Sustainability of Paper — Here Today, Here Tomorrow

Once a printer has suitable procedures in place, running FSC-certified papers has little or no impact on its operations, Byrd says.

"In the beginning of the program—when few paper manufacturers and suppliers were 'on-board'—there were some premium prices associated with FSC-certified paper," he says. "But as the program has grown and been more widely embraced by all parts of the supply chain, competition has increased and the premiums have been greatly reduced.