BackFrequently asked questions
about carbon neutral printing
How does carbon neutral printing work?
After the audit by natureOffice you will be able to calculate the emission values with our online platform for individual printed products (e.g., business cards, note paper, brochures, magazines, newspapers, packaging). Through the purchase of certificates of climate protection this amount of CO2 can be offset in the overall balance. The client pays for the added costs and thus decides in favor of living climate protection. According to experience, the costs for this are around an average of 0.5 - 1.5% of the order value. If the client decides in favor of carbon neutral printing, he can label his printed matter with the logo "printed climate neutrally", which he gets from the print shop together with the unique ID number. The funds for the certificates are a temporarily with the print shop, then they are passed on via natureOffice directly to the respective developers of the carbon offset projects.
Which steps have to be taken?
After placing the order, the audit with an inventory of the necessary material properties and parameters of your printing house begins. With the data from this collection we calculate your personal print-shop key and activate you as a user of our online platform "natureBalance".
How quickly can that be done?
According to experience, the collection of material, analysis and activation in the natureBalance system take approximately 1 week. From the day you place your order you can and should already talk about this new option with your clients and alter your marketing accordingly. This can be done with our support and the marketing material that we provide for you as our client, if you wish.
Which carbon offset projects are available and who chooses them?
We offer our clients a handpicked portfolio of carbon offset projects from which they themselves or their clients are free to choose as they wish. Projects and partners are only included if they fulfill the high quality standards of natureOffice. For example, they always have to have the highest certifications like Gold Standard or CCB/CarbonFix to guarantee ecological as well as social sustainability.
What do I base my safety on?
Transparency and reliability are the two most important criteria for a commitment to voluntary climate protection. For example, every print order marked as climate neutral and handled via our "natureBalance" system has a unique ID number which can be verified through our system even many years later. We only use carbon offset programs of the highest standards. Gold Standard, for example, is also supported by WWF (World Wide Fund For Nature).
What happens with the compensation funds?
The client pays the added costs directly with the invoice from the print shop. We settle with the print shops on a monthly basis and transfer the funds directly and without additional charges, administration or handling fees to the respective developers of carbon offset projects.
How do I label the printed matter?
When an order is placed climate neutrally, you have the right to use our "printed climate neutrally" logo, e.g., on the back of a brochure.
Where do I get the logo?
You get the "printed climate neutrally" logo automatically including the firmly reserved ID number in various language and layout versions as a download in the natureBalance system. Directly after booking.
How do I benefit from carbon neutral printing?
carbon neutral printing is an effective component of sustainable media production. Together with further reduction and prevention measures it represents a real commitment to climate protection. The carbon offset projects made available by us would not exist without money from such channels. This real climate protection, with the high standards of natureOffice combined with the obvious added value for sales and marketing, turns carbon neutral printing into a model for success for print shops and their clients.
What is so special about natureOffice?
natureOffice offers high-standard climate-protection components combined with an efficient and smooth settlement system. It is only with natureOffice that you have the certainty that each previous and all future print jobs are traceable through a unique number. We make sure that the carbon offset projects we offer conform to the highest standards. This is for your security and the security of your clients.
How can I start?
Your first contact person for carbon neutral printing in the U.S. is
Mr.Erwin Hudelist, usa@natureoffice.com,
or via our contact page.
