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On Thursday 7 November we won something fabulous! The award for ‘Responsible Procurement’ at the Forest Stewardship Council 7th Annual Excellence Awards. The Responsible Procurement Award is for companies who demonstrate commitment to acquiring FSC products such as office papers, print services and furniture throughout their organisation as part of a Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. We were also a finalist for the ‘Print Services’ award.

The ceremony was attended by printers, corporates, government, retail brands, timber and forestry companies among others. It was lovely to be acknowledged for our FSC efforts as we continue to help promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests. Did you know that we were one of the first companies in Australia to be certified and over 85% of our stocks are now FSC certified? Ideally we are working towards stocking 100% FSC certified stocks. If you are interested in taking care of the forest too, you can visit the FSC website or our website.

FSC is an international, non-profit organisation founded in 1993 by environmentalists, social interest groups, responsible retailers and leading forest companies to develop standards to manage and protect the health of our forests. And as we are in the paper business, it is absolutely imperative our paper comes from responsibly managed forests and that we do our bit for the environment.

Just imagine how happy we were to discover a project that not only makes a positive change to the planet but involves paper too. Yup, that’s right. The winning duo – paper and doing good. Enter Do Water, the makers of Australia’s first paper water bottle. We had the pleasure of speaking to Antony Simmons, one of the products creators about the project and how on this wide, brown Earth of ours it came to be. Antony explains: “The idea first came about from sheer frustration of having no other option but plastic water bottles at venues and events.”

Unable to find an answer in Australia they looked everywhere and discovered the solution in Italy. The bottle is manufactured by Tetra Pak and the packaging is called the Tetra Prisma Aseptic carton, a unique 8-sided pack made from FSC certified renewable material and recyclable paperboard and printed on a flexo machine powered by 100% green energy using water based inks. Here’s the best part, the water is collected directly from an artesian spring in Italy and pumped via a machine into the Aseptic (sterile) packaging. This specialised process ensures the water remains pure – unexposed to light, air or human contact. Incredible!

The clever branding for Do Water was created by Projects of Imagination. The graphics include facts about the product and positive affirmations designed to encourage people to do positive things like the ‘Smiling Mind’ app which promotes easy daily meditation.

So not only does Do Water offer people an alternative to plastic that they can feel good about, it passes on the positive vibe to do good! We love it. Antony is incredibly passionate about the product: “We aren’t suggesting we can save the world, but we’d like people to feel better about the choices they make while living in it, whether from a paper water bottle or supporting others trying to change things for the better.” Well, you’ve got our vote if you ever want to run for parliament!

If you’re an existing account customer and haven’t signed up to our online ordering system yet, please log in here websales.kwdoggett.com.au and register your details. Our e-commerce system means you can now place an order online, anytime of the day or night. You can even save your favourite orders for quick and easy re-ordering. We created this system to complement our traditional channels like phone, fax and email. And of course, you can always call your dedicated account manager too.

We’ll soon release an option for you to customise your very own electronic price book. The online version will allow you to raise purchase orders even quicker by uploading the prices into your own system. We’ll let you know when it’s officially released. Not long to go now!

Two of our customers that frequently use our online ordering portal had this to say about it:

Scott Telfer, Oxygen: “I find the system very easy to use. The fact that I can use it after hours is of great benefit to me as I often do my paperwork after 6pm or before 7am.  It’s also handy receiving the confirmation email which is reassuring, as I know my order has been processed and is on its way.”

Peter Hawkins, Russell Carr Paper: “E-commerce is the way of the future. We believe it is faster, more accurate and cheaper for the user. The first phase of e-commerce has been impressively successful and will only improve with time, a little like the first mobile phone! Clients willing to familiarise and master e-commerce will move into the new world of business, those that don’t or won’t will be left behind. We’ve found K.W.Doggett’s first generation of e-commerce to be ground breaking and eagerly await their next version to see if they can maintain the advantage.”

We always welcome any feedback on the system and look forward to servicing your paper needs online.