About Greenerprinter
Greenerprinter is a certified green business that prints business cards, marketing collateral, product catalogs, retail packaging, banners, and more using recycled materials and soy & vegetable-based inks. With an easy-to-use online ordering system and more than 20 years of experience, Greenerprinter offers you a high-quality, responsible printing option.
Greenerprinter chose to become a B Corporation because B Corps represent one of the highest standards for responsible businesses. We are proud to be part of and support a growing community of businesses that make sustainability a priority. In addition, the B Corp survey helps us to identify additional areas that we can improve upon and ensures that our social and environmental initiatives can be verified by a third party that you can trust.
Greenerprinter has one essential goal: offer eco-friendly printing, but do it without sacrificing quality or value. To achieve this, we've invested in technologies that are not only cleaner but more efficient, meaning we absorb fewer costs for makeready and reprints. Plus, by offering recycled papers exclusively we are able to purchase paper in discounted bulk quantities, a savings which is passed on to the customer. Most customers are surprised to discover that, in addition to being eco-friendly, our printing is usually better than the competition's while still being affordable.
The Change We Seek™
At Greenerprinter, we recognize that we have a responsibility as a business and within our industry to address the environmental challenges that we all face.
• We are continually working to identify additional steps that we can take including: offering recycled paper and soy and vegetable-based ink exclusively; operating as a carbon-neutral business; investing in state-of-the art equipment to minimize waste; using technology to implement streamlined operations that optimize efficiency; minimizing chemical use in the printing process; doing all of our printing on-site, which enables us to maintain consistency and quality and closely monitor our environmental impact; supporting the green movement as a whole by partnering with organizations that promote the transition to a green economy, especially the Green Festivals
• We offset our carbon footprint by purchasing Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), both for our internal energy consumption, and for the carbon footprint of our shipments. Through RECs, we are able to essentially negate our carbon footprint.
• In 2007, we earned our certification for being in compliance with the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) "Chain of Custody". Adhering to FSC chain of custody processes ensures that paper can be traced from its final manufactured product all the way back to the sustainably managed forests (or processes) from which the raw materials were harvested.
Greenerprinter
- Industry: Paper & Paper Products
- Product/Services: Printing
- Location: Berkeley, CA
- http://www.greenerprinter.com
Summary:
Certified: August 2009| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Environment » | 19.2 | 46% |
| Employees » | 19.2 | 43% |
| Community » | 7.7 | 17% |
| Consumers » | 27.9 | 54% |
| Leadership » | 10.4 | 63% |
| Composite B Score | 84.4 | 45% |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
2008 B Impact ReportEnvironment: >50% of facilities located near public transit, >50% of carbon inventory offset, 350,000 lbs offset annually , >5% of energy comes from renewable sources, Bi-annual reduction of toxic emissions
Employees: All employees paid a living wage, >50% of individual health insurance premiums covered, 6+ weeks maternity leave
Community: >60% of expenditures directed toward local suppliers, >50% of ownership in same community as 2/3 of workforce, >30% of management from previously excluded populations
Consumers: 100% of services provide environmental benefits
