Printshop Certifications
Certified Renewable Energy
Green-e is the nation's leading independent consumer
protection program for the sale of renewable energy and greenhouse
gas reductions in the retail market. Green-e offers certification
and verification of renewable energy and greenhouse gas mitigation
products.
www.green-e.org
Climate Leaders
Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership
that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change
strategies.
www.epa.gov/climateleaders
eGRID
The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database
(eGRID) is a comprehensive inventory of environmental attributes of
electric power systems.
www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/egrid
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research,
education and assessment efforts. The mission of the Environmental
Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment.
www.epa.gov
Green Power
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that
supports the organizational procurement of green power by offering
expert advice, technical support, tools and resources.
www.epa.gov/grnpower
Green Seal
Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization
dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the
marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of
environmentally responsible products and services.
www.greenseal.org
ISO 14001 certification
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a
network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries that
sets international business and manufacturing standards. ISO 14001
is a standard for environmental management. Companies attaining an
ISO 14001 certification have developed both a comprehensive system
to minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by
manufacturing, and a process to continually improve environmental
performance. Before a certification is issued, compliance to the
standard is verified by an independent auditing organization.
www.iso.org
Performance Track Program
Performance Track recognizes and drives environmental
excellence by encouraging facilities with strong environmental
records to go above and beyond their legal requirements.
www.epa.gov/performancetrack
Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center
(PNEAC)
PNEAC is a unique, highly successful and effective
partnership between industry, government, and university technical
assistance providers serving those who interact with one of the
largest manufacturing industries in the United States, North
America, and the world. The PNEAC mission is to assist regulatory
agencies and technical assistance providers by delivering current,
reliable environmental compliance and pollution prevention
information to printers, publishers, and packagers.
www.pneac.org
Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGPPartnership)
The mission of the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership is
to encourage and promote participation in the worldwide movement to
reduce environmental impact and increase social responsibility of
the print and graphic communications industry through sustainable
green printing practices. Printers can join the SGP registry by
meeting a set of criteria to establish performance standards. The
registry will be available to the print buying community so that
they can easily identify and contact "green" printers within their
area.
www.sgppartnership.org
Wastewise
WasteWise, an EPA program, helps its partners meet goals to
reduce and recycle municipal solid waste and selected industrial
wastes.
www.epa.gov/wastewise
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