Business Management - Sustainability
June 29, 2015 at 8:30 am
Last week, Allied Printing Services held a ceremony to mark the completion of a solar installation at its Manchester, Connecticut, facility. The ceremony was attended by elected officials, legislators, energy and utility officials, partners and employees. The 1.4 megawatt system, which is comprised of 4,591 panels atop Allied’s 275,000-square-foot facility, will provide about 17 percent of the company's total electricity usage.
June 23, 2015 at 10:46 am
A recent survey from Two Sides North America revealed that 88 percent of respondents indicated that they understood, retained or used information better when they read print on paper compared to lower percentages (64 percent and less) when reading on electronic devices.
June 17, 2015 at 11:37 am
The 2014 Sustainability Report from International Paper features stories of the company’s key sustainability efforts.
June 9, 2015 at 11:26 am
A recent attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most trees planted in an hour was sponsored by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. Almost 30 teams planted more than 200,000 trees in 28 different communities within 60 minutes. One team of 100 people even exceeded the existing record by planting 52,598 trees together.
June 3, 2015 at 10:45 am
Canopy, an international environmental nonprofit, has released a report profiling forest friendly printers in North America.
May 15, 2015 at 9:31 am
To help government agencies become more sustainable, New York established a State Green Procurement and Agency Sustainability Program.
May 12, 2015 at 10:50 am
AF&PA has revealed that 65.4 percent of paper consumed in the United States was recovered for recycling in 2014.
May 11, 2015 at 8:54 am
Gary Jones has been selected as 2015 recipient of the Gary R. Reniker Environmental Health and Safety Professional of the Year Award.
May 8, 2015 at 11:27 am
As many of you know, Two Sides has been working with several Fortune 500 companies in North America to encourage best practices for environmental marketing related to paper. Our ongoing campaign has been successful, with 33 companies out of 60 removing their claims—a 60 percent success rate to date. But our target is 80 percent and we continue to add new companies to our list regularly.
May 5, 2015 at 11:31 am
The Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council recognized Appleton Coated with an award at The Earth Day Business Sustainability Awards.
