Environmental Policy
At CMYKhub we are committed to minimising our environmental footprint by operating in an environmentally responsible manner.
We strive to continually improve all aspects of our business operations, including ongoing improvement in environmental performance and reduction of our impact on the environment.
We conduct our business in compliance with relevant environmental legislation and regulations.
We prevent pollution of the environment through stringent control practices, the efficient use of resources and reductions in waste and emissions.
Environmental considerations are a critical component of our purchasing choices.
We actively encourage our clients to select sustainable stocks.
Our work practices and operating procedures support our environmental policy.
We monitor our environmental performance and provide regular reports to staff and any other interested parties.
We work closely with our staff, suppliers, clients and other key stakeholders to find more sustainable ways to operate.
It is the responsibility of all CMYKhub personnel to support and adhere to our environmental policy and practices.
Dayne Nankervis
CEO
Our certification
CMYKhub is certified to Sustainable Green Print (SGP+S) Level 1 across all production sites, completed in July 2024 — Victoria and New South Wales first, followed by Queensland and Western Australia.
We are now progressing toward SGP+S Level 3 – PEFC, strengthening our environmental management system and chain-of-custody capability so we can better support trade customers responding to government, corporate and sustainability-led tenders.
Environmental performance is monitored, measured and reported nationally, with a dedicated HSEQ Manager accountable for the program.
FSC® and PEFC-certified paper and substrate options are available where specified.
Our environmental performance
SGP+S L1
Certified across all production sites
30–40%
Targeted grid energy reduction from solar
50%
Reduction in national landfill spend
6 → 1
Victorian sites consolidated into one facility
Our Victorian headquarters
In November 2025 we opened a purpose-built national headquarters at Wright Road, Keilor Park — approximately 7,000sqm over two levels, consolidating six separate Melbourne sites into one facility with a purpose-designed production workflow.
The site was designed with environmental performance in mind:
- Rooftop solar projected to cut grid power consumption by 30–40%
- Energy-efficient LED lighting and motion controls throughout the building
- Rainwater harvesting reducing reliance on mains water for suitable non-production uses
- Consolidated operations that have removed most inter-site movement of work, materials and staff between our Melbourne locations
A little more about how we work sustainably
We want our trade partners to be market leaders and be responsible for providing print with minimal negative impact on our environment.
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Energy & emissions
Our LED and H-UV offset presses replace conventional drying, reducing carbon emissions and removing the energy load of heat-set drying and spray powder. Preventative maintenance and equipment shutdown practices support ongoing efficiency. Across our national footprint, production allocation, freight consolidation and efficient scheduling reduce unnecessary long-distance freight movements and packaging impacts, and bulk purchasing and storage means fewer individual truck movements to our sites.
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Waste & materials
Our SGP audit process halved our national landfill spend through improved waste capture, segregation and recycling streams. Paper, board and aluminium plate waste is captured and recycled rather than landfilled, alongside timber and pallets, selected plastics and packaging, toner and ink consumables, and e-waste.
Our trade-only, gang-run manufacturing model aggregates work from thousands of Australian print businesses into optimised production runs, reducing make-readies, paper waste and energy consumption compared with producing each job independently. Our CMYK Colour Finder calibration system helps us hit target colour density with less wastepaper.
Offcut fabric from our soft signage department is sewn in-house into carry bags used to pack and deliver the fabric prints we produce — diverting waste fabric from landfill and giving customers a reusable bag with their job.
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Water, chemicals & air quality
The move to LED offset technology has eliminated ammonia-based chemistry from the pressroom. We use H-UV/LED curable inks in place of solvent-based alternatives, reducing volatile organic compound emissions. Chemical storage, handling and air emission controls are managed under the SGP framework, including SDS and chemical registers, controlled storage, spill prevention and response, and measures to prevent inks, chemicals and contaminated liquids entering stormwater.
Supporting our trade partners
Our customers are increasingly being asked to demonstrate environmental credentials in tenders, RFQs and customer sustainability reporting. As their trade production partner, our certification and data support their responses.