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Don Carli, a.k.a. “Sultan of Sustainability,” Holds Court at NYU

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Part Mr. Science, part Jeremiah, and part super policy wonk, Don Carli has spent the last 10 years spreading the message of sustainability throughout the printing industry in a one-man avalanche of wake-up facts and shake-up statistics. He brought his green-bannered crusade to New York University last night with a ...

In Boston, The Green Media Show Marks the Connection Between Sustainability and Success

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Taking care of business while taking care of the environment: that’s one way to define “sustainability,” the word that seems to be on everybody’s lips these days as a slogan for a wide-ranging mix of earth-friendly social goals and business strategies. Although there’s plenty of disagreement about exactly what sustainability ...

AAP Details Sustainability Issues for Publishers in “Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment”

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Those struggling to keep up with the issues and terminology of sustainable printing will find much of the information they’re seeking in Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment, a recent report from the Paper Issues Working Group of the Association of American Publishers (AAP). The 61-page document is the ...

SGP, FSC, SFI – Do We Need Another Certification Program?

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

“Green” certification is turning into alphabet soup and we’re all getting lost in the acronyms! Confusion is swirling around not only the SGP guidelines, but also FSC and SFI certification. What does this all mean? Should my company consider one or all of these certifications? Let’s do a quick comparison of ...

New Study Looks at Executives’ Views on Corporate Responsibility

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

A new study from Grant Thornton LLP and BusinessWeek Research Services explores executives’ views on corporate responsibility. According to the study, "77% of executives say that corporate responsibility will have a major impact on their business strategies over the next few years, and 76% agree it can enhance a company’s ...

Consumers Seek Partnerships with Socially Responsible Corporations

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

An new study released by public relations firm Edelman found that consumers will switch to products that "make tomorrow’s world a better place." According to the study, "Eighty-five percent of consumers around the world are willing to change the brands they buy or their consumption habits to make tomorrow’s world ...