The Missing Piece
Some estimates suggest that as much as 10 percent of the wood fiber flowing through the global marketplace originated from an illegal harvest. So having a trusted mechanism for sorting out the good from the bad is more important than ever.
The Cost of Environmental Responsibility
"Harry Potter" publishers receive praise and press coverage for using recycled paper; but can publishers be "green" without reaching deeper into their pockets?
Looking for Recycled Paper That Won't Break the Bank?
If you are looking for a printer that can offer you better choices environmentally, it is getting easier all the time. Based on publisher demand, several printers now stock a variety of high postconsumer recycled (PCR) book papers at cost parity.
It's Easy Being Green
The myths about environmentally preferable papers are being dispelled by a growing number of publishers, paper experts, suppliers and environmental advocates. Environmentally preferable papers, or ecopapers, are delivering what the market demands: choice and availability, high quality and cost-competitiveness.
Consumers Will Spend More for Publications Using Recycled Paper
Consumers Will Spend More for Publications Printed on Recycled Paper
A Step-by-Step Plan for Going Green
Twenty-two book production and paper managers from large trade houses, university presses, religious and other specialty publishers gathered on March 8 for a Green Press Initiative (GPI) educational session on environmental options for publishers, held during the BookTech Conference and Expo at the Hilton New York, to explore how to set and reach environmental goals.
'Green Publishing' -- Where Does the Industry Stand?
Pictures may speak a thousand words, but numbers can speak a good amount as well: 60 percent of the 111 publishers who responded to a new survey indicate that their companies use paper with some post-consumer-waste (PCW) recycled content. The survey, called "Green Publishing: Where Does the Book Publishing Industry Stand?" also showed that 17 percent of respondents say their companies don't use PCW recycled paper, but they are interested in exploring it as an option.
Big News on the “Green” Front
Environmental advocacy groups were likely breaking out the champagne as Random House Inc. (www.RandomHouse.com)—the world’s largest English-language trade book publisher and the U.S. division of Random House, the largest trade book publisher in the world—announced its plans for a tenfold increase in its use of recycled paper. The company says that within four years a minimum of 30 percent of the uncoated paper it uses to print the majority of its U.S. titles will be derived from recycled fibers (as opposed to its current 3 percent).
Straight Talk: The New Green
An interview with Don Carli, senior research fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Communication (ISC). By Ethan Boldt
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