Green Printing — Pulp (Non) Fiction: Fighting for Our Forests
Bob Cochran, vice president of sales and marketing at the Domtar Distribution Group (DDG, formerly RIS Paper), advises that DDG was the first merchant in the United States to be FSC certified, and it now offers a wide variety of FSC-certified papers.
Moreover, Liza Murphy of the Rainforest Alliance, a non-profit, globally active conservation organization dedicated to promoting responsible land use (not to be confused with Rainforest Action Network), points out that many other merchants have also stepped up. Rainforest Alliance is accredited by FSC and provides independent certification through its SmartWood organization. Murphy adds, “We also work with merchants to build markets for FSC-certified products. DDG, Spicers, Central Lewmar, West Coast Paper, the Lindenmeyr family and too many others to mention have really stepped up in the past two years.”
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
