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Green & Sustainability
Here you will find the information and resources you need to begin your journey along the sustainable green printing path.
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Sustainable Green Printing Partnership
Incorporate green business practices to provide environmental stewardship and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainable Green Printing Partnership
Lacey Act Article
A law passed in 2008 regarding illegal logging and importation of wood products could have serious legal implications for printers. To find out more, read this article, written by Printing Industries of America’s Director of Environmental Health and Safety Affairs, Gary Jones.
Paper Sourcing Articles
Want more information on responsible paper sourcing? These articles, written by Printing Industries of America’s Director of Environmental Health and Safety Affairs, Gary Jones, detail concerns and considerations that printers should take into account when sourcing their paper.
Environmental Paper Choices: Beyond FSC, SFI, or PEFC
10 Smart Strategies for Green Marketing Webinar
Interested in learning more about how to market the green aspects of your business? This webinar, presented by Peter Nowak, discusses ten strategies for green marketing.
Green Guide for Printers
The Green Guide for Graphic Communications from Printing Industries of America provides a step-by-step approach to evaluating and marketing your sustainability profile.
Journey to Sustainability Webinar
This webinar provides information on the steps that graphic arts operations can take to begin the journey to sustainability, as well as the benefits of sustainability.
Journey to Sustainability (.zip file)
Print Grows Trees
“Print Grows Trees” is an educational campaign that uses facts to show that print on paper actually helps to grow trees and keep our forests from being sold for development. By connecting the dots between print and the private landowners who own almost 60 percent of U.S. woodlands, “Print Grows Trees” challenges the widely held belief that by using less paper, trees will be saved.
Choose Print
An educational campaign designed to promote the value of print and to reinforce the fact that print is a recyclable, renewable and sustainable environmental choice. “Choose Print” contains a wealth of information on why print is a powerful and environmentally responsible media choice.
Link: http://www.chooseprint.org/
The Value of Print
Now more than ever, it is vital to communicate the value of print. It is essential to convey the message that print is important to brand recognition and the sales process, and that the Graphic Communications industry is an environmentally and socially responsible one.
Green Printing and Packaging
These projects from students at the University of Houston’s College of Technology Digital Media Program provide information on topics relevant to today’s green discussions- sustainable packaging and green printing. The student projects provide interesting insights into the world of green printing and packaging. For more information, visit the sites linked below.
Green Packaging student website
WhatTheyThink Going Green
A Resource for Today’s Green Business
Source: http://blogs.whattheythink.com/