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