Our Business
Quality Management: to ensure that we are delivering top quality products responsibly to our customers, our commitment to quality is driven by a culture of continuous improvement, strongly supported by our Executive Team and backed by our ISO 9001 and G7 certifications. Our quality system is a detailed roadmap of processes and workflows in place to provide best-in-class work, in a customer-focused approach. We are committed to improving on-time delivery, reducing spoilage, continuous development, and overall customer satisfaction.
Employee Health & Safety (EHS): at JohnsByrne, employee health and safety is paramount. Our EHS policy along with extensive employee training ensure that we are providing a safe, healthy and compliant workplace and environmentally responsible operations. Our Safety Committee comprised of cross-functional associates conducts ongoing reviews of our operations for improved safety and compliance.
Sustainable Procurement: It is the policy of JohnsByrne Company to practice a continuous improvement approach to understanding and taking appropriate responsibility for any adverse environmental, social, and economic impacts of its purchasing. In doing so, JohnsByrne shall consider impacts on a life-cycle basis.
Supplier code of conduct: as part of our supplier approval process, all approved suppliers must meet our social compliance standards involving complying to rule out Child/Forced Labor, discrimination within employment and ensuring JohnsByrne shall respect Freedom of Association and the effective Right to Collective Bargaining.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): At JohnsByrne, we value, respect and encourage unique contributions of all individuals. We foster a culture where people with differing backgrounds, viewpoints and approaches are sought out to provide perspective, propel change and challenge the status quo. As part of our commitment to an inclusive and diverse workforce and spend, we review opportunities and look for ways to expand our strategic partnership base and increase our Minority Owned, Women Owned Businesses (MOWOB) spend.
Environmental Impact
Responsible consumption and production: we are committed to conducting our operations in an environmentally responsible manner by reducing the consumption of natural resources and supporting responsible and sustainable development of those resources. We actively engage in waste, water, and energy minimization and sustainable practices including the purchase of renewable energy, and we strongly support recycling programs to reduce the environmental impact of our operations.
Continuous improvement and efficiency: we realize that continuing to improve our efforts and efficiencies is not only good for business, but also for the environment. Our state-of-the-art printing technologies minimize energy and water consumption. Our new CO2-neutral Heidelberg Speedmaster XL press leverages AI and big data to deliver energy efficiency and automation. In operation, the press will continue to contribute, given that the faster it runs, the more energy it saves per 1000 printed pieces. We’ve also invested in Scodix digital enhancement that will deliver finishing enhancement efficiently with less waste.
Sustainable packaging solutions: We are committed to using paperboard containing recycled content or paperboard sourced from sustainable certified forests including FSC & PEFC. We also offer PCW content material, use UV printing, a VOC-free alternative to conventional printing, utilize remote virtual proofing of press forms and offer sustainable and recyclable decoration options including plastic-free solutions.
Environmental Reporting: JohnsByrne has partnered with Green2Sustainable for the reporting of our environmental impact metrics including waste, water and energy. As a result of our commitment to sustainability, JohnsByrne currently recycles 95% of our waste.
Social
Our Employees: we are dedicated to engaging and motivating employees through comprehensive benefits, retention and training. At JohnsByrne, we offer our associates learning and development opportunities in an interesting and dynamic work environment. Our associates also received a generous compensation package including paid vacation, medical and dental benefits and a generous 401K plan.
Community support: we at JohnsByrne are committed to creating a positive impact on society. We are a proud participating sponsor of United Way of Metro Chicago a nonprofit organization geared towards tackling systemic issues and building stronger, more equitable Chicagoland neighborhoods.
Green Committee: our Green Committee is actively engaged to support our green initiative and continuous improvement efforts. It’s an opportunity for our associates interested in advancing sustainability efforts in JohnsByrne to be engaged in tackling problems and developing solutions to create a stronger culture of sustainability.
Certifications & Memberships
FSC
Our Forest Stewardship Council® certification ensures responsible sourcing of FSC certified material through chain of custody starting with the forest, continuing through structural design to final printed product
PEFC
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification ensures chain of custody and offers qualified proof that any wood in the final product or product line began its life in a certified forest
Workplace Conditions Assessment (WCA)
We are audited and certified by WCA’s program to improve workplace conditions efficiently and in accordance with widely accepted industry standards and best practices.
Sedex SMETA Pillar 4 Approved
For standards of labour, health and safety, environmental performance, and ethics.
Ecovadis
JohnsByrne is a member of the Ecovadis platform for the assessment of environment, labor & human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Carbon Disclosure Project
JohnsByrne has reported our environmental impacts to the CDP regarding climate change, water security, and deforestation.