Exterior - Dulux

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Treading lightly
For more than 70 years, Dulux has led the way in developing innovative, high quality paint products,
designed specifically to cope with New Zealand’s unique conditions.
Today we’re setting the benchmark in sustainability and building
a business that treads lightly on the planet.
Over the past few years, we’ve introduced a range of initiatives right
throughout our business to ensure our company and products are
more environmentally sustainable and that every aspect of our
manufacturing process complies with international best practices.
The majority of our products carry the tick of approval from
Environmental Choice – an independent labelling programme
endorsed by the Ministry for the Environment that identifies
products that are better for the environment.
At our manufacturing facility in Gracefield, Wellington we’ve worked
hard to reduce our water use, energy consumption and CO emissions,
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and have introduced recycling programmes that have seen the amount
of solid waste going into landfills dramatically reduced.
As a result of our efforts, in 2008 we were the first decorative paint
manufacturer in the Southern Hemisphere to achieve the notoriously
stringent ISO 14001 environmental management standard certification:
an international benchmark for best practice that helps organisations
minimise their negative environmental impact.
Proud members of the New Zealand Green Building Council and
Sustainable Business Network, our commitment to creating a more
sustainable future has earned us numerous accolades including the
2007 Sustainable Business of the Year Award (Central Region) and
a Green Gold Award at the 2008 Wellington Gold Awards.
We take pride in building a business that benefits our staff, our
customers, our community and our region and will continue to explore
new ways we can minimise our impact on New Zealand’s remarkable
environment, to ensure we paint a brighter picture for future generations.