Océ Eco Start Program helps customers reach sustainability goals

With sustainable business practices becoming an increasingly important concern for customers, the Océ Eco Start program is uniquely helping customers support their own green initiatives. When a customer purchases an Océ production printing product, Océ utilizes a specially designed Eco-calculator to estimate the expected carbon emissions from the first year of the Océ product’s operation based on print volume, stand-by and running power to determine the number of trees needed in order to offset those emissions. Océ then partners with Trees for the Future to plant the trees in the customer’s name in communities located in Central America, Africa and Asia.

Océ has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability over the past 50 years with a multi-faceted approach. The company dedicates diligent time and effort to sustainable engineering and manufacturing practices, a dedicated Asset Recovery facility, maintaining a Certified Green Partners facility and sponsoring companywide green events, including an international beach cleanup. The Océ Eco Start program further extends Océ’s leadership in sustainable practices.

The Océ Eco Start program is unique in the comprehensive ways that it assists companies in improving their carbon footprint, while simultaneously providing aid in the development of communities in Central America, Africa, and Asia. Through a strategic partnership with Trees for the Future, an organization dedicated to improving livelihoods and restoring degraded lands to sustainable productivity through the planting of trees, Océ has a positive impact on these communities by alleviating some of the environmental issues at the forefront of today’s news stories including increased deforestation and soil erosion and rising atmospheric carbon levels. Since 1988, Trees for the Future has helped thousands of communities and planted nearly 65 million trees.