Organizations

WattzOn is a brand new (alpha) site that lets you calculate your total energy consumption - from transportation to food and goods purchased. Not just the energy consumed by using something like a cell phone, but the energy it takes to build it amortized across the projected life.

WattzOn

LOHA’s (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) website: www.lohas.com

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNICATION: is an entrepreneurial 501(c)3 organization committed to educating and training the next generation of business leaders needed to grow innovative, sustainable enterprises that create jobs, foster environmental restoration and improve the quality of life in communities they touch.  ...go To ISC.

SustainCommWorld of Mercer Island, WA: produces conferences  with the ISC, its founding sponsor. There focus is the production of sustainable media and  the associated business challenges  & opportunities that face the graphic arts and media production community.  ...go to SustainCommWorld.

The Printing Industries of America and the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Information and training on lean manufacturing for the printing industry
Go to the Lean Manufacturing Center,
Go to GAIN.net

Sustainable Green Printing Partnership encourages participation in the worldwide movement to reduce environmental impact and increase social awareness in the printing and graphic communication industry thru sustainable green printing practices.  Printers can join the SGP registry by meeting a set of criteria to establish performance standards.  www.sgppartnership.org/

Sustainable Marketing firm: internet site for sustainable marketing, organic marketing, environmental marketing, and green marketing services, information, and education. www.sustainablemarketing.com

The Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies: (University of Texas) has a mission to develop, evaluate, and promote cleaner products and cleaner technologies that minimize pollution at the source and contribute to long-term sustainable development. http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/ccpct/index.html

State of Green Business - a report from Greener World Media, Reviews trends and developments of 2007, introduces the GreenBiz Index, and offers a selection of books, websites, reports and tools. (After completing a survey the report downloads for free) http://www.stateofgreenbusiness.com/

Buy Carbon Offset to lessen environmental impact:: www.carbonfund.org  

Global Environmental Management Initiative: Business helping business improve environmental health and safety performance, shareholder value and corporate citizenship.
Environmental News and Commentary:
Go to GEMI.

World Business Council for Sustainable Development::
The Council provides a platform for companies to explore sustainable development, share knowledge, experiences and best practices, and to advocate business positions on these issues in a variety of forums, working with governments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations. Go to WBCSD.

Environmental News Network: this website aims daily to deliver news and information that support better environmental decisions and progressive coherent change.  Go to ENN.

Certification

Forest Stewardship Council: Products with a 100% FSC Recycled label support responsible use of forest resources and in accordance with FSC standards only use postconsumer recycled fiber. SW-COC-668 © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.: www.fscus.org

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) program is based on the premise that responsible environmental behavior and sound business decisions can co-exist: Go to SFI.

Green-e Program certifies that energy purchases meet strict environmental and consumer protection standards established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions. www.green-e.org

Green Seal is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to achieve a more sustainable  world by promoting environmentally responsible production, purchasing and products: www.greenseal.org

The Eco Logo – review a list of criteria for certification:  http://www.ecologo.org/en/seeourcriteria/

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership encourages participation in the worldwide movement to reduce environmental impact and increase social awareness in the printing and graphic communication industry thru sustainable green printing practices. Printers can join the SGP registry by meeting a set of criteria to establish performance standards. www.SGPPartnership.org

Goverment

Printer's National Environmental Assistance Center :PNEAC is your direct conduit to experts and reliable information on environmental issues related to the printing, publishing and packaging industry. EPA and private industry partner offering compliance assistance and pollution prevention information Go to PNEAC

Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov

PrintSTEP: an Innovative Mulit-media regulatory Pilot: www.epa.gov/compliance/ assistance/sectors/printstep.html

Design for the Environment DfE:  DfE focuses on industries that combine the potential for chemical risk reduction and improvements in energy efficiency with a strong motivation to make lasting, positive changes. Go to DfE.

The Lean and Environment Toolkit, US Environmental Protection Agency, Practical techniques and strategies to deliver environmentally protective lean decisions as part of your lean driven business operations. http://www.epa.gov/lean/toolkit/

San Francisco Bay Area - Green Business Program: www.greenbiz.ca.gov/

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association: Government & Business regulations (members SGIA only): www.sgia.org/govt/ga_StateSpecReg.cfm

Useful Articles

Lean Manufacturing – A short history:  www.strategosinc.com/just_in_time.htm

3/27/08: Book Industry Undergoing  Green Transformation …Go to Article 

Books

Green to Gold, Daniel C. Esty & Andrew S. Winston, 2006: How smart companies use environmental strategy to innovate, create value, and build competitive advantage.

Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough & Michael Braungart, 2002: Products can be designed from the outset, so that after their useful lives, they will break down into a) ‘biological nutrients’ that reenter the water or soil without depositing synthetic materials and toxins or b) technical nutrients that will circulate  as pure valuable materials within closed-loop industrial cycles.

A Thousand Shades of Green: Sustainable Strategies for Competitive Advantage, Peter Winsemius & Ulrich Guntram, 2002: Aimed at business leaders in a need of a clear understanding of the key corporate environmental challenges and the vision and insight to meet them

Mid Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model ; Ray Anderson, 1999:  A business book about the environment written from a personal perspective. Thought provoking and thoughtful Anderson's story is told from the heart