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Environmentally Responsible Publishing

Impacts, Solutions and Progress

Presented by

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Forests Climate Books People

Impacts of the Book Industry

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Endangered Forests

Canadian Boreal Indonesia Southeast U.S. South America

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Forest Conversion

 90% reduction in biodiversity  Impacts on local communities  Significant increase in chemical use  Large reductions in carbon storage

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Social Impacts

 In Canada, S. America and Indonesia

communities are severely impacted

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Social Impacts

 Entire communities forced from

traditional lands.

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 Paper is 4th largest industrial

source of GHG emissions in the U.S.

 Book Industry responsible

for 12.4 million metric tons of emissions in 2008

 Paper produces GHG

emissions throughout its lifecycle

Climate Impacts

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Book Industry’s Climate Impacts

Net Forest Carbon Loss 44% Forest Harvest 2% Paper Production 23% Landfill Emissions 8% Printing & Binding 4% Book Distribution 2% Publishers 7% Retail Energy 10%

Paper = 77% of Climate Impact

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• 8 million BTUs (26% savings)
• 11,847 gallons waste water (53% savings)
• 719 lbs. solid waste (38% Savings)
• 5.6 tons greenhouse gases (CO2e) (76%

savings)

Each ton of postconsumer fiber that replaces a ton of virgin freesheet saves:

Benefits of Recycled Fiber

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Benefits of FSC Certified Paper

• 1. Highest protections for Endangered Forests
• 2. Indigenous rights are integrated into forest

management plan. If conflict arises consensus solution required

• 3. Restricts conversion from forest to plantations
• 4. Clear-cuts and chemical use are significantly

reduced

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Recent Progress

• More than 220 publishers have strong policies or have

signed the treatise (50% of publisher market share)

• Nearly 30 printers and 6 mills have signed the treatise
• Leadership from large and small publishers
• Over 90 environmental book grades
• Dozens of printers stocking eco-grade papers
• Lower premiums on recycled grades

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Trends in Recycled Fiber

2.5% 8.4% 7.6% 13.3%

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 2004 2005 2006 2007

Recycled Fiber Usage by Mills

Year % Recycled Fiber

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Growth of FSC Certification

440 540 480 527 580 721 1426 2647 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

Total COC Certs. U.S.

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• N. American Forest Area Under FSC Certification

Growth of FSC Forestland

12 20 26 60 65 73 96 20 40 60 80 100 120 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Year Forest Area (Millions of Acres)

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 Eliminating controversial fiber sources  Goals for recycled fiber~30% (Majority

postconsumer)

 Goals for FSC certified papers~20%  Goals for reducing climate impacts~20% by 2020  Goals for reducing paper consumption  Goals to minimize toxics and other pollutants

Components - Environmental Policy

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Environmental Policy Benefits

• Risk avoidance
• Attract and keep the

best talent

• Improved employee

moral

• Requires long term

strategic planning (both internally and with supply chain)

• Increases value of

product

• Policy can be used as a

tool in negotiating with suppliers

• Minimizing waste saves

money

• Prepare for changing

regulatory/political environment

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Reducing Risk

• Lacey Act Violations
• Bad Press
• Public Action Campaigns

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New GPI Overseas Paper Risk Assessment Tool

• Red, yellow and green ratings

– Lacey Act Risk – Endangered Forest Risk – Tree species and fiber source data

• Available at:

www.greenpressinitiative.org/tools/bookindustry.htm

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We’re Here to Help

Visit: www.greenpressinitiative.org Email: Kelly@greenpressinitiative.org

• Research and

Reports

• Policy Templates
• Paper Listings
• Book Industry

Treatise

• Endangered

Forest/Lacey Act Risk Analysis

• And Many Other

Resources

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