Environment and energy award for Workington Mill

Iggesund Paperboard’s commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability was recognised when the company received the Environmental and Energy Awareness Award at the CN Group Business Awards. The judges picked out Iggesund as winners having understood the scale of the contribution to the reduction in fossil fuel CO2 emissions resulting from the investment in the Biofuel CHP plant.

Moreover, it was also acknowledged that Iggesund had shown a broad commitment to improving the impact on the environment though a dedicated and structured approach to maximising its process efficiencies within the wider Pulpmill, Boardmachine and Finishing operations over the years as well as minimising its process wastes.

This is being exemplified by the ongoing work preparing for certification under the Energy Management Standard ISO 50001 to complement the existing Environmental Management Standard 14001. The presentation evening was held at the Racecourse at Carlisle with around 250 representatives of the counties business community in attendance.

Marie Whitehead, director of CN Events, chaired the judging panel.  She said: “Once again the task of judging has been both rewarding and challenging as the quality of entries rises each year.  It is highly encouraging to see so many businesses investing in their products, their staff and their premises to make sure the business offer in Cumbria remains strong and vibrant.”