Climate change and the environment are crucial topics for any business, especially manufacturers or importers.
Every product has an environmental impact, and steps can be taken to limit it. In this blog, we discuss the measures Town & Country Covers has implemented to alleviate this impact, with future blogs covering ongoing and planned efforts.
Packaging is a major contributor to single-use plastic waste. In 2019, we replaced the plastic bags in our seat cover packaging with cardboard boxes, reducing plastic waste by 60kg annually.
We found the plastic bag unnecessary for protection and made a small tweak to the box design. With monthly sales, this small change reduces plastic landfill waste.
We also switched to Paper Kraft Tape for outer packaging, saving 4-5kg of plastic per week. Small changes like this add up over time.
Environmentally conscious decisions can positively impact business. For example, shipping products from China has an environmental cost, but using larger, full-capacity containers reduces the CO2 footprint per product and lowers shipping frequency. This also helps mitigate rising shipping costs.
We moved all our patterns to a digital format using Gerber software. This business improvement stores patterns securely, shares them easily with factories, reduces material wastage, and minimizes the need for physical samples, lowering the CO2 footprint of product development.
This is not an exhaustive list, and we are continuously seeking ways to reduce our environmental impact. We hope to inspire others to do the same. Future blogs will cover ongoing projects and future aspirations.