS for 2007, was to reduce energy consumption by 5%. A detailed energy audit was conducted for the London facility and it outlined that 30% of the energy consumption was from lighting. By retro-fitting all the lighting for the London facility, energy consumption would be reduced and thereby also reducing a key component in greenhouse gas production. In addition, to the environmental benefits, Jones Packaging, would also reap the economic benefits of energy cost savings. The project was implemented in January 2007 and had the following impact:

700,000 kWh saved from January 2007 to December 2007

Fluorescent lighting is 50% more energy efficient than metal halide lighting

Less heat is emitted from the fluorescent bulbs - about 30 degrees Celsius compared to 400 degrees Celsius from the previous lighting - which also had an impact on air conditioning usage and costs in the summer. Energy consumption was reduced and savings of approximately $400 per month were achieved

The new lighting system has longer rated lamp life compared to metal halide and there is less replacement of bulbs and therefore less waste disposal

Decreased downtime from brownouts or power outages. The lighting comes back on instantaneously rather than having to wait 10-15 minutes for the lighting to warm up as with the old halide. This eliminates the need to evacuate the facility until the lighting is restored.

The total energy consumption from lighting has decreased by 15.75%

The facility has been showcased on Town and Country as an innovator for energy projects

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has also used Jones Packaging as a case study to educate other industries of our lighting project successes. The brochure is available on line at www.iesco.ca

Tours have been provided for over a 100 interested companies to showcase the project and to educate them on the benefits of thereof.

As a result of the energy savings and advantages achieved above in our London facility, a retro-fitting of all the lighting in our Guelph facility was completed in December 2008.

Additional Energy savings measures that have been introduced at Jones Packaging are:

The warehouse in London was sectioned off into three areas and motion sensors installed in the three areas, so that the lighting turns off in each area when no motion is detected, thereby allowing work to continue in certain parts of the warehouse, but reducing energy consumption in the unoccupied areas.

A humidification system was installed whereby a boiler was eliminated and pressurized water used in its place, thereby conserving energy

• A motion sensor was installed in the print and photocopy room to reduce electricity while the room is unoccupied. c) WATER Jones Packaging has under taken a number of steps to reduce its water consumption.

• These include the installation of a filtration system to recycle Aqua Solv and water for reuse

• One of the determining factors in the purchase of its new Komori press was the filtration system on the press, which uses far less water and solvents than a conventional press

• A feasibility study is process for a new pump system which eliminates wash-ups on Jones Packaging’s two flexo presses in the London facility.

WASTE Reduction of waste and thereby valuable resources is one of the foremost priorities at Jones Packaging. Initiatives include:

• Solvent Recovery Program. A solvent recovery machine was set up in the chemical room to recycle blanket washes from the litho presses

• Corrugated Cardboard Recycling Program. All corrugated cardboard is collected and sent for recycling

• Plastic Wrap Recycling Program. All shrink plastic wrap is collected and sent out for recycling

• Aqua Solv Recycling Program. A filtration system was set up to recycle Aqua Solv and water for reuse

• Source Separation Container Program. Bins have been distributed throughout the plant to ensure recyclables are not discarded with regular garbage, thereby increasing recycling rates

• Office Paper Recycling Program. Collection is done at each cubicle and throughout the plant to ensure all white paper is recycled

• Paper Re-use Program. Bins have been distributed throughout the office areas to collect one-sided paper to be re-used in printers and copiers

• Aerosol Can Program. This program has been set up to eliminate aerosol cans as HAZ waste and to make them recyclable metal

• Alkaline Battery Recycling Program. A recycling program was introduced to reduce the toxic waste of batteries being discarded with general waste

• Cyrel Plate Processor. The installation of this piece of equipment eliminates solvent based processing

• Litho Printing Plates Recycling Program. All litho printing plates used on the presses are sent for recycling

• Skid Recycling Program. Old skids are sent for recycling reducing the amount of wood sent to landfill.

• Paperboard Scrap and Trim Recycling Program. All virgin and recycled box-board scrap and trim arising from the manufacture of folding cartons is collected, baled and sent back to the supplier mills for recycling.

• WebEx and Visualizer Display Software Program: We now host online meetings to discuss and display carton designs and graphics, rather than producing numerous samples and shipping them out to customers. Online collaboration has reduced numerous samples and shipments relating thereto

• Sales, operational and where possible customer meetings, are also held by WebEx to reduce travel and the emission of greenhouse gases.