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Printing Continues to Go Green: An Updated WhatTheyThink Primer on Environmental Sustainability in the Commercial Printing Industry

WhatTheyThink.com
August 17, 2009
68 Pages - SKU: WTTK2436153

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Overview of the state of “green printing” initiatives in the U.S. commercial printing industry including their impact, contribution, adoption and outlook.

Introduction: The Importance of the Issue; Green Background; Printers Are No Stranger to Green; A Basic Question; A Basic Answer?; About the Present Report; How This Report Is Organized; For More Information
Section 1: The Green Environment: Green Initiatives; Perceptions of Green Initiatives; A Print Buyer Interlude; Certifications; Sheetfed Offset vs. Digital Printing; Information Sources; In Sum
Section 2: Stories of Sustainability: Environmental Innovation Awards; A Selection of Other Green Printers; Moving Forward
Section 3: Print vs. Pixels: Pixels are Not Pure; The Carbon Cost of Googling; Serving Up Carbon Emissions; E-Waste; E-Books Cloud the Issue; Pixels vs. Paper: The Paper Industry Fights Back; Green is Gray
Section 4: Green Organizations, Certifications, and Alphabet Soup: American Tree Farm System (www.treefarmsystem.org); CarbonFund (www.carbonfund.org); Chlorine-Free Products Association (www.chlorinefreeproducts.org); Environmental Management System; EPA Climate Leaders Program (www.epa.gov/stateply); EPA SmartWay (www.epa.gov/smartway); Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); Greenguard (www.greenguard.org); Green Seal (www.greenseal.org); ISO 14001; The Natural Step (www.naturalstep.org); PEFC (www.pefc.org); Renewable Energy Credit (REC); Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI); Sustainable Green Printing (SGP) Partnership; The Bottom Line
Section 5: Green Thoughts: Encourage the Use of Recycled Papers; Use Soy Inks; Shift to Processless Platemaking; Proof Online or Electronically; Think About What Happens After a Job Comes Off Press; Reduce Your Carbon Footprint; Buy Carbon Offsets; Look to Alternative Energy Sources; Change One’s Workplace; Investigate Industry Resources; Print 09; Moving Forward; Where to Start; Next Steps; Marketing the Results; Recommendations for Industry Segments; Commercial Sheetfed Offset Shops; Commercial Web Offset Shops; Digital Printers; Graphic Designers/Publishers/Print Buyers; The Final Word
Appendix: Resources: Organizations; Publications; Web Sites/Blogs; Events
Table of Figures: Figure 1: Does your company; respondents, March 2008 and June 2009; Figure 2: Please identify any of the items below as they relate to your company’s experience with “environmentally responsible” or “sustainable printing”(multiple responses permitted) —All responses, March 2008 and June 2009; Figure 3: If your company has not specifically implemented certified environmentally sustainable processes or initiatives, do you have plans to implement any in the next 12 months? —All respondents, June 2009; Figure 4: Does your company have a certified “green” printing initiative or do you plan to have one in the next 12 months? —All respondents, March 2008 .. 22; Figure 5: Do you consider digital printing to be more environmentally friendly than sheetfed offset printing? —All respondents, March 2008 and June 2009; Figure 6: Where would you expect to get the most reliable information about improving your business' environmental efforts? (multiple responses permitted) —All responses, March 2008 and June 2009
Table of Tables: Table 1: Does your company size, June 2009; Table 2: Does your company size, March 2008; Table 3: Please identify any of the items below as they relate to your company’s experience with “environmentally responsible” or “sustainable printing”(multiple responses permitted) —By employee size, June 2009; Table 4: Please identify any of the items below as they relate to your company’s experience with “environmentally responsible” or “sustainable printing” (multiple responses permitted) —By employee size, March 2008; Table 5: If your company has not specifically implemented certified environmentally sustainable processes or initiatives, do you have plans to implement any in the next 12 months? —By employee size, June 2009; Table 6: Does your company have a certified “green” printing initiative or do you plan to have one in the next 12 months? —By employee size, March 2008; Table 7: Do you consider digital printing to be more environmentally friendly than sheetfed offset printing? —By employee size, June 2009; Table 8: Do you consider digital printing to be more environmentally friendly than sheetfed offset printing? —By employee size, March 2008; Table 9: Where would you expect to get the most reliable information about; improving your business' environmental efforts? (multiple responses permitted) —By employee size, June 2009; Table 10: Where would you expect to get the most reliable information about improving your business' environmental efforts? (multiple responses permitted) —By employee size, March 2008

Printing Continues to Go Green: An Updated WhatTheyThink Primer on Environmental Sustainability in the Commercial Printing Industry

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