Umbellifer Environmental Policy

At Umbellifer we aim to produce our greetings cards and prints without having a detrimental effect on the natural environment. In particular, we aim to have as small a carbon footprint as possible and we constantly look for ways to improve our manufacturing and delivery processes to better meet this aim.

Here’s how we’re growing a greener business:

• 100% of the design, production and delivery process of our cards and prints takes place in Skipton, North Yorkshire, making Umbellifer a truly local British brand
• Our Everyday cards are produced on Forest Stewardship Council accredited board which, since Jan 2021, has been carbon offset using the Woodland Carbon scheme, meaning a percentage of the money paid for the paper goes to the Woodland Trust charity to plant native woodland in the UK
• Our Wildflower cards are produced on 100% recycled board and use 100% recycled paper envelopes
• We don’t use foil or glitter on any of our cards or envelopes, making them 100% recyclable and compostable
• Since November 2020, Umbellifer has used plastic-free ‘Jiffy’ bags, envelopes, packing tape, boxes and sticky labels, making its packaging 100% recyclable
• When packing bulk, wholesale, orders Umbellifer reuses packing materials (maily paper-based) donated by other local retail businesses, minimising the purchase of new packaging and preventing unwanted material going to landfill
• We estimate that, as of September 2022, around 95% of the 'cello' bags we use are now plastic-free, and hope to be 100% plastic-free as a business very soon. Our 'cello' bags are made of a product called Nativia which is a vegan, bio-based resin sourced from corn, sugar-beet and potatoes.
• You can also now request that your card order is sent without a cello bag. This applies to our online shop and to wholesale orders

If you have any questions about our environmental credentials or want to suggest ways we can become even greener, please contact us via the website or on social media.

Stephen Lennon – Artist and Owner of Umbellifer, December 2022