Environmental Statement

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink

Irox strives to continually become sensitive and more aware of the environmental impact in our business practices. We are dedicated to conserving our planet’s natural resources by evaluate our processes and continually implement new strategies to improve efficiencies and minimize our ecological footprint.

The key points of its strategy to achieve this are:

• Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.
• Minimise toxic emissions through the selection and use of its fleet and the source of its power requirement.
• Actively promote recycling both internally and amongst its customers and suppliers.
• Source and promote a product range to minimise the environmental impact of both production and distribution.
• Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company.
• Use an accredited program to offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities.

Business Operation Practices

Irox Malaysia is based in Melaka, Malaysia, –famous for its abundant forests and pristine wilderness, as well as a robust forestry industry. We are devoted outdoor enthusiasts who deeply appreciate the natural beauty of the backcountry, and we wish to continue hiking, biking and skiing through vast stretches of untouched wildernesses. By reducing our paper usage, recycling what we do use, and supporting responsible/sustainable forestry practices we hope to preserve old growth forests and promote the expansion of diverse and sustainable new growth.

More than 99.9% of our office paper is made with planting trees, and we recycle everything possible. We have recycling bins in our staff lunchrooms, at every printer, and under each office employee’s desk. We use lighter weight paper stock and print double-sided documents.

Our lunchrooms feature recycling containers for metal, glass, plastic, and paper. We encourage the recycling of everything from the cling wrap on staff lunches, to the 100% post consumer recycled paper towels used for cleaning kitchen messes.

Recycled Material

Recycling synthetic materials can actually consume more resources than using virgin materials. Once collected, recyclable outdoor materials are shipped internationally (consuming fossil fuels) to a facility that consumes considerable energy and resources to refine the used fiber to the point where it is ‘nearly’ virgin. We have been hesitant to use recycled materials as our testing has shown that they are not as strong as virgin fibers and they do not meet the durability standards for our products. Recycled synthetic materials wear out quicker and must be replaced more often, leading to greater overall consumption. Currently, we feel that recycled synthetic materials are better suited to non-critical products such as plastic bottles and containers rather than advanced outerwear designed for use in severe alpine environments.

We continue to search for eco-friendly materials that will meet or exceed our performance standards and look forward to the day when we can shift our production to more sustainable materials.

Printed Materials

Our catalogs and workbooks are printed with vegetable based inks, and we use certified paper stock that contains no less than 25% post consumer recycled fibers. The glossy covers are made with a compostable cellulose-based laminate that is biodegradable, further reducing its potential environmental impact. Our receipt, invoice and other business documents sent to customers will minimize to print on paper or use any solutions we think is necessary. All product hangtags, as well as our company business cards are printed on certified 100% post consumer recycled paper. To reduce the total amount of paper used in our marketing materials, and the energy consumed to make and then recycle them, we print small runs to avoid overages. The less paper we consume in the first place, the less must be recycled later.

Electricity

We are fortunate to be based in Malaysia, where the majority of our electricity is produced by non-polluting hydroelectric generator plants. Nearly 85% of the power generated in our country is created by the simple flow of water through turbines, a very clean and renewable source of energy.

Our employees are directed to reduce energy consumption wherever possible, with meeting room lights turned off when not in use and computers and monitors turned off overnight.

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