Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) will commemorate its fifth anniversary this fall at PRINT 13, RILA's Retail Sustainability Conference and the SGIA Expo. The festivities will kick off with a celebration at SGP's first Certified facility, Pictura Graphics in Minneapolis, hosted by President/Owner and SGP Chairman of the Board, Paul Lilienthal.
Hear from printing companies that have successfully embraced UV technologies to provide more added value to their product offerings.
According to a report released by the World Resources Institute this week, the 93 paper and pulp mills in the Midwest are older and less efficient than the nation’s fleet as a whole, hence they could stand to benefit even more by investing in efficiency overhauls. These include different procedures and new equipment for drying paper, bleaching and other parts of the pulping and paper-making process; and better maintenance of equipment like steam traps.
The report says such investments will pay off relatively quickly. Midwestern manufacturers could save $240M annually if all pulp and integrated paper mills met the same efficiency
NPES has released the publication ISO 16759:2013: Graphic technology—Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of print media products, that offers a specification for what carbon calculators should cover for print media products that are produced in different markets or by different printing companies and methods.
Domtar Corp. has released its 2012 Sustainable Growth Report that highlights a long list of Year-1 achievements, such as: the company's best year on record for health and safety performance; close to 85 percent renewable energy use; decreasing greenhouse gas emissions intensity; and, increasing FSC-certified fiber use.
A new 2012 Sustainability Report has been published by International Paper, revealing progress against its voluntary goals including certified fiber use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions, and water quality improvement. The report also highlights collaborations with prominent sustainability organizations including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Verso Paper's 2012 Sustainability Report titled "Deep Roots, New Routes," highlights the company's progress against its commitment to respect a sustainable balance among environmental, social and economic needs
The paper industry as a whole has made some strides towards sustainability, but we’ve still got a long road to travel. We should have an honest conversation about the key metrics to determine how to make and use the most environmentally responsible paper. Collaborative efforts will achieve the best results.
National Geographic demonstrated a good model for collaboration and deserves recognition for committing to a process that was
FSC-certification has become an important criterion in selecting a print provider for some environmentally-conscious companies. However, those of us who have dealt with certification could get on a stump about the actual benefit to green initiatives versus the bureaucracy and cost involved for very little real “green” benefit.
Here we go again. Obviously, Google didn't hear about all the negative reaction to Toshiba America's ill-conceived "National No-Print Day" campaign that encouraged people and companies not to print or copy anything last Oct. 23. Fortunately, in response to outrage from the printing, paper, forestry and publishing industries, Toshiba pulled the plug.
