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INTRODUCTION FROM OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR
2022 is our second year releasing a sustainability the carbon embedded in the paper passing through
report and our second year as a Toitū carbonzero our presses. As a carbonzero business, we are not
certified company. obligated to offset the carbon in paper as it is a
throughput of our business. But we have chosen to
An annual sustainability report’s main benefit is do so as we feel it’s the right thing to do.
gauging how we track from year to year. And, as you
will read in this report, we are progressing very well As you read this report, you will see that, for
in some areas, and in others, we could do better. us, sustainability isn’t purely about being
environmentally responsible. It is also about how we
When we chose to integrate sustainability into interact with our people and the wider community.
everything we do at Excel Digital, we knew there I am particularly proud of the work we are doing to
would be challenges along the way. However, we normalise the use of te reo Māori within Excel Digital.
didn’t anticipate a global epidemic lasting many
years and impacting us all. The year ahead promises to be an exciting one
for Excel Digital. We are a growing company, and
From a sustainability perspective, COVID-19 has there will be new challenges as we evolve. As we
been a mixed bag. For example, business air travel continue to grow, sustainability will be at the core of
has reduced dramatically during the last couple everything we do. This will be how we create long-
of years. I expect travel to increase as we return to term value for our future generations.
some semblance of normality.
Guy Phillips
This year we have bought carbon credits to offset Managing Director, Excel Digital Limited
380 tonnes of carbon emissions the company
generated in FY2022. Of this, 225 tonnes was from
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