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GREEN PRINTING PSG Mission fining is the best approach. What do “sustainability,” “green,” “environmentally friendly,” and similar words and phrases mean for your industry and your business? Look for industry definitions, turn to authorities for answers, and adapt reasonable solutions to your situation. One of the most basic definitions of sustainability means to meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations. You can add to this by looking at issues such as your carbon footprint, the environmental impact your business makes, and how you are reducing negative effects of your operations. Draw your own “scorecard” of mileposts and measurements you can use to propel your business forward and use as a framework to tell your green story. Ultimately, any “green” solution in our industry has to be specific to our products and businesses. Dennis Curtin is president of the Print Suppliers Group (PSG), a nationwide group of suppliers offering the printing industry environmentally responsible inks, coatings, and total print support for the flexograpic, sheet-fed, and related markets. Curtin is also VP of Press Color Inc., a supplier with operations in Appleton and Glendale, WI. Contact him at 910-687-1313; dcurtin@presscolorinks.com. The Print Suppliers Group recognizes there are a number of factors driving change across the industry it serves. Its members are committed to the following action plan: u Assess their environmental impact and examine everything from products to efficiency and waste factors. u Handle the growing numbers of requests by customers that want to know what suppliers are doing to “go green.” Members can provide the facts about supplies; for example, inks with no volatile organic compound content that gain credibility and trust from the printing community. u Further environmental awareness as an industry, proactively telling its story and showing depth of involvement. u Track increased legislative and regulatory requirements— local, state, and national. u Address new retail and business-to-business relationships. The Wal-Mart “scorecard” for suppliers of packaging and products is just one of the increasing demands. PSG members also are suggesting ways to make “green specifications” more measurable and meaningful. u Suggest efficiency incentives to reduce waste and improve in-plant processing, thus catching the attention of their customers and, ultimately, retailers and end-users. uSupplier Infot uThe Print Suppliers Group | www.theprintsuppliersgroup.com PFFC-ASAP 325 uPress Color Inc. | www.presscolorinks.com PFFC-ASAP 326 MASS SERIALIZATION. If your pharmaceutical customers haven’t asked you about mass serialization yet, they will. Videojet and Label Vision Systems have teamed up with Mark Andy and Roberts PolyPro to offer IMPRINTS™ FOR CONVERTERS, the fastest mass serialization ePedigree solution available to the converter industry. Videojet is the leader in coding technology, and IMprints For Converters is a complete solution that will beneﬁt you and your customers, through the entire supply chain. Call 866.871.3226 to ﬁnd out how you can see a live demonstration, or visit www.videojet.com/converters. IT’S GO TIME. © 2008 Videojet Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. PFFC-ASAP 137 WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM SEPTEMBER 2008 | 47 http://www.theprintsuppliersgroup.com http://www.presscolorinks.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - September 2008 Contents First Glance Calendar of Events From the Editor Web Lines Process Management News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Flexo Printing Cover: Green Converting Green Printing Labelexpo New Product Digest Focus: Ink What’s New Products Services Directory Classified Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index Experience Speaks

PFFC - September 2008

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