Standard Register’s Green Efforts Surpass Its Expectations

“Our approach is to identify all areas of our company that have environmental impact, establish a baseline, develop standardized processes to minimize wastes and train local teams to implement,” McDonell said.

Standard Register has moved from acid-based paper to alkaline, petroleum-based inks to soy, alcohol-based fountain solutions to synthetic and implemented a computer-to-plate technology in its printing business. It has an extensive recycling program and every facility monitors its trash, waste and hazardous waste practices. An internal mailbox for “green” suggestions has been set up to facilitate sharing of information to develop best practices, and an internal newsletter, The Green Scene, keeps all employees up to date on the company’s sustainability efforts.