Business Management - Sustainability

PrimeNet Direct Marketing Solutions' facility is now hurricane Category 3 certified and its data center within the building is in a Category 5 certified bunker. Diesel generators provide a backup in the event of a power failure. A comprehensive disaster recovery manual has also been created by PrimeNet's executive team.

The Paper Trail website offers personalized reports that measure Domtar products across five categories: water usage, the distance its fiber travels to a paper mill, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, waste send to landfills and renewable energy usage.

Resolute Forest Products and the World Wildlife Fund are pleased to announce that Resolute has become the largest manager of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests in the world. The total area of Resolute-managed FSC-certified forests in North America is now 10.3 million hectares.

SGP, a non-profit organization providing sustainability certification in the graphic communications industry, announces its newest Silver Patron—Unisource Worldwide. A number of SGP Certified printers are a part of Unisource’s respect Printers Program, which connects eco-friendly printers, designers and customers that share green commitment in the supply chain.

In a stunning display of greenwashing and ignorance, a U.S. branch of Toshiba has proclaimed Oct. 23 “National No-Print Day.” To raise awareness of “the impact printing has on our planet” and “the role of paper in the workplace,” Toshiba America Business Solutions is asking people and companies not to print or copy anything that day.

The company is promoting the campaign with a series of web videos featuring Tree, an “affable spokescharacter.”

The first video has a goof: Tree is shown marking Oct. 23 on a paper calendar. But even more serious are the questions Toshiba needs to answer, such as

Nikos Kallas believes green is the printing industry's most striking color. The president of Vancouver's family-owned MET Fine Printers has been a longtime believer that a zero-waste policy, including environmentally friendly inks and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-approved paper, is not only right but profitable.

The environmental group that aimed a “Practice What You Print” campaign against National Geographic for not using recycled paper says it is now engaged in “productive discussions” with the magazine. Just two days ago, Greenpeace activists hung a huge banner showing a Sumatran tiger and the message “KFC: Stop Trashing My Home” on the fast-food chain’s corporate headquarters.

Amidst all of the Earth Day hype, Dead Tree Edition asks: So which is it, is National Geographic an environmental hero or an environmental villain? More importantly for those of us who buy paper: What exactly is “green” paper?

Resolute Forest Products and National Envelope announced a partnership that will provide customers with an expanded portfolio of solutions, including sheets using Resolute’s sustainable paper. This alliance is an integral part of both companies’ continued emphasis on providing eco-friendly solutions.

Sandy Alexander’s wide- and grand-format printing facility in Clifton, NJ, has been certified by the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership. The company expects the certification to have a positive impact on its business through an increase in sales and an even greater focus on sustainability.