Greenerprinter Wins an Acterra Environmental Business Award

We’re pleased to announce that we have won the 2010 Acterra Environmental Business Award for Pollution Prevention/Resource Conservation for a Small Company!

Acterra’s Business Environmental Awards is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s oldest and most prestigious environmental recognition programs. Initiated in 1990, it is considered a heavyweight among award programs due to its rigorous application and judging process.

“Our awardees must demonstrate their environmental commitment and achievements through a careful vetting process,” states Board President Laura Teksler. “In addition to a thorough written application, the top contenders must demonstrate their programs’ merits firsthand to the judges during a visit to the applicants’ facilities. By the time they are selected to receive our award, they have truly proven that their programs are “setting the bar” in corporate environmental leadership.”

As part of the application process, we had to provide information about how we have integrated sustainable practices throughout our printing process (prepress, production, and bindery) as well as in our non-production operations. We had to demonstrate the environmental impacts of our practices and show our social impact  as well – how we work with employees, clients and suppliers to promote green printing. The judges even conducted a site visit during which they toured our facilities to see our green practices first-hand.

Take a look at the behind-the-scenes video shot at Greenerprinter headquarters.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have supported our work. Without your support, this award would not have been possible!

The complete list of winners is available at http://www.acterra.org/programs/bea/index.html.