Flexible packaging company Caspak is taking steps toward sustainability, by adding a new Tesla Model 3 to its fleet.
This is the first step the Melbourne-based operation has taken towards building what it says will be an all-electric car fleet.
Caspak CEO Bryce Hickmott said the company has a focus on sustainability. “As a packaging company, we are conscious of our impact on the environment, and have been keen to implement business practices that help us and help the planet,” he said.
Already the Caspak premises are fully powered by on-roof solar panels that provide the company with its power needs. The panels are helping Caspak reach its goal of carbon neutrality.
With new premises under construction, this solar capacity will be increased and will be able to power a whole fleet of electric cars.
“These measures mean that we are essentially future-proofing the business against fluctuations in power and fuel prices, and providing consistent trackable costs within the organisation,” Hickmott said.
In another move Caspak is also working the Kingston Council and the Aspire programme to find ways to reduce commercial waste levels.
Caspak quality control co-ordinator/product developer Chris Moffat said the Aspire Programme offers companies ways to reduce waste to landfill by connecting with organisations that have a waste product that can be used in the manufacture of a new product.
“In our case, it has given us a chance to connect with Swinburne University, which is conducting research on how to repurpose or reuse trim waste from one of our product ranges,” Moffat said.
